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Starred Review Rotten Pumpkin

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

In brilliant images and an easy-to-understand text, Schwartz and Kuhn tell the story of what happens to a Jack O’ Lantern after Halloween. Compost won’t mean the same thing after you’ve seen the amazing transformation of Jack from grinning pumpkin to mold-mottled wreckage to hopeful green shoot. Part story, part science, and a whole lot of fun.

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978-1-939547-03-3
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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books, Science
Copyright 2013
Publisher Creston Books
Imprint Creston Books
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2013-07-23
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF013090, JNF051050
Dewey 577.16
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 10.25 x 8.5
ATOS Reading Level 4.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 173528
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
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Reviews

Starred Review Kirkus Reviews

Reviewed on 12 March 2020

“An ecology lesson, an inspiration for readers’ theater—or a compelling read all on its own.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews

Publishers Weekly

Reviewed on 12 March 2020

“The inventive concept combines a Halloween theme with science that readers can easily replicate—if they have the stomach for it.”—Publishers Weekly

School Library Journal

Reviewed on 12 March 2020

“Who says the scariest Halloween books for kids are strictly fictional? With Rotten Pumpkin you’ve all the thrills of a typical horror story, laden with facts along the way.”—School Library Journal