Traveling inside fruit: a children’s reading about seeds

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Aug. 14, 2020 Food & Drink

Host Evan Kleiman has been lobbying for a special reading of her favorite food-focused children’s book for years. Nevada James Sharp and Calvin Yellot George oblige with a reading of “A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds” by Jean Richards.

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Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Joseph Stone, Laryl Garcia

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