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SUMMARY:BOOK REVIEW- Soil Sisters Magical Garden Adventure: Savoring
	 the Soul of Mother Earth from Bobbi J Simmons \, Thomas Simmons
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DESCRIPTION:\n	Title: Soil Sisters Magical Garden Adventure: Savoring th
	e Soul of Mother Earth\n\n\n\n	Authors: Bobbi J Simmons \, Thomas Simmons 
	@Jean2021\n\n\n\n	Illustrator: Blakely Frederick\n\n\n\n	Reading Age range
	: \n\n\n\n	Publisher: BlackGold Publishing (May 1\, 2023)\n\n\n\n	Paperba
	ck: 39 pages\n\n\n\n	ISBN-10: 1953130267\n\n\n\n	ISBN-13: 978-1953130266\n
	\n\n\n	REFERRAL IN AALBC https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10407-book-reviews\n\
	n\n\n	 \n\n\n\n	 \n\n\n\n	MY REVIEW\n\n\n\n	John Boyd Jr \, founder of t
	he National Black Farmer's Association said: \"I'm owning land that many o
	f my forefathers worked when it was scotch-free. You know - slave labor ma
	n\" The relationship that Black people whose forebears were enslaved have 
	to the land that compose the states of the U.S.A. is older than the U.S.A.
	 itself\; it is a relationship that introduced the yam\, varieties of rice
	\, introduced the okra into the cuisine of the entire populace of the U.S.
	A.\; it is a relationship full of blood\, from black bodies after exposure
	 to white whips\, white laws\, white guns nourishing the soil. A relations
	hip most of said blacks want to forget for obvious reasons. But\, Bobbi J 
	Simmons side her husband\, Tommy Simmons\, compose a loving Black descende
	d of enslaved couple who don't want the relationship forgotten. Not to den
	y the painful shedding of blood but to keep alive the pride in the craft\,
	 the heritage of loving nature\, that exist alongside the painful blood in
	 said relationship. In their book\, Soil Sisters Magical Garden Adventure\
	, they focus their efforts on the children\, the youngest descendants of t
	hose enslaved in the U.S.A. \, who in majority have been denied learning o
	r knowing of said relationship for said negative reasons. The Simmons weav
	e a simple tale of love\, love of growing things\, as pure as Bilbo Baggin
	s love for the shire in \"the hobbit\". The goal\, the road\, the prize ar
	e all the same\, watching something in nature you nurture spread joy throu
	ghout your life. The illustrations from Blakely have functional color tone
	s\, and usually reflect the prose the authors set. Some parents or adult r
	eaders may be offset or opposed to certain word choices but I argue the la
	nguage is appropriate to the audience of young children who should be forg
	iven as well for a few emissions of their dialect or a few slip ups of the
	 tongue. All readers: child\, parent\, teacher will enjoy the historical p
	ages\; each give a key factor plus visage of a historical figure but said 
	readers will also want more of them. The most important aspect in the book
	 is what can not be read. It is the seeds that come with the book\, which 
	surprised me. The little packet of seeds provide children or parents or te
	achers an offline chance to do more than be inspired from or enjoy reading
	 a story about black youth loving to grow things\, supported by their loca
	l community while supporting their local community\, even with spiritual h
	elp when need be\; it allows all who buy the book a chance to do offline a
	s the characters in the book\, on land they own. And even if said land is 
	only a small pot\, the heritage of love to the land Black people grow in t
	he USA: the Simmons prose speaks of\, Blakely's art visualizes\, Boyd jr. 
	organizes for gains another Black person on an adventurous path to embraci
	ng. That is a worthy cause and the only way to lessen the growth of the ne
	gativity from the past is to grow another tree that emphasizes the positiv
	ity from the past.\n\n\n\n	\n\n
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