The Butterfly Seeds

by Mary Watson

Book Overview

32 pp. Pub: 9/95. ****A story of Old World magic in a New World tenement. Jakes's excitement over moving to a new country is overshadowed by the sadness he feels about leaving his grandfather behind.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688141323
• ISBN13: 9780688141325
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

My grandfather was Mr. Gargiulo who sold produce in NYC.

We spoke to the author after hearing the book read on a children's TV show early one morning. My mom said the painting of the green grocer actually looked like my grandfather who passed away in 1949 before I was born. It gave us great pride in our family. The book captures the age before readily available voice technology. Those immigrants could not reach back to their loved ones without using very slow mail. How difficult that must have been.

Art and Words

The words maybe of a childrens book but the paintings are great for all to enjoy. I actually was a friend of Mary's, my Dad and I. The pictures truly catch the essence of the people who posed for them! The pictures were painted of real people including many that I know! It is an beautiful book no matter how you look at it.