Ode to the PlayGarden by Sherman Alexie
Hear Sherman Alexie recite his lovely ode to the PlayGarden and see the magic of his words on the faces of the PlayGarden kids. Seattle Children's PlayGarden is a place for all children to play, to grow and to learn. It's a place where kids of all ages, color, abilities and income level can "turn and return and tumble and learn about possibility..." Visit http://www.childrensplaygarden.org/ to learn more about the PlayGarden and its programs.
** About the Seattle Children's PlayGarden **
Covering an acre of land in south central Seattle, the PlayGarden is a public garden and play space designed for special needs children. The PlayGarden provides a place of respite for parents and a year-round place for children with disabilities to develop artistically, physically and socially - all alongside their typically developing siblings and friends.
** About Sherman Alexie **
Winner of numerous PEN awards for Fiction and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Sherman Alexie is a poet, short story writer, novelist and performer. He is also a PlayGarden dad.