Weslandia by Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; By (Author) Paul Fleischman
	List Price:   $6.99 Unit Price:   $5.59 You Save:   $1.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   0763610526 ISBN-13:   9780763610524 Publisher:   Random House PS [IN]; Candlewick Press Edition:   illustrated Category:   Agriculture Pub. Date:   August 2002 Pages:   40 Format:   Paperback Ages:   4 to 8 Grades:   ps to 3
Awards
2002  Young Reader Medal (USA)  Winner!  2002  Children's Book Award (North Carolina) (USA)  Nominee/Honoree  2002  Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (USA)  Winner!
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION GARDENING_FICTION PLANTS_FICTION CIVILIZATION_FICTION
Description/Notes
WESLANDIA honors the misfits—and the creators—among us. Enter the witty, intriguing world of Weslandia! Now that school is over, Wesley needs a summer project. He’s learned that each civilization needs a staple food crop, so he decides to sow a garden and start his own - civilization, that is. He turns over a plot of earth, and plants begin to grow. They soon tower above him and bear a curious-looking fruit. As Wesley experiments, he finds that the plant will provide food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. It isn’t long before his neighbors and classmates develop more than an idle curiosity about Wesley - and exactly how he is spending his summer vacation. Out of school for the summer, Wesley decides start his own 'civilization' in a garden. As Wesley experiments, he finds the plant grown from an unknown seed provides food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. Illustrations.