Pumpkins are used as feed for some farm animals. This book connects gardening with literacy and children's literature. A Harvest of Learning for a Multiage Class by Penelle Chase, Educational Leadership , September 1995. Project SEED by Peter Beaulieu and Pat Ossenfort. The goal is to increase student awareness of how the foods they eat are planted, harvested and processed.
Pumpkins are one of the foods.
Halloween High Jinks by Doreen Andrews and others, Learning , October 1992. Presents a collection of fall and Halloween activities for elementary students, including pumpkin poetry. The Great Pumpkin by Maureen Johnson and Judith Stone, Science and Children , September 1989. Includes pumpkin investigations using measuring and cooking. Some fun primary activities and literature references found on ERIC's Virtual Library.