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faraway_lilli's review against another edition
3.0
Good
I liked it, but some loads didn't blow as smoothly as others. Wonderful art work. Cute idea for a story.
I liked it, but some loads didn't blow as smoothly as others. Wonderful art work. Cute idea for a story.
courtthelionberryann's review against another edition
3.0
actual rating 3.5
this book was a beautiful metaphor, but i'm not sure it would work with a large group of young children. definitely a great book to read to elementary students about how the words they say can affect their friends and classmates beyond what they can see.
the illustrations are lovely! :)
this book was a beautiful metaphor, but i'm not sure it would work with a large group of young children. definitely a great book to read to elementary students about how the words they say can affect their friends and classmates beyond what they can see.
the illustrations are lovely! :)
dormilonaluna's review against another edition
5.0
This is a gorgeously illustrated and elegantly written book that talks about how kind and cruel things said to us can grow and linger, using the metaphor of green seeds and dark seeds. I love how it goes into depth about how the darkness can grow and overshadow the good, but a good friend can help you root out the bad through a lot of hard work and effort. It also emphasizes the active choice to throw away the dark seeds, and is overall an excellent allegory for teaching how our words affect others and ourselves.
peytodd's review
4.0
This story is about a prince who plants trees, both light and green, and dark and thorny. When the trees grow big and strong, the prince realizes that the dark trees are hurting the green trees, just as they hurt him when he tries to climb them. His friend helps him cut down the bad trees and get rid of the roots, so that the green trees can become strong and healthy again, and get rid of the bad seeds.
This story is almost like the parable of the seeds and the sower, and about how good seeds will bear good fruit, and bad seeds will produce bad fruit. The illustrations do a very good job at showing how the bad trees and its roots were hurting the good trees.
Seeds and Trees is a good book that can be used to teach the class life lessons, about how you should have good seeds in your life, and how to help your friends and others who are planting bad seeds. You could talk to your class about what the bad seeds could represent, and what good seeds you could use to replace them.
This story is almost like the parable of the seeds and the sower, and about how good seeds will bear good fruit, and bad seeds will produce bad fruit. The illustrations do a very good job at showing how the bad trees and its roots were hurting the good trees.
Seeds and Trees is a good book that can be used to teach the class life lessons, about how you should have good seeds in your life, and how to help your friends and others who are planting bad seeds. You could talk to your class about what the bad seeds could represent, and what good seeds you could use to replace them.
emlickliter's review
5.0
This book is about words and the friends that help us to be better tenders of good growth! Beautiful illustrations!
babypadillainthedeepbluesea's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
imlaurenshelton's review
5.0
“Be careful what you water, for it will surely grow.”
I often admire children’s books for being light-hearted and fun. This book very cleverly disguises an important discussion within its pages though, one that might even be therapeutic for adults. I hope parents near and far will read “Seeds and Trees” to their children and be moved by the message themselves.
We often take words to heart, whether they are good or bad, and typically we ruminate over those words in our minds. The bad seeds take root very quickly and often are the hardest words to uproot and stop fixating on. Learning how to do this is important, and though this book doesn’t necessarily share how to uproot the bad seeds in real life, it does open the conversation for you to have with your kiddos on how to do so.
I often admire children’s books for being light-hearted and fun. This book very cleverly disguises an important discussion within its pages though, one that might even be therapeutic for adults. I hope parents near and far will read “Seeds and Trees” to their children and be moved by the message themselves.
We often take words to heart, whether they are good or bad, and typically we ruminate over those words in our minds. The bad seeds take root very quickly and often are the hardest words to uproot and stop fixating on. Learning how to do this is important, and though this book doesn’t necessarily share how to uproot the bad seeds in real life, it does open the conversation for you to have with your kiddos on how to do so.
hessionsreadingworld's review
5.0
Powerful story. Read this through Kindle Unlimited without really looking into what the book was about. The kids loved the story and the illustrations. My daughter was also able to apply the deeper meaning when questioned about the story.
faraha's review
5.0
My son wanted a new book to read before bed and we found this book on Kindle unlimited.
I may have enjoyed this book a lot more than my son. This is a story that shows the importance of words. The things that are said to you and the things you say have an impact.
The prince plants the seeds he is given, kind words give green seeds where as negative words give dark seeds. Green seeds produce fruit bearing trees, with branches to climb and have fun in. Dark seeds produce trees with thorns that cut you and vines that squeeze the green trees.
The story teaches that if we accept all of the words we are told, the negative and mean 'seeds' will begin to uproot the good.
The prince meets someone who only gives out green seeds and helps him uproot the deep dark roots that have settled in his forest.
My son and I discussed that words have power, and you should use your words to lift others up.
I may have enjoyed this book a lot more than my son. This is a story that shows the importance of words. The things that are said to you and the things you say have an impact.
The prince plants the seeds he is given, kind words give green seeds where as negative words give dark seeds. Green seeds produce fruit bearing trees, with branches to climb and have fun in. Dark seeds produce trees with thorns that cut you and vines that squeeze the green trees.
The story teaches that if we accept all of the words we are told, the negative and mean 'seeds' will begin to uproot the good.
The prince meets someone who only gives out green seeds and helps him uproot the deep dark roots that have settled in his forest.
My son and I discussed that words have power, and you should use your words to lift others up.
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