The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons (32 pages; 1book) #3
Gibbons, Gail. ( 1999). The pumpkin book. New York: Holiday House
Grade Level: Pre K-2
Lexile: AD570L
Author’s Credibility: She likes to travel to the places that she’s writing about and do research.
Summary: The Pumpkin Book begins by describing the different types of pumpkins you can find. It goes on to discuss when the right time to plant pumpkins are and the different methods you can use to plant them depending on the size of your pumpkin patch. The book talks about how the seed looks inside and out and the different ways they can be planted, i.e. rows or hills. Rain and sun are explained in the book as necessary for a pumpkin to grow. It goes into detail what a pumpkin seed needs to turn into a plant.
Spring is over and now it’s fall. This is the time to harvest your pumpkin crop. There are numerous descriptions on the different holidays that are associated with pumpkins and what those holidays mean. The book ends with instructions on how to carve the perfect pumpkin on Halloween.
Standards: Language: Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Grade Level: Pre K-2
Lexile: AD570L
Author’s Credibility: She likes to travel to the places that she’s writing about and do research.
Summary: The Pumpkin Book begins by describing the different types of pumpkins you can find. It goes on to discuss when the right time to plant pumpkins are and the different methods you can use to plant them depending on the size of your pumpkin patch. The book talks about how the seed looks inside and out and the different ways they can be planted, i.e. rows or hills. Rain and sun are explained in the book as necessary for a pumpkin to grow. It goes into detail what a pumpkin seed needs to turn into a plant.
Spring is over and now it’s fall. This is the time to harvest your pumpkin crop. There are numerous descriptions on the different holidays that are associated with pumpkins and what those holidays mean. The book ends with instructions on how to carve the perfect pumpkin on Halloween.
Standards: Language: Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Science: The characteristics of organisms, life cycles of organisms, organisms and environments
Illustrations: Colorful drawings fill the book. There are labels used to name the pumpkins and pumpkin plants. There are cross-section diagrams of a pumpkin seed. There are Horizontal table that show the life cycle of the pumpkin and show how to carve a pumpkin. This is a great picture book with large colorful illustrations.
Access Features: There are little snippets of information about pumpkins in the back of the book.
Classroom Use: This would be a good book for the students to read themselves or the teacher do a read aloud. It could be used in a thematic unit discussing plants. It could also be used with a seasons unit.
Related Text: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen- it goes along with nature and how it works
1 comment:
When I was student teaching in second grade, we watched this great video about pumpkins in October. This would be a great book to read around halloween to your class.
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