num_pages: 40
description: "This fantastical picture book, like its hero, is bursting at the seams with creativity. . . . a vigorous shot in the arm to nonconformists everywhere" —  Publishers Weekly  (starred review)Enter the witty, intriguing world of Weslandia! Now that school is over, Wesley needs a summer project. He’s learned that each civilization needs a staple food crop, so he decides to sow a garden and start his own — civilization, that is. He turns over a plot of earth, and plants begin to grow. They soon tower above him and bear a curious-looking fruit. As Wesley experiments, he finds that the plant will provide food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. It isn’t long before his neighbors and classmates develop more than an idle curiosity about Wesley — and exactly how he is spending his summer vacation.
language: English
title: Weslandia
titlecomplete: Weslandia
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Plants, Nature, Science Fiction, Childrens, Picture Books, Gardening, Fantasy, School
ratings_count: 3004
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Intermediate Book
publisher: Candlewick Press