Giant Pumpkins
Informational (nonfiction) 744 words, Level O (Grade 2), Lexile 920L
Just how big can a pumpkin get? Giant Pumpkins describes the competitive hobby of growing giant pumpkins. The book introduces a man who set the record (since broken) for the largest pumpkin ever grown in 2013, describes the process for growing the oversized squash, and shows some of the uses for giant pumpkins once the judging is done.