Book: The Babe and I
Author: David A. Adler
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-201378-3
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Comments: I really enjoyed this story that took place in 1932. The author did an excellent job intergrading Babe Ruth with the main character.
Questions
1. What was the boy hoping for on his birthday?
2. Was the boy surprised of his gift?
3. This story takes place in the midst of the ______________________________________.
4. Did the boy’s father have a job?
5. In what city does this story take place?
6. The drawing on page 1, why were the streets empty? Explain your answer
7. The picture on page 3, the boy’s father is walking away waving. Does the city of the Bronx seem like a poor neighborhood?
a. Do you see homeless people?
8. What was the boy’s neighbor’s name?
9. Where did Jacob have to go?
10. What did the boy buy with Jacob?
11. Why was the boy happy to get rid of his dime?
12. Why was the boy sorry to have spent his dime so easily?
13. What is a newsie?
14. Compare and contrast the drawing on page 