Presidential Pooches/ White House Dogs by Michael Burgan

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Book: White House Dogs/ Presidential Pooches
Author: Michael Burgan
ISBN: 978-0-02-203169-5   978-0-02-202830-5

Introduction

1. What are the most popular presidential pets?
2. What types of animals Presidents have kept as pets in the White House?
3. Do many people believe that dogs help Presidents gain support from Americans? How?

Chapter 1: The First Presidential Dogs/ The First Presidential Pooches

4. Who was the first President to take a dog with them to the White House?
5. What type of dog did he take?
6. Whose dog had some obedience problems and chewed up some furniture in the White House in 1844?
7. What was the name of the first famous White House dog?
8. Who did the dog belong to?
9. What was the name of the first Presidential Dog to have his photo taken?
10. Whose dog was it?
11. What was the name of President Ulysses S. Grant’s dog?
12. What was the name of President James A. Garfield’s dog? (A)
13. Why was the dog named A?
14. Which President built a doghouse for his dog?
15. What was the name of the dog?

Chapter 2: White House Dogs, 1900-1950/ Famous First Dogs, 1900-1950

16. Which president was believed to have turned the White House into a zoo?
17. What type of animals did President Theodore Roosevelt keep as pets?
18. What was the name of President Roosevelt’s most unpopular pet?
19. What was Roosevelt’s favorite dog’s name?
20. What was the name of the dog that was buried behind the White House?
21. What was the name of the presidential dog that sat in his own hand-carved chair during meetings when the President met with his advisors?
22. Who did this dog belong to?
23. What were the names’ of President Calvin Coolidge’s dogs?
24. What was the name of President Herbert Hoover’s favorite dog?
25. What was the name of the most famous presidential dog? (B)
26. What made B special over the other presidential dogs?
27. How did B help raise money for the troops fighting the war?
28. What is the name of the dog that is honored with a statue at the FDR memorial in Washington D.C.?
Chapter 3: More Presidential Dogs/ Recent Presidential Dogs

29. What was the name of President John F. Kennedy’s favorite dog?
30. What was President Lyndon B. Johnson’s favorite dog’s name?
31. Who owned the first presidential dog to write a book?
32. What was the name of the dog?
33. What was President Bill Clinton’s dog’s name?
34. What was President George W. Bush’s dog’s name?
35. What was the dog’s name lived at the White House with two different presidents?
36. What was the name of the dog that starred in several Internet movie

Three Legends by Yoko Mia Hirano

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Book: Three Legends
Author: Yoko Mia Hirano
ISBN: 978-0-02-202837-4

Introduction

1. In what area of the U.S. do the Quileute people live?
2. Where do Thunderbirds live?
3. What is the name of the first story?
4. What is this story about?
5. What is the name of the most famous story of the Quileute people?
6. Why is this story famous?

Chapter 1: The Creation of the Quileute

7. What lived on the plains? (A)
8. Did A have names, homes, and were they happy?
9. What did A have spirits of?
10. On what item did the young wolf fall asleep? (B)
11. What made B different?
12. What did B turn to? (C)
13. What did C change the young wolf to?
14. What did C turn the rest of the pack to?
15. What did the pack change to?
16. What name did C give the pack?

Chapter 2: The Legend of Thunderbird

17. Where did the Quileute people live? (D)
18. Where is the Quillayute River located?
19. Why did the Quileute people move to the prairies?
20. What happen to the weather after they moved to the prairies?
21. What happen to the river?
22. Based on what happened to the river, could the Quileute people go fishing?
23. What condition caused the people to die from the weather?
24. What caused the people to become afraid and not want to go outside?
25. What caused them to get sick?
26. Who called a meeting?
27. Who/What do you think is the Great Spirit?  Use your background knowledge to support your answer.
28. Where does the Great Spirit live?
29. The Great Chief of the Quileute says on page 8, “If that is the wish of the Great Spirit, then we must die bravely.”  What does he mean by this?
30. After the Great Spirit prayed, he said they must now wait to see what the Great Spirit decides.  What would you do if you were part of the tribe?
31. After so many days without news from the Great Spirit, how would you feel?
32. How did the Great Spirit respond?
33. What came out of the ocean?
34. What was the dark shape?
35. Describe the shape that came out of the ocean.
36. What caused the eyes of the villagers/tribe to hurt?
37. Describe the beak of the bird.
38. What did Thunderbird have in its claws?
39. What did Thunderbird give the Quileute people?
40. What cause and effect saved the Quileute people?

Chapter 3: The Great Spirit and Thunderbird

41. What areas did Thunderbird rule?
42. Who was afraid of Thunderbird?
43. What did Thunderbird enjoy to hunt for fun?
44. What did the Great Spirit ask of Thunderbird?
45. Did Thunderbird obey the Great Spirit?
46. Describe Thunderbird and The Great Spirit’s first confrontation.
47. What did Thunderbird do after their first confrontation?
48. What was Thunderbird’s response to the Great Spirit’s plea to stop hunting whales?
49. How did Thunderbird die?
50. What was the effect of the water rising and falling when the Great Spirit and Thunderbird fought?
51. Why do Quileute people have no known relatives?