School is over and Wesley needs a summer project. Having learned that every civilization has a staple food crop, he decides to plant a garden and start his own--civilization, that is. It doesn't take long for his neighbors and classmates to develop more than an idle curiosity in just how Wesley is spending his summer vacation. Full color.

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A young nonconformist invents a self-sufficient civilization in his suburban backyard. "Words and images fluidly play off one another as Wesley creates a language for his new produce and the crop erupts into a lush tropical landscape," wrote PW in our Best Books citation. Ages 4-9. (Aug.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.