The Biggest Pumpkin

by Sandra Horning, Holly Stone-Barker (Illustrator)

Overview

Plant a prize-winning seed and help it grow! Join Gavin as he attempts to win first place at the local fair by growing the largest gourd in the world! Children will learn how to plant, fertilize, and pollinate a seed just as Gavin does. With the help of his friends and neighbors, Gavin becomes an expert on pumpkins. Through advice and hands-on experience, he learns how to care for his garden. Full of helpful facts and easy tips, this is an educational and amusing story that emphasizes the skill involved in gardening. A perfect companion for the classroom, this book teaches children about the science of cultivation, the commitment required to care for a living plant, and how to make homemade pumpkin pie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455619252
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/15/2014
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Sandra Horning graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a BA in Sociology and a minor in Russian. Horning's love of children's books began in school, flourished when she worked in the children's department of a bookstore, and took shape as a career when she lived in County Galway, Ireland. She lives with her husband, two sons, eight chickens, and three ducks in Chaplin, Connecticut


Illustrator Holly Stone-Barker graduated with a BFA in communications design from Pratt Institute in New York. She works as a freelance illustrator and enjoys teaching. Stone-Barker's colorful illustrations are created with a variety of different papers that she finds in her travels. Some of her other titles with Pelican include Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate and The Little "Read" Hen. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with her husband and two children.

Editorial Reviews

Sandra Horning's The Biggest Pumpkin receives fun drawings by Holly Stone-Barker and uses the experiences of one young gardener to explore the process of planting and caring for a growing vegetable. It blends nonfiction facts with fiction as it presents the learning process of young Gavin, who grows his own pumpkin with much community support. Good reading skills or parental read-aloud will lend to this engrossing tale.

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