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Pumpkin Jack
by
Will Hubbell
Now in paperback--the story of how a jack-o'-lantern, discarded after Halloween, decomposes in the backyard and eventually new pumpkins grow from its seeds. Full color.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
January 1st 2000
by Albert Whitman & Company
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My nephew and I went to the library today, and I let him go nuts pulling books off the shelves. This was one of the random ones that he pulled out, and actually, he chose a pretty good story! We enjoyed Jack's journey from Jack-o-Lantern, to moldy rotten mess in the garden, back to Jack-o-Lantern again, and I thought that many of the illustrations were just great! The story reminded me of the few times that we grew pumpkins in our garden when we were kids, and it made me wish that I had the gard...more
This is the perfect story to read in the fall when kindergartners and first graders are studying pumpkins and apples. Will Hubbell's explanation of the pumpkin's life cycle is engaging and easy for young students to understand. Through Tim's eyes, they can see Pumpkin Jack stand proudly at Halloween, slowly start to decay, get covered by snow in the winter, and re-emerge in the spring, first as a sprout that Tim cares for and ultimately as a thriving plant that produces pumpkins for Tim and all...more
More than a Halloween story, this is really the "circle of life" pumpkin-style. When the little boy's beloved jack-o-lantern starts to get moldy, he has to put it out in the dead garden. He watches as, over time, it decomposes. (Yeah, it's a little gross!) But, come spring, a tiny shoot of green appears--and it grows into a pumpkin plant, eventually giving him many years of pumpkins. It's not an especially memorable story but it's a good one for children starting to ask about the life cycle or h...more
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This book is so great! It does a great job of explaining the affects that the changes of seasons have on our environment, which is something that every student can relate to! I would read it around fall or Halloween and go on to explain what happens after that season with the help from the book and it;s beautiful illustrations. The book discusses seasons in a positive manner and explains how you can do some of the same things year after year within seasons. Such a fun and simple book can easily...more
This story is about a boy who had a jack-o-lantern and after Halloween he put it in his garden. We learned what happens to a pumpkin as is rots. This pumpkin grew new ones the next spring. We really liked the illustrations in this book and we learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin.
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This book was about the stages a pumpkin goes through to become a pumpkin. I liked this book because it can show kids how a pumpkin starts out and how it grows and develops.
Love this sweet story of a boy who carved his first jack o'lantern and loved his creation, Jack! It works in the life cycle of a pumpkin. Very sweet!
This is a nice story about a pumkin's circle of life. This would be great to read with Pumpkin Circle : The story of a garden by Levenson, George
Too long to read to a group of crazy preschoolers (ask me how I know), but a nice story for kids over 4 in small groups.
Awesome story to take the fall season's jack o lanterns into the other 3 seasons. An old Halloween jack o lantern, Jack, is placed outside and deteriorates over the winter...what will happen come spring?! Very fun exploration for students to see the process of a pumpkin's death, replanting, and growth into a new pumpkin.
This book goes through the life of a pumpkin.
The last line was great... Welcome back Jack!
The last line was great... Welcome back Jack!
Good for a Halloween storytime (if you're allowed to do a Halloween storytime at your library...)
I love the illustrations! Great book to read when teaching the seasons of the year.
Sweet Halloween book that touches on the cycle of life.
Could be non-fiction: life of a pumpkin
Great book to use after Halloween.
Beautiful illustrations.
Colorful illustrations this book tells the story of the life of a pumpkin starting first with the carving in the fall all the way through harvesting next year's pumpkin from seeds from the first pumpkin.
29 months - I love this book. What a great halloween story that's not at all your typical Halloween story. A great way for kids to understand the growing cycle from seed to Jack o' lantern and then back into the ground to start the process over. This is such a good one I'm going to have to try and buy it.
35 months -bought this for O's 3rd birthday.
35 months -bought this for O's 3rd birthday.
This book shows the history of a pumpkin through narrative: from Jack-O-Lantern to compost heap,to seed, plant,pumpkin and Jack-O-Lantern. I read this book for Halloween,but it is perfect for demonstrating a cycle of life.
I love the feel of this book, with phrases like "When spring turned barefoot warm..."
Good story about a decaying pumpkin. :)
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Also writes as under the pseudonym of Morgan Howell.
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