pumpkin

When Halloween comes around, pumpkins are turned into pumpkin heads of different kinds and greet trick-or-treaters.

A group of young animals set out on a secret nighttime hunt for the biggest pumpkin they can find, encountering a scary jack-o'-lantern, overcoming their fears and other obstacles,until they return home to--pumpkin pie.

It's fall, and it's time to visit the pumpkin patch! Take a close look at pumpkins, learn how to pick a pumpkin, and have some fun on a hayride too.

A Vermont boy's pumpkin-growing prowess leads to an adventure among fairies, mermaids, and a crew of hungry pirates who crave pumpkin pie.

"Instead of finishing up his Halloween costume, Sean begrudgingly takes his sister to a pumpkin patch, but when he starts exploring, he finds a monstrous pumpkin looking for its next meal"--.

Seasons, life cycles, and math concepts are combined in the narrative about pumpkin picking. There are plenty of reasons to be excited about fall, including the harvest of big, plump vegetables.

Illustrates how children plant pumpkins seeds, care for the plants all summer, and then harvest the pumpkins in the fall for pumpkin pie and jack-o'-lanterns. Includes color photographs, facts about pumpkins, critical thinking questions, a glossary, and further resources.

""Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to how pumpkin pies are made. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and color illustrations describe the growth process of pumpkins.

"Short, rhyming lines take a family of cats through each step of carving jack-o-lanterns: visiting the pumpkin patch and taking home their selections; cleaning out the seeds and slime; drawing designs; carving; and lighting their completed lanterns. After a fun evening of trick-or-treating at the neighbors' houses, it's home to bed"--Provided by publisher.