Read and find out about how pumpkins grow from a tiny yellow seed to a
pumpkin in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early
elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Plus it includes
includes a find out more section with activities such as an experiment
to show how plants use roots to drink water from the ground and a recipe
for roasted pumpkin seeds.
This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores
introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The
100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
- hands-on and visual
- acclaimed and trusted
- great for classrooms
Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:
- Entertain and educate at the same time
- Have appealing, child-centered topics
- Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
- Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
- Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
- Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
- Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
- Meet national science education standards
- Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by
an expert in the field
- Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific
interests
Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next
Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books
& Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
