Seeds of Change

By Nina Laden, Sawyer Cloud (Illustrator)

A girl plants hope in a drought-stricken land, facing setbacks with community support to sow change.

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40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a drought-stricken Madagascar village, a determined girl dreams of a garden to bring life back to her community. Rallying her friends, she plans and plants, but disaster strikes. With courage and the community's support, she refuses to give up. Can her vision of growth and unity overcome the challenges? This poetic tale of resilience and hope shows how small seeds can blossom into a brighter future.

From the publisher

From award-winning, bestselling author Nina Laden comes a poetic picture book about having the courage and resilience to plant “seeds” that will improve ourselves and our community. Sow seeds of strength, Ride out the storm. Sow seeds of compassion, Make hearts warm. After seeing an area in her local, Madagascar community devastated from drought, a young girl gets inspired. She should plant a garden–what could be more perfect? She gathers her friends, cooperates to make a plan, and gets to work. But when things go devastatingly wrong, what can they do? It takes a lot of courage, but with the support of her whole community on her side, this girl won’t give up. One way or another, she’ll sow the seeds of change she’s been dreaming of. With sweet, lush art from Sawyer Cloud, this lyrical picture book about making the effort to invest in the future of ourselves and our community teaches an invaluable lesson about having the patience to see that, in time, effort will blossom into a more peaceful, loving, and accepting world.

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