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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1998
K-Gr 3 Burgeoning life and imminent death are contrasted in this moving story about Uncle George, who is terminally ill, and his young nephew. The boy describes how his uncle gives him a birthday present of gardening tools and explains how to plant and nurture seeds. Then the man leaves for the hospital. The green shoots finally appear, then bud, and then bloom,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More