Rebecca I's Reviews > The Beans of Egypt, Maine

This is a cautionary tale: If you don't understand how something operates and you get too close, you could be injured. This is a story of poverty and two ways of dealing with it. Both ways highlight the ignorance of children and how it is simply maintained over time and nothing much changes, even as those children grow into adulthood. How the cycle of poverty continues. We, the reader have the most understanding and insight of them all. It is hard not to admire the Beans for their perseverance.