The Great Pumpkin Smash

"When he moves to Florida, Luke misses autumns in Maine and decides to build and engineer a pumpkin catapult for the local park to help them recycle leftover jack-o'-lanterns"--

About the author

Lori Haskins Houran is the author of the picture books Next to You and Warts and All, as well as a number of Kane Press easy-to-reads. Maarten Lenoir's work has been featured in many books and magazines for children, as well as the Hugman series. He lives in Belgium.

Summary

For Luke, autumn in Florida feels weird. There are no changing leaves, no cider and,worst of all, no pumpkin chucking! Can he engineer a way to bring pumpkin spice to the south? This charming story explores the theme of engineering and includes explanatory sidebars and a catapult activity for young makers to try themselves.

Product details

• Authors: L Houran, Lori Haskins Houran, Maarten Lenoir
• Assisted by: Maarten Lenoir (Illustration)
• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.08.2020
• EAN: 9781635922684
• ISBN: 978-1-63592-268-4
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 229 mm x 3 mm
• Series: Makers Make It Work
• Subject: Children's and young people's books