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THE PUMPKIN BOOK by Gail Gibbons

THE PUMPKIN BOOK

by Gail Gibbons

Pub Date: Sept. 15th, 1999
ISBN: 0-8234-1465-5
Publisher: Holiday House

The Pumpkin Book (32 pp.; $16.95; Sept. 15; 0-8234-1465-5): From seed to vine and blossom to table, Gibbons traces the growth cycle of everyone’s favorite autumn symbol—the pumpkin. Meticulous drawings detail the transformation of tiny seeds to the colorful gourds that appear at roadside stands and stores in the fall. Directions for planting a pumpkin patch, carving a jack-o’-lantern, and drying the seeds give young gardeners the instructions they need to grow and enjoy their own golden globes. (Picture book. 4-8)