Weslandia -- Paul Fleischman, Paperback

This fantastical picture book, like its hero, is bursting at the seams with creativity. . . . a vigorous shot in the arm to nonconformists everywhere -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Enter the witty, intriguing world of Weslandia Now that school is over, Wesley needs a summer project. He's learned that each civilization needs a staple food crop, so he decides to sow a garden and start his own -- civilization, that is. He turns over a plot of earth, and plants begin to grow. They soon tower above him and bear a curious-looking fruit. As Wesley experiments, he finds that the plant will provide food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. It isn't long before his neighbors and classmates develop more than an idle curiosity about Wesley -- and exactly how he is spending his summer vacation.

Author: Paul Fleischman
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/01/2002
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.33h x 10.63w x 0.18d
ISBN: 9780763610524
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 29941 / Weslandia


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 06/10/2002 pg. 63
Booksense '76 Childrens Fall02 08/01/2002 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 06/10/2002

About the Author
Paul Fleischman, like Wesley, constructed his own alternate world during his school years.

Kevin Hawkes says that Wesley's world reminded him of Robinson Crusoe, one of his favorite books as a child.