SuitabookIndividuality and nonconformity
Wesley does not fit in, dislikes some expected activities and creates a civilisation based on his own interests.
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Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes - Author
This is an imaginative story about making a world that reflects one person’s ideas. Its main appeal is the inventive detail: Wesley turns a plant into resources, culture and communication, then sees others respond.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an imaginative story about making a world that reflects one person’s ideas. Its main appeal is the inventive detail: Wesley turns a plant into resources, culture and communication, then sees others respond.
Wesley does not fit in, dislikes some expected activities and creates a civilisation based on his own interests.
Children who torment Wesley later become curious about, buy from and play within his civilisation.
Wesley develops food, clothing, tools, games, shelters, music, writing materials and invented spoken and written languages.
Pay attention to the early treatment of Wesley by school peers and his parents’ difficulty understanding him. You might also notice how the story frames his persistence and the neighbours’ changing interest.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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