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A Packet of Seeds Library Binding – March 1, 2004

by Deborah Hopkinson (Author), Bethanne Andersen (Illustrator)
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Having moved to the frontier, Anna is aware of her mother's homesickness for her family, friends, and garden back east and so decides to give her a gift she will truly appreciate using a special pack of seeds she packed before they moved out west.
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  1. Reading age
    5 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - 2
  5. Dimensions
    9.5 x 0.25 x 9.5 inches
  6. Publisher
    Greenwillow
  7. Publication date
    March 1, 2004
  8. ISBN-10
    0060090901
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0060090906
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Deborah Hopkinson has written numerous award-winning books for children including Bluebird Summer, a Golden Kite Honor Award recipient from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives with her husband and two children in Walla Walla, Washington.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greenwillow (March 1, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Library Binding ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060090901
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060090906
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.5 x 0.25 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Deborah Hopkinson is as award-winning of picture books, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers.In 2013 she received a Robert F. Sibert Honor and YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award honor for TITANIC: VOICES FROM THE DISASTER.

In 2023, Deborah will publish books for readers of all ages. Coming up in winter and spring: HAPPY EARTH DAY! and RACE AGAINST DEATH, The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II. This summer she teams up with Caldecott-winning illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky for CINDERELLA and a MOUSE CALLED FRED. In the fall, Will Shakespeare makes a cameo in her middle grade fiction historical fiction mystery, THE PLOT TO KILL A QUEEN. Also coming this fall is a picture book inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights illustrated by Kate Gardiner and a new Ready to Read series, The Adventures of Trim.

Deborah is available for conference and library appearances, school author visits and manuscript critiques. She lives with her family and a large menagerie of pets near Portland, Oregon.

Visit her on the web at www.deborahhopkinson.com and follow her on Twitter at @deborahopkinson and Instagram @deborah_hopkinson.

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Alexis N Severson
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Story!
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2021
I also couldn’t help but cry through this book. It speaks right to your heart if you’ve ever felt lonely after a move or had postpartum depression. It’s incredibly sweet how her children notice her sadness and feel the urgency to help, even when their father does not. And the friendship shared through flowers is beautiful!
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celedonia
5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves to be better known
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014
This is a beautifully told and illustrated tale, which deserves to be much better known. Although it is written for younger elementary children, it will also speak to the heart of any woman who had moved away from friends and family, faced hardships to create a better life for her family, suffered post-partum depression, or even smiled at flowers in bloom. I was moved to tears as I thought of what the pioneer women in my past faced.
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Caroline Brock
5.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected tear jerker
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2007
I read hundreds of books every year, and never once have I felt the need to write a review until now. I am amazed this book does not have more reviews. It is a gem. I just read it at the school library with my 8 year old daughter and could not hold back the tears-they were pouring down my face as I read it(embarassingly enough). This is a child's book, but it's also a book for women. It's the PERFECT gift to give a dear friend--especially if they are moving away. I HIGHLY recommend this book.
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Melissa Sack
5.0 out of 5 stars sweet story
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2004
A Packet Full of Seeds is set in the 1880's. A family is moving out west to start a new life. The mother is very unsure about the move. Before they leave the mother's friends give her a special gift, some seeds from each of their gardens. She gets really depressed when she sees how bare the land is around her. The children want to plant her a garden to cheer her up. They get seeds from a neighor and start to work. They are sad thay they don't have any flowers. Then their mother gives them the packets given to her before her journey. The plant them together and things start to look up for the whole family.

The book is a little long for a picture book. Young children may have a hard time sitting still to listen to it.

We recommed this book to go with a history unit on the westward movement. Teachers can share this book with the class and they can discuss may aspects of life in the 1800's
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Dr. Joan E. Aitken
5.0 out of 5 stars Attractive and Thought-provoking
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2008
This story is about a pioneer family who starts a farm on the prairie. The pictures are beautiful, but the book would probably only be appropriate for younger elementary. The mother is sad about living a lonely life on the prairie, but cheered up by the gift of flower seeds from friends back home. This book might be useful to talk about loneliness, moving, and having a new baby in the family.
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