Monday, June 8, 2009

The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis

Book Genre: Fiction
Publishing Info: Orchard Books; 32 pages
Awards or honors received: none

Summary: Three children in their cute Halloween costumes walk up a hill from their house. They find an enormous pumpkin. The brother wants to take it home by chopping it from the vine. The sister warns him not to. But to the sisters dismay he does anyway. The enormous pumpkin rolls down the hill through the garden, barn, past the father on the tractor. The animals and children chase the pumpkin. It finally stops and mashes. That night the family enjoy lots of pumpkin treats such as their grandmothers delicious pumpkin pie!

Personal rating: ****Great! I love this story. It has a rhyming chorus throughout the story the students will love!

Reading level: 2.5
Interest level: K-2

Possible use of the text:
Science/Writing: Discuss the process of pumpkin from a seed. Draw a diagram with pictures for K.
Art: Make a pumpkin out of tissue paper to resemble a Mosaic.
Math: Have number cards and little pumpkins. Students will match the number card to the correct number of pumpkins.

Potential Problems: none

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