| Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table Contributor(s): Martin, Jacqueline Briggs (Author), Larkin, Shabazz (Illustrator), Allen, Will (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0983661537 ISBN-13: 9780983661535 Publisher: Readers to Eaters OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Agriculture - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013937817 |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Series: Food Heroes |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.2" W x 10.9" (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 171962 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Will Allen is no ordinary farmer. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can hold a cabbage--or a basketball--in one hand. But what is most special about Farmer Will is that he can see what others can't see. When he looked at an abandoned city lot in Milwaukee he saw a huge table, big enough to feed the whole world. No space, no problem. Poor soil, there's a solution. Need help, found it. Farmer Will is a genius in solving problems. In 2008, the MacArthur Foundation named him one for his innovative urban farming methods, including aquaponics and hydroponics. Jacqueline Briggs Martin, author of the Caldecott Medal winner, Snowflake Bentley, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious , along with debut artist Eric-Shabazz Larkin's striking artwork, tells the inspiring story of the African American innovator, educator, and community builder. Farmer Will Allen is the first book of Martin's Food Heroes series, followed by Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious. In 2015, it was selected by Points of Light Foundation to set a new Guinness World Record for the most children reading the same book across the globe to promote literacy. Nearly 300,000 participated. |