The Carrot Seed
by Ruth Krauss (Author) Crockett Johnson (Illustrator)
A little boy plants a carrot seed. His mother says, "I'm afraid it won't come up." His father and his big brother agree. At first, it seems they're right. But the little boy knows better. So every day, he pulls up weeds and waters the ground. Until, one day, just as the little boy knew it would, something very special happens.
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"In this cunningly paced fable about patience and standing one's ground, a little boy plants a carrot seed, weeds and waters the spot, and waits for something to happen. A parade of nay-sayers drop by to tell the boy, 'I'm afraid it won't come up.' The big moment is a stupendous surprise...the little hero's homegrown triumph." — "Parenting"
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780694004928
Lexile Measure
400
Guided Reading Level
G
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
May 19, 1993
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
Library of Congress categories
Carrots
Persistence
Gardening
Persistence
Gardening
