In this retelling of the traditional folktale, a Pumpkin Pie Man is pursued by witches, Count Dracula, and other spooky Halloween characters. Includes a recipe for pumpkin pie, and suggestions for classroom lessons.
"A witch enchants pumpkins to help with the huge, scary party she is throwing but fun-loving Christopher will have to embrace his differences in order to prove he can be frightening, too"--Provided by publisher.
Describes and illustrates the growth of a pumpkin from seed to flower to full-grown fruit, and includes an experiment and a recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds.
A group of children plant pumpkin seeds in the spring, care for them over the summer, and harvest them in the fall. Includes facts about growing pumpkins, and a look at how pumpkins are used.
Jose and his family, after a bountiful pumpkin harvest, throw their unneeded seeds over a hill, and when they awake to find vines and pumpkins all over the homes below, they feel responsible and try to make things right.
As sixteen-year-old Ellie pursues her two goals--growing the biggest pumpkin in Iowa and losing twenty pounds herself--she strengthens her relationship with her father and meets a young man with interests similar to her own.
