Sunday, January 6, 2013

Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne

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Book Title: Dragon of the Red Dawn
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN: 978-0-375-83728-9

     I wasn't a fan of The Magic Tree House Series until I read one of their books.  I actually enjoyed the book.  I plan to read every book on this series to see if they are just as good as this one.  The author did a nice job introducing youngster to the Japanese culture.  This is book #37 in their series.

Prologue
1. Where did the tree house appear?
2. Who was the owner of the tree house?
3. What was the name of the brother and sister?
4. Where is Morgan Le Fay from?
5. Where did Merlin the Magician send them?
6. Who helps Jack and Annie on Merlin missions?
7. What four mythical places did Jack and Annie visit?
8. Teddy and Kathleen are wizards.  True or False
9. Teddy and Kathleen are sorcerers.  True or False
10. What’s the name of the magic wand that allows them to make their own magic?

Chapter 1: For Melin’s Sake
11. Who has lovely water-blue eyes?
12. Who said Merlin is not well?
13. What was the shape of the wand?
14. What is the first rule in using the wand?
15. What is the second rule in using the wand?
16. What is the third rule in using the wand?
17. How did Teddy and Kathleen return to Camelot?

Chapter 2: The Imperial Garden
18. What are the bathrobes called?
19. What are kimonos?
20. What time period or year did they travel back to?
21. In the 1800’s, the city of Edo changed its name to?
22. The Imperial Garden surrounded the ________________________.
23. Was there war in Japan during this time period?
24. During this time period, the citizens of Edo had to carry something with them.  What was it?
25. What was a shogun or who was called a shogun?
26. Where did the shogun live?
27. What was the name of the shogun’s warrior?
28. Who were excellent horsemen?
29. The code of the samurai was to be happy.  True or False
30. The Samurai show their feelings.  True or False
31. The Samurai had problems concentrating.  True or False
32. The Samurai were well trained in the art of fighting.  True or False
33. Who yelled “Baku! Koto!”?

Chapter 3: Basho
34. Who is the man with the stick?
35. The people of Edo are worried about the dry weather, why?
36. What’s the name of the volcanic mountain?
37. What does Basho call his world?

Chapter 4: Sashi and Sumo
38. From what material were the stages built?
39. What were the performers doing on the first stage?
40. Were the performers on the first stage men or women?
41. What were the performers wearing on the first stage?
42. What type of performers were on the second stage?
43. What type of performers were on the third stage?
44. What were the craftspeople selling?
45. What was Jack surprise to see in old Japan?
46. What did the waiter hand Basho and his students as they entered the tea house? (A)
47. Why did the waiter hand them A?
48. Do you think they knew about germs in this time period?
49. What were little kids eating with?
50. What is sushi?
51. What does seaweed look like?
52. What is the most popular sport during this time period?
53. Who asked to see Jack and Annie’s passport?

Chapter 5: An Excellent Student?
54. What did Basho’s castle look like?

Chapter 6: The Banana Tree
55. In Basho’s heart, his house is grander than what?
56. In Basho’s heart, his banana tree is what?
57. What does Basho mean?
58. Describe Basho’s house.
59. Basho was famous a _____________ in the Edo period.
60. Why does Basho live in a dinky house?
61. Basho says that a poet needs to find beauty in all the small __________ of ___________.

Chapter 7: Clang, Clang, Clang!
62. What did Jack smell at night?
63. What did Jack and Annie go fight?
64. Did Jack and Anne get overwhelmed by the fire?

Chapter 8: In the Red Dawn
65. Where did the wand take Jacke and Annie?
66. What rose from the bubbling clouds?
67. What is the name of the monster?
68. What did Jack and Annie do after meeting the dragon?
Chapter 9: Flowers of Edo
69. What burned down in Chapter 8?
70. What was Basho clutching after the fire?
71. What do the ancients call the fires?
72. What did they board on page 90?
73. Who said that no one believes in the Cloud Dragon?
74. Who said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”?
75. Who said, “words can outlive their ancestors”?

Chapter 10: Journey of a Thousand Miles
76. What’s a secret to happiness?

More About Basho, Edo, and Haiku
77. What year was the poet born?
78. In what country was Basho born?
79. In what year did Basho’s house get destroy by a fire?
80. In what year did the whole city almost burn down by fire?
81. Basho is famous for which type of poetry?
82. What is haiku?

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