Thursday, December 31, 2015

Crumbling History by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 11
Date: December 11, 2015
Article: Crumbling History
Author:  Glenn Greenberg
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1. How long is China's Great Wall?
2. How long did it take the Chinese to build the Great Wall?
3. What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
4. How many miles of the Great Wall have disappeared or crumbled away?
5. What section are the tourists climbing over?
6. What is one problem that the wall is disappearing?
7. In what year did the Chinese Government pass a law to save the Great Wall?
8. What is the problem with the law?
9. Who is William Lindesay?

A Call from Space by Time for Kids Magazine

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 11
Date: December 11, 2015
Article: A Call from Space
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1. What happened on November 19, 2015?
2. Who were the astronauts the class spoke with?
3. How many students participated in the video chat?
4. What was the question that gave the response, "We don't think about it too much"?
5. What question if you were able to ask an astronaut, would you ask?

Wild, Wild Pets by Suzanne Zimbler

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 11
Date: December 11, 2015
Article: Wild, Wild Pets
Author:  Suzanne Zimbler
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1. Who traveled to Kenya?
2. Who moved his animals to a sanctuary?
3. Privately owned wild animals in the U.S. are known as ________________.
4. How many tigers are in private hands in the U.S.?
5. How many privately owned primates are there in the U.S.?
6. What are the concerns for keeping exotic pets?
7. What do people do to the animals?
8. What do people do when they can no longer care for their full-grown exotic pet?
9. What states ban most exotic pets?
10. What states ban some exotic pets?
11. What states require a license or permit?
12. What states don't require a license or permit?

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal by Paul Fleischman

Book: Glass Slipper, Good Sandal
Author: Paul Fleischman
ISBN: 978-0-8050-7953-1
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Comments:  I really enjoyed this book.  I highly recommend parents read this book.  It is nice to know the different version of Cinderella.

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Questions
1. What century is the first recorded Cinderella story?
2. From what country did Cinderella originate?
3. In what country did the Cinderella story acquired the glass slipper?
4. What occupation was Cinderella's dad?
5. What did the widow give Cinderella as she passed her house?
6. Look at all the drawings and the bottom of the page.  From what country is this version?
7. On page 4, what did Cinderella's stepmother have her do all day long?
8. To whom did the stepmother give Cinderella's room?
9. Where did Cinderella sleep?
10. From what country is this version of Cinderella on page 4?
11. On page 5, why would Cinderella tell her father how her stepmother was treating her?
12. Why would Cinderella's stepmother only give her a few scraps of food?
13. From which country is this version of the story on page 5?
14. What did the cattle give Cinderella?
15. From what country is this version?
16. From which country is the fairy giving her figs and apricots?
17. From which country is the Godfather Snake giving her rice?
18. The Cinderella version from Ireland says, "her own sour faced daughters would curdle the milk if they looked at it twice."  What does this mean to you?
19. How is the Zimbabwe version on page 8 different than the version you know?
20. The Zimbabwe version has a Great King.  The version you know has a Great King or a King?
21. The version you know has a prince getting married, while this version of Zimbabwe has no __________________.
22. From what country is the version that the stepmother threw lentils into the ashes so Cinderella couldn't go to the palace?
23. From which country is the Cinderella version that the stepmother scoured all the kitchen pots?
24. Which country adopted that the lentils were pecked from the ashes by the sparrows?
25. Which country adopted a witch coming in and spoke a spell and all the pots cleaned themselves?
26. What was Laos' version of Cinderella on page 10?
27. What was Russia's version of Cinderella on page 10?
28. What was Indonesia's version of Cinderella on page 10?
29. Which country has the cloak sewn of King Fisher Feathers?
30. Does Japan have the blue kimono as the sea in their Cinderella story?
31. France had the glass slipper.  India had ____________________________________.  Iraq has ___________________________________________.
32. The West Indies had a big round _________________ instead of a pumpkin.
33. The Polish version said the musician stopped playing because she was so beautiful.  True or False
34. The French version had the midnight deadline for the spell to end.  The Indonesian version had a _________________ instead of a cloak.
35. The Irish version has Cinderella leaving the ball on a ________________.
36. The Irish version has the Prince chasing after Cinderella and grabbing her leg as she rides/gallops away keeping her ____________________.
37. How much area does the king cover in, the Chinese version, searching for Cinderella?
38. Which version of Cinderella did the king travel across deserts looking for her?
39. Which version did the stepmother hide her in a mat?
40. Which version has a rooster saying, "They put the ugly one on show, And hid the beauty down below"?
41. What does the Korean version say?
42. The Zimbabwe version had what type of fruit at the feast?
43. The Indian version of Cinderella had what type of food at the feast?
44. The Irish version of Cinderella had what type of food at the feast?
45. The Mexican version of Cinderella had what type of food at the feast?

