"Pumpkin Fiesta"  pages 396-421

By Caryn Yacowitz

Illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Summary

Fernando, jealous that Juanita wins the special pumpkin crown at each year's big fiesta, spies on Juanita to learn her growing techniques. He does not apply what he learns correctly, so he unsuccessfully attempts to steal Juanita's pumpkins.

Vocabulary

boasted: bragged

crept: moved slowly

crown: a pretty head covering, often with points

village: a group of houses that is not as large as a town

vines: plants with long stems that need to be help up

Spelling Words

beauties

babies

cities

duties

bodies

skies

copies

cries

pennies

hobbies

sign

unknown

drink

hill

road