Page A Name: Stop reading at page 17. How do you think the story ends? Use one or more of these pages to make up your own ending. 1
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Name: Did the lady think about putting the pictured animal in a cage? Yes or No? If the answer is yes, write the reason she didn t. Circle: Yes No _ Circle: Yes No _ Circle: Yes No _ by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 3
Circle: Yes No _ Circle: Yes No _ Circle: Yes No _ Circle: Yes No _ by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 4
Name: Think about the plot of the story. What happened at the beginning, the middle, and the end? Look at the picture and write about what happened. BEGINNING MIDDLE END by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 5
Name: Read the question and then choose the best answer. 1. Who is the main character? O gorilla O lady O elephant O artist 2. What is the setting of the story? O town O zoo O Africa O America 3. What is the plot of this story? O Gorillas like to move around to find food and have fun. O Dangerous animals are kept in cages. O The lady wants to find an animal to keep as a pet. O People who want to see animals should go to Africa. 4. What lesson is learned in this story? O Wild animals can sometimes make good pets. O Zoos are great places for animals. O People should not bother wild animals. O Africa is a fun place to visit. 5. What is the genre of the story? O nonfiction O realistic fiction O historical fiction O fantasy 6
Name: New or Review? Use the library catalog to answer these questions. 1. Do a subject search for gorillas. What is the call number for any nonfiction gorilla book? What is the title? Who is the author? What year was it published? 2. Do a subject search for giraffes. What is the call number for any nonfiction giraffe book? What is the title? Who is the author? What year was it published? 3. Do a subject search for elephants. What is the call number for any nonfiction elephant book? What is the title? Who is the author? What year was it published? Art by Noelle Zeigler 7
Name: New or Review? Use the library catalog to answer these questions. 1. Do a subject search for zebras What is the call number for any nonfiction zebra book? What is the title? Who is the author? What year was it published? 2. Do a subject search for lions. What is the call number for any nonfiction lion book? What is the title? Who is the author? What year was it published? 3. Do a subject search for hippopotamuses. What is the call number for any nonfiction hippo book? What is the title? Who is the author? What year was it published? Art by Noelle Zeigler 8
Name: _ There are three purposes or reasons a book is written. They are to persuade, inform, or entertain (PIE). Read these passages and identify the purpose. The gorillas took the lady they caught in the cage along with their family while they found food to eat. One gorilla offered the lady a grub to eat. She yelled, Help me! I m trapped in a cage! One gorilla said, I don t think she likes to eat grubs. O persuade O inform O entertain There are two kinds of gorillas. One is the eastern gorilla and the other is the western gorilla. The gorilla s diet is mainly made up of plants and insects. They are found in Africa. O persuade O inform O entertain Animals cannot speak for themselves. So people need to speak for them. Every year animals go extinct. People need to take responsibility for them by making sure we stay out of places where they live so they can find food, shelter, and live happily. Together, people can work to keep more animals from going extinct by creating laws to protect them. O persuade O inform O entertain 9
Name: Think about the plot of the story. What happened at the beginning, the middle, and the end? DRAW a picture and write about what happened. BEGINNING MIDDLE END 10
Name: Look at this title page. Answer the following questions. 1. What is the title? 2. Who is the author? 3. Who is the illustrator? by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 11
Name: Use this title page and the reverse side to answer the following questions. 1. What is the title? 2. Who is the author?_ 3. Who is the illustrator? 4. What is the name of the publisher? 5. What city is the publisher located in? 6. What is the copyright date? by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 12
Name: By Sherri Maret Illustrations by Noelle Zeigler Look at the clues to fill in the puzzle. Word Bank: Only ten words in the word bank will be used. Wildlife Lady Safari Maret Baby Zebras Gorillas Zeigler Cage Setting Genre Help Me Across 5 The lady wants a animal to take home. 6 were a problem for the lady. 8 The lady yells these two words many times in the story. 10 The is fantasy. Down 1 The is the main character. 2 The illustrator is Noelle. 3 The lady flies to to see animals in the wild. 4 The author is Sherri. 7 The is the wild country of Africa. 9 The lady found a to put an animal in it. Puzzle made at puzzle-maker.com with permission. by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. 13 www.sherrimaret.com
