The Pumpkin Runner | 
| Authors: Marsha Diane Arnold, Brad Sneed
Publisher: Dial
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 660782
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 9.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 0803721242
EAN: 9780803721241
ASIN: 0803721242
Publication Date: September 1, 1998
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Condition: Brand new book - May have a remainder mark. AUTOGRAPHED COPY
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Product Description
"Nearly all the sheep ranchers in Blue Gum Valley rode horses or drove jeeps to check on their sheep. But Joshua Summerhayes liked to run...with Yellow Dog trailing behind him." So it's no surprise when Joshua decides to enter a race from Melbourne to Sydney. People laugh when old Joshua shows up in his overalls and gumboots, calmly nibbling a slice of pumpkin for energy. But then he pulls into the lead, and folks are forced to sit up and take notice. Inspired by a true event (and just in time for fall's pumpkin harvest!) a talented team introduces a humble and generous hero who knows that winning isn't always the reason to run a race. Marsha Diane Arnold made "an impressive debut" (iSchool Library Journal/i) with the multi-award-winning iHeart of a Tiger/i (Dial). Brad Sneed most recently illustrated iSmoky Mountain Rose/i (Dial), an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists that Publishers Weekly said will "make readers 'happy as a pig in a peanut patch.' " Marsha Diane Arnold lives in Sebastopol, California. Brad Sneed lives in Prairie Village, Kansas.
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 Captures the Interest of Every Age July 26, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bright colorful pictures and down home language make this picture book a favorite with both younger and older children. Based on a true story, this book has a lesson to teach - persevere with those who are unkind. Stick with your goals. Continue to be kind despite opposition. This picture book is pulled out again and again in our home.
John Vonhof (a runner at heart) October 14, 2002
The Pumpkin Runner is a great book for parents to read to their children, especially those parents who are runners. Few are the books that spin a tale about the sports we love. Children need to be exposed to the challenges and rewards of participating in sports. Taken from a true story of ultramarathoner Cliff Young, The Pumpkin Runner has fantastic colors in vivid artwork to hold a child's attention. Adults will smile as Joshua runs the race of his life in a carefree way that shows children of all ages that sometimes we just need to have fun--and the rewards will come.
 What spinach was to Popeye, pumpkins are to Joshua... October 17, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This story has my six year old pretending to eat slices of pumpkin before he zooms off into the distance! It is a compelling tale of an old bloke who beats the odds by just doing what works for him. What I like best about this story, besides it being based on reality, is that it makes folks think about what elders can do, or indeed what people can accomplish, just by being utterly themselves. It's an updated 'tortoise and the hare' fable, really. Incidentally, I found the laconic, modest character of Joshua to be distinctly Australian, having lived there for four years. It's great!
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