Monday, December 14, 2015

Hansel and Gretel by Jane Ray

Book: Hansel and Gretel
Author: Jane Ray
ISBN: 0-7636-0358-9
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Comments:  This book has beautiful drawings.

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Questions
1. What are the names of the children?
2. Why do you think the woodcutter's wife suggested to leave the children in the forest?
3. How did the woodcutter react by the wife's suggestion of walking the children into the forest?
4. Did the father listen to his wife in abandoning the children?
5. What did Hansel get in the middle of the night?
6. Who woke the children up the next day?
7. What was Hansel looking back at when they walked to the forest to chop wood?
8. What material did the woodcutter use to create the fire?
9. How did Hansel find his way home the first night?
10. How much time in days or years does this sentence mean to you, "Not long afterward, another famine fell upon the land"?
11. What was different the night before they went to the forest than the previous night when they were taken to the forest?
12. If the children knew they were going to be left in the forest, why do you think they took a nap?  If you were them, wouldn't you be scared?  Could you sleep knowing you were being left in a forest?
13. Who ate all the crumbs that Hansel dropped as a trail?
14. What did the children eat the first day they were lost in the forest?
15. Day 3, what type of bird did they see?
16. Where did the bird lead them?
17. Describe the house.
18. What parts of the house did the children begin to eat?
19. How was the old lady who lived in the house dressed?
20. What did the old lady offer the children so they can go inside the gingerbread house?
21. What did the children do after they ate?
22. The old woman who seemed so kind was really a __________.
23. Why did the witch build the gingerbread house?
24. Why are witches eyes particular?
25. What is particular about witches smell?
26. This witch preferred adults or children to eat?
27. What did the witch do with Hansel the next morning?
28. What did the witch have Gretel do while her brother, Hansel, was in a cage?
29. What was Gretel fed?
30. What did Hansel do to trick the witch?
31. How did Gretel trick the witch?
32. What did Gretel do after she locked the witch in the oven?
33. What do Hansel and Gretel take from the witch's house?
34. How do Hansel and Gretel cross the river?
35. How did the children's father react when he saw his children?
36. What happened to the stepmother?
37. Is there a connection with the stepmother and the witch?
38. Do you find the father to be innocent of nay wrongdoing?
39. Do you think it was ok for the children to take the witch's gold and jewels?
40. Do you think it was ok for the father to accept the witch's gold and jewels?

Saturday, December 12, 2015

China's Bravest Girl by Charlie Chin

Book: China's Bravest Girl
Author: Charlie Chin
ISBN: 978-0-89239-148-6
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Comments:  Great story, all young girls should read.

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1. Who do you think is the Pipa player on page 3?
2. What is the name of the ancient story the Pipa player sang?
3. What was posted on Mulan's village wall?
4. Describe Mu Lan's father.
5. What was Mu Lan's plan?
6. What did Mu Lan buy in different towns?
7. Why would Mu Lan buy things in different towns?
8. What did Mu Lan hold in her hand on page 9?
9. What did Mu Lan have on her side?
10. What was laced and tightened?
11. What was saddled to ride?
12. What is the name of the river Mu Lan's home was near?
13. Mu Lan camped in the moon-lit snow with ____________________ soldiers.
14. What happened at the beginning of the battle?
15. What did Mu Lan shout?
16. How did the troops react to Mu Lan's shout?
17. What happened to the enemy?
18. Who won the battle?
19. How many battles did Mu Lan win?
20. How many years did she fight in war?
21. What rank did Mu Lan achieve?
22. What did the Emperor offer his hero?
23. What did Mu Lan want instead of what the Emperor offered?
24. What hides the oyster?
25. What hides the pearl?
26. What hid China's bravest girl?
27. Who said to Mu Lan, "Why not become husband and wife?"
28. Describe Mu Lan's husband's hall on page 29.

