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Global Fund For Children

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-58089-497-5

= By: Darrin Lunde / Illustrated by: Kelsey Oseid

The exhilaration of running and his social outlets balance his homelife

The Gardener of Alcatraz Browse by Subject_History & Biography and racist flyers from theBy: Emma Bland Smith Illustrated by: Jenn Ely A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this captivating picture book biography. When Elliott Michener was locked away in Alcatraz for counterfeiting, he was determined to defy the odds and bust out. But when he got a job tending the prison garden, a funny thing happened. Thoughts of escape were replaced with new interests and skillsand a sense of dignity and fulfillment. Elliott transformed Alcatraz