The Pumpkin Patch [Turtleback]

Elizabeth King (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media; Reprint edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606117695
• ISBN-13: 978-0606117692
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Patch of Pleasure, August 5, 2004

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Tracy Robert (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pumpkin Patch (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

I purchased The Pumpkin Patch a number of years ago and it is still one of my favorite fall books. The text is direct, going through the stages of pumpkin growth; from seed to harvest, for sale at the Pumpkin Patch, and carving into a jack o'lantern. The large, colorful photographs are a clear asset to the instructional value of the text. I now use this book every fall with primary (K through 3rd grade) students as we learn about pumpkins in the days before our own Pumpkin Patch field trip. It allows us to talk about sequencing (what happens first, next, etc.), how fruits grow from flowers, and the different varieties of pumpkins. The Pumpkin Patch is very educational for children (and adults!) old enough to understand the text and how the sequence of photographs relate to each other.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Year Old Loves It, September 16, 2003

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Oak Parker "safmom" (Oak Park, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pumpkin Patch (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

Who knew that our two year old would become so obsessed with this book, but after multiple library renewals we ended up having to buy it.

A book that can work at multiple age levels. The text and growth concepts are too advanced for a two year old, but the pictures are large, clear, colorful, and varied. He claps when we get to the baby pumpkins appearing under the flower.
Good pictures to depict concepts such as big, small, smooth, bumpy, as well as many farm scenes. His favorite of the pumpkin books we have brought home.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great photographs, October 31, 2001

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Laura M. (Highlands Ranch, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pumpkin Patch (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

My 3 1/2 year old son loves this book. It has some great pictures of the different stages of growth on a pumpkin plant. Also featured are pictures of different types of pumpkins and squash. The story is educational and informative, but simple enough for small children.