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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/20/13

From Seed to Pumpkin (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Books Series)

Title: From Seed to Pumpkin      Author: Wendy Pfeffer     Illustrator: James Graham Hale
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers                                   Publication Date: 2004
Genre: Non fiction Informational                                        Reading Level: Ages 5-8
Overview: This book describes the process in which a planted seed grows into a pumpkin.
Activity: Students will estimate how many pumpkin seeds they think will be inside our carving pumpkin. This will be done on chart paper in a large group. They will them write sentences and draw pictures about what the inside of the pumpkin looked like, felt like, and smelled like.
Reviewed By: Jamie Shea- Valdosta State University
Labels: Explore, Math, Fall