Name: By Sherri Maret Illustrations by Noelle Zeigler Look at the clues and then fill in the words in the puzzle. Across 5 The lady wants a animal to take home. 6 were a problem for the lady. 8 The lady yells these two words many times in the story. 10 The is fantasy. Down 1 The is the main character. 2 The illustrator is Noelle. 3 The lady flies to to see animals in the wild. 4 The author is Sherri. 7 The is the wild country of Africa. 9 The lady found a to put an animal in it. Puzzle made at puzzle-maker.com with permission. 14
Name: _ In the book, the lady went to Africa and saw many animals. She took the book, Animals of Africa, with her. The book was filled with animal facts and its purpose was to inform. The genre would be: (Circle one.) Realistic Fiction Fiction Nonfiction Using the table of contents, find out what chapter would have information on the following animals. 1. Nile Crocodile Chapter 2. Zebra Chapter 3. African Fish Eagle Chapter 4. Black Mamba Chapter 5. Pied Cuckoo Chapter 6. Giraffe Chapter 7. Dung Beetle Chapter 8. Pancake Tortoise Chapter 9. Hummingbird Hawk-Moth Chapter 10. Nile Perch Chapter by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 15
(Please do not write on this page!) Directions: Use this sample table of contents to fill in the blanks of your page. Animals of Africa Table of Contents Chapter Title of Chapter Page 1 Birds 4 2 Fish 23 3 Mammals 42 4 Insects 61 5 Reptiles and Amphibians 80 16
Name: 1. What does the main character tell the reader she wants to do? 2. Where does the main character go? Why is she going there? 3. What is the main character s problem? 4. How is the main character s problem solved? 5. What lesson did the main character learn? 6. What does the main character do at the very end of the story? 17
Name: Inferencing - Look at the four pictures. Write one of the words or word phrases below in a box that best describes the picture next to it. Then write why you chose that match. Problem Partnership Lesson Learned Main Character by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 18
What word or words did you use on the front of this page? Problem Partnership Lesson Learned Main Character by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 19
Name: The lady checked out books from the library. Can you put them back on the shelf in the Dewey Decimal order? Write the title and call number on the books. Elephants 599.67 Giraffes 599.73 Gorillas 599.88 Crocodiles 597.98 Lions 599.74 Zebras 599.72 by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 20
Name: Write a summary of the story. Use complete sentences. Make sure you include the plot in your summary. Start with the beginning and include what the problem was and how it was solved. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 21
Name: Compare and contrast another animal book with Help Me! What is the same? What is different? 22
Name: I m being chased by a! After you read our book, why not write your own story? Make up a funny tale but don t forget the plot which is the beginning, middle and end. Include why the character is being chased and how this problem is solved. So think about it first, then write it! 23
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Name: Animal: _ The book was a fiction book, but now we need nonfiction resources to do a little research. Your teacher/librarian will tell you what he/she wants you to use to find the information on one or more animals. 1. What type of animal is it? Mammal, reptile, bird, fish, etc. 2. Describe how the animal looks and include size, weight, and height. 3. What does the animal eat? What does the animal do to feed itself? 4. What kind of surroundings does the animal live in? 27
Color your gorilla. Cut out the eyes. Glue a jumbo craft stick to the back. Act out the story! Don t forget the gorillas talk to each other! by Sherri Maret 2016. Printing/use for educational purposes only. Art by Noelle Zeigler. www.sherrimaret.com 28
Name: Using the Kids Nat Geo Wild Animal Atlas, label the seven continents: North America Europe South America Asia Africa Australia Antarctica 29
Look up these animals in the index and identify which continent they naturally live in. Red-bellied piranha Tiger Chamois Wombat North America South America Emperor penguin Caribou Snow Petrel Eagle owl Europe Africa Antarctica Spotted jaguar Platypus Hornbill Sonoran Pronghorn Asia Australia 30