Pumpkins - Hardcover

Farmer, Jacqueline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570915571 ISBN 13: 9781570915574

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2004

Synopsis

Did you know pumpkins have been around for 11,000 years? Or that the biggest pumpkin on record weighed over 1,300 pounds? Learn all about pumpkins—where they come from, how to grow them, and more—in this informative book that's guaranteed to squash the competition. Recipes, fun facts, and resources round out the text.

About this title

About the Author:

Jaqueline Farmer is the author of APPLES, PUMPKINS, and VALENTINE BE MINE, among other books for young readers. She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3–In a conversational style, Farmer relates facts, history, legend, and growing tips about one of the favorite fruits of fall. In addition to the de rigueur instructions on pumpkin carving (and safety) and seed toasting, the author includes the word for the berry in other languages, a brief list of pumpkin world records, and recommended readings and Web sites. The serviceable watercolor-and-pencil illustrations feature a multicultural cast of bright-eyed, slightly stiff young children; the art is surrounded by plenty of white space. More detailed than Gail Gibbons's The Pumpkin Book (Holiday, 1999) and less poetic than George Levenson's Pumpkin Circle (Tricycle, 2004), this holiday patch of pumpkin facts will find a place in collections looking for material for Halloween and harvest time.–Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1570915571
• ISBN 13: 9781570915574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32