Pumpkin Day [Paperback]

Nancy Elizabeth Wallace (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Pumpkin Day! is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A rabbit family visits a farm and learns how the gourd grows, discovers its different varieties and uncovers a bit of jack-o'-lantern history ("In olden times, they hollowed out potatoes and turnips and beets for lanterns") in Pumpkin Day! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Her signature collage spreads starring bunny characters feature factoids and pumpkin jokes throughout-plus recipes.
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From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-One fall day, a rabbit family visits Pumpkin Hollow Farm to select pumpkins for cooking, decorating, and carving. Facts and riddles appear on signs scattered throughout the stand. Mrs. Bell, who works there, keeps pictures in her pocket that demonstrate how the gourds grow, and she shows them to the curious bunnies. Later, back at home, the family carves jack-o'-lanterns before enjoying a supper of "pumpkin muffins, toasted pumpkin seeds sprinkled on salad, and for dessert, pumpkin pie!" Recipes appear on lined, illustrated cards. The characters, created from cut-paper collages and placed on colorful backgrounds, are eye-catching and endearing. Children will love poring over the details and absorbing the information that has been expertly woven into the artwork. A superb blending of fiction and nonfiction.
Melinda Piehler, North Tonawanda Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books (July 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076145327X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761453277
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,634,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pumpkins are Berries? LOL!, May 22, 2007

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H. A Truett "Wordy Girl" (Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pumpkin Day (Paperback)

As I read this to my 3-year-old, I thought about how great it would be for a homeschooler. Not only is the art superb, but it includes so much about the history of the pumpkin, how they grow, the fact that they are berries, etc... And it does so without feeling textbookish. Heck, I learned a lot. LOL!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, September 29, 2011

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phillygirlly - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pumpkin Day (Paperback)

Found this book while looking for a book about Autumn. It is so cute. The art is adorable and the story is too. The bunny family celebrates "Pumpkin Day" doing all sorts of pumpkin things. There are facts, recipes and jokes about pumpkins perfectly woven into the story. Can't wait to get a few more of this authors titles.