The Golden Sandal by Rebecca Hickox

Book: The Golden Sandal
Author: Rebecca Hickox
ISBN: 978-0-8234-1331-7
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Comments:  I haven't heard this Cinderella story before.  It is a Middle Eastern Cinderella Story.  Nice story......

Questions

1. What was the name of the fisherman's daughter?
2. How did Maha's stepmother act towards Maha after marrying Maha's father?
3. Who told Maha to spare a life?
4. Why did Maha's father ask for the red fish?
5. Why did Maha's mother send her looking for a fish?
6. How many fish was Maha supposed to take home?
7. What did the fish give Maha?
8. How did Maha's stepsister's personality grow?
9. Who was to be married one day?
10. Why was this a time of great excitement among the unmarried girls?
11. Who did the fish tell Maha to sit next to?
12. What appeared on the grass of the river bank?
13. Why did the women at the Merchant's home think Maha came from an important family?
14. What did Maha lose as she ran home?
15. What was the bride's brother's name?
16. Why did the horse refuse to drink water?
17. Why was Tariq intrigued by the sandal?
18. Why would Tariq want to marry someone he hasn't seen?
19. Where did Tariq's mother go looking for the owner of the sandal?
20. How many days did it take Tariq's mother to find Maha?
21. In how many days will the wedding procession come for Maha?
22. Why would Maha's stepmother go to perfumer and ask him to make an oil which would smell as foul as rotting fish?
23. Why would Tariq's brother ask for Maha's sister's hand?
24. What happened to Maha's sister when her mother used the reeking mixture on her hair?
25. Did Maha's sister marry?
26. How many children did Tariq and Maha have?
27. How did the story end?

Chicken Little by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley

Book: Chicken Little
Author: Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley
ISBN: 978-1-59643-464-6
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Comments:  Crazy Chicken Little......

Questions

1. What does the author mean by, "Chicken Little was not the brightest chicken in the coop?
2. What was Chicken Little's personality?
3. What hit Chicken Little on the head? (A)
4. What was Chicken Little doing when A hit him on the head?
5. Describe Chicken Little on page 3.
6. What did A do to Chicken Little?
7. What did Chicken Little grab on page 4? (B)
8. Why did Chicken Little grab B?
9. Who did Chicken Little run into?
10. Did Chicken Little and Henny Penny have a plan?
11. Why did Henny Penny believe Chicken Little?
12. Who did Henny Penny and Chicken Little run into?
13. On page 11-12, describe Lucky Ducky.
14. Why did Lucky Ducky join Chicken Little and Henny Penny?
15. What does the author mean they ran into Loosey Goosey?
16. What does the author mean by, "Honestly, with names like these, is it any wonder?"
17. Who did the group run into after Loosey Goosey?
18. Who did the group run into last?
19. What did Foxy Loxy suggest?
20. Do you think Foxy Loxy ate the birds?  Look at the last pages to determine.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Head in The Game by Time for Kids Magazine

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 4, Vol. 2, No. 4
Date: December 2015
Article: Head In The Game
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1. Why do you think Brec Bassinger says, "If you're having fun, you are doing something right"?
2. What did Jillian Michaels want to be when she was 11 years old?
3. Who is Mike Adams?
4. Can Jillian Michaels play an instrument?
5. Why do you think Brec Bassinger says , "don't be in a rush to grow up"?
6. How did Jillian Michaels fall into fitness?
7. Who is Jillian Michaels?
8. What show does Jillian Michaels appear on?
9. On what channel is Sweat Inc.?
10. Who is Heather O'Reilly?
11. At what age did Heather O'Reilly know she wanted to be a professional soccer player?
12. Who said, "Surround yourself with positive people"?
13. What do you think Heather O'Reilly meant by saying, "you especially learn that material things   aren't everything!"?
14. Why do you think money doesn't grow on trees?
15. On what channel is "Bella and the Bulldogs"?
16. How old was Brec Bassinger when she knew she wanted to act?
17. What was Brec's first big purchase?
18. Who said, "when you are 11, you are getting ready for the rest of you life"?

