Seedfolks
Vocabulary
Kim
Ana
Wendell
Gonzalo
100

Seed in Spanish is___

semilla 

100

empty lot in Spanish is ____

lote / terreno vacĂ­o

100

Kim is from ___

Vietnam

100
Ana is from ___

Romania

100
Where is Wendell from? 

Kentucky

100

Where is Gonzalo from? 

Guatemala

200

The author of the book is___

Paul Fleichman 

200

lima beans in Spanish is ____

habas / frijoles / vainitas
200

Kim plants ____

lima beans / beans 

200

Ana likes to ____

watch out the window

200

Who is Wendell's friend? 

Ana

200
Is Gonzalo a baby, kid, teenager or adult? 

teenager 

300

The setting of the book is _____

Cleveland, Ohio, US

300

window in Spanish is ___

ventana 

300

kim lives with her ____ and _____. 

mother and sister 

300

Ana was (profession) a _____

parole officer

300

Who dies in Wendell's life? 

wife and son 

300

How long did it take Gonzalo to take learn English? And how does Gonzalo learn English? 

two years 


watching t.v./cartoons and in the playground 
400
Seedfolks is about _____

community/rise of a community/anything related to community 

400

janitor in Spanish is ___

conserje

400
Kim honors her _____

father 

400

Ana thinks Kim is planting _____, ____, and ____. 

drugs, money and guns

400

What is Wendell's profession? 

janitor 

400

How does the garden change Tio Juan and Gonzalo's relationship? 

Gonzalo sees Tio Juan as a man and not as a baby./Tio Juan is happy because he is able to plant. 
500

The title "Seedfolks" can be translated to ___

a group of people who plant a seed to create a community or anything related to this. 

500

plot in Spanish is 

terreno / solar

500

Father was (profession) a _____

farmer

500

Ana realizes she makes a _____ about Kim and buys a ______. 

mistake / error, binocular

500
Wendell losses wife and son and cannot change that but he can change _____

the empty lot / vacant lot

500

What does Gonzalo's vignette (story/anecdote) teach about community? 

1) To learn English is possible.

2) To help others is important.

3) To respect differences is important.


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