A Handful of Seeds

By Monica Hughes

Book Overview

One sad day, Grandmother died. "You cannot stay here," said the man who owned the land. "I have a family ready to move in."

Young Concepcion has no choice but to move to the barrio of the nearby city. There she meets children who, in order to survive, must steal the good they eat. But Concepcion has a plan. With back-breaking work she plants a garden amid the rubble, using her grandmother's legacy: a handful of chili, corn and bean seeds. But her garden is destroyed. Will she have the strength to begin again?

Monica Hughes's powerful story is complemented perfectly by the paintings of Luis Garay, a young Nicaraguan artist. Sharon, Lois and Bram provide a moving introduction. Published in collaboration with UNICEF Canada, A Handful of Seeds offers a message of hope on behalf of the thirty million children worldwide who live on the streets of their cities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1895555272
• ISBN13: 9781895555271
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
• Length: 15 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Your kids will love this!

This book has valuable lessons for a child to learn. The main character in the book loses her Grandmother and learns how to cope with the loss by helping others and sharing what little she has. It's a touching story and I especially recommend it to Latino parents and parents looking to add a little cultural adversity to their child's reading.