FROM SEED TO JACK-O'-LANTERN

by Hannah Lyon Johnson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 26, 1974

This is not the first attempt to explain plant growth and pollination to early graders, but seldom does one find such a disarmingly cheerful framework -- a friendly New Jersey truck farmer, grinning child harvesters, jack-o'-lanterns and roasted seeds as a reward, and even instructions for growing and hand pollinating one's own plants (""you can be a bee!""). The pictures of kids enjoying their pumpkins may be a bit overdone, but the full page, stage by stage, photos of developing flowers and fruits and the bubbly but judiciously minimal text couldn't be clearer. Not subtle, but it hits the mark.

Pub Date: Aug. 26, 1974

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 40

Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1974

Categories: NONFICTION