Compost won't mean the same thing after readers have seen the amazing transformation of Jack from grinning pumpkin to mold-mottled wreckage to hopeful green shoot. The story of decomposition is vividly told so that science comes to life (and death). Part story, part science, and a whole lot of fun. Features a teacher guide in the back of the book, and additional material (including instructions on how to put on a Rotten Pumpkin play in your school) are on the Creston and Author websites.

 

This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Creston Books .

David Schwartz is the author of over 50 math and science books, including many popular titles such as How Much is a Million?, G is for Googol and If You Hopped Like a Frog. His math and science presentations have delighted students in over 1, 000 schools in almost every state and many foreign countries. With Dwight Kuhn, David produced Where in the Wild? Camouflaged Creatures Concealed and Revealed, which won the SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Literature and the Animal Behavior Society's Outstanding Children's Book Award. He lives in Oakland, CA. Dwight Kuhn has illustrated more than 140 children's books on nature and biology with his brilliant photographs. His images have also appeared in major magazines and textbooks. Dwight was one of ten photographers featured in Susan Rayfield's Wildlife Photography: The Art and Technique of Ten Masters. He lives in Maine.