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Family is very important in the book Seed Folks. When Kim plants her lima beans she plants them because her father died before she was born. Now she feels like she has to prove to his spirit that she is his daughter. She thinks she can do this by planting the lima beans because her dad was a farmer. By planting the beans and having them grow successful she can show her father that she has the same talent he had. When Kim plants the lima beans in the empty lot she doesn’t realize that more and more people will start planting things as well. By planting her five little seeds she ends up have people come from all over the town to be together in the garden. Someone noticed that she was growing small plants in the lot and thought it would be a good idea to do the same. The garden helps many people in the end. I think Kim is the one to thank for that. In the end Kim helps many people without even realizing it. That’s why she planted the lima beans and how she got a garden put in the middle of a city. I think Kim is a hero. Even though she doesn’t realize it she changed many people’s lives.