Henny Penny by Paul Galdone

Book: Henny Penny
Author: Paul Galdone
ISBN: 978-0-758-72712-1
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1. What fell from the tree and struck Henny Penny on the head? (A)
2. What was Henny Penny doing before A struck her on the head?
3. What did Henny Penny say after being struck on the head?
4. Why do you think Henny Penny felt she had to go tell the king?
5. Who did Henny Penny run into first?
6. Who did Henny Penny run into next?
7. What type of bird is Cocky Locky?
8. What type of bird is Ducky Lucky?
9. Who was the third bird that Henny Penny run into?
10. Who did the group into fourth?
11. Who did they run into fifth?
12. What did Foxy Loxy suggest?
13. What happened to all the animals that followed Foxy Loxy into the cave?
14. Was the King told that they sky was falling?
15. How many baby foxes were in Foxy Loxy and Mrs. Foxy Loxy’s family?
16. Do you feel bad for the birds?


Monday, December 7, 2015

An End to Slavery by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 10
Date: November 20, 2015
Article: An End to Slavery
Author:  Glenn Greenberg

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1. How many years since the end of slavery in the United States does December 6th mark?
2. What is the name of the document that many Americans think ended slavery?
3. In what year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
4. In what area did the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves?
5. What did Lincoln decide to do to end slavery throughout the nation?
6. When was Lincoln shot?
7. How many months after Lincoln died was the 13th Amendment signed?

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Bravery on the Bus by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 10
Date: November 20, 2015
Article: Bravery on the Bus
Author:  Glenn Greenberg
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1. When did Rosa Park board a bus?
2. Where did Rosa Parks board a bus?
3. How long before Rosa Parks boarded a bus was slavery outlawed?
4. In what area in the U.S., were black people and white people not allowed to attend the same school?
5. What else couldn’t black people and white people do in the South?
6. What did Rosa Parks do that she broke the law?
7. Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
8. How did African Americans respond to Rosa Park’s arrest?
9. Who led the effort?
10. For how many days did African Americans refuse to ride buses in Montgomery?
11. What was Montgomery’s bus company’s customer base?
12. What decision was made on December 12, 1956?
13. What Act outlawed racial discrimination in all public places?
14. In what year did Rosa Parks die?
15. Who saw Rosa Parks as a superhero?
16. Who said, Rosa Parks “taught us all to value ourselves and that we were just as good as anyone”?

Saving Rhinos by Aryn Baker

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 10
Date: November 20, 2015
Article: Saving Rhinos
Author:  Aryn Baker
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1. Who were on patrol one night late in September?
2. How old are these protectors?
3. What is the name of the reserve where the rhinos live?
4. In which country is the reserve located?
5. What is a reserve?
6. What is the name of the group that is protecting the rhinos?
7. How many people are in this unit?
8. Who created the Black Mambas?
9. Who changed the rules in a war between poachers and wildlife protectors?
10. Are the scouts armed or unarmed?
11. Which continent thinks rhino horn cure illnesses?
12. How much can a couple of pounds of rhino horns sell for?
13. How many rhinos are left in the world?
14. What percentages of the rhinos are located in South Africa?
15. How many rhinos were killed last year?
16. What are the people in the nearby village not able to do on the reserve?
17. What are South Africa’s big five?
18. What does Belinda Mzimba tell the students?
19. The Black Mambas can stop them with education.  True or False

Heads Up!

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 10
Date: November 20, 2015
Article: Heads Up!
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1. Who has released new rules?
2. What is the rule?
3. Why the new rule?
4. Who filed a lawsuit?
5. Who was the attorney for the parents?
6. Which players are only to head the ball during games but not in practice?
7. Which players are not allowed to head the ball?
8. What do you think?  Please explain your answer in 20-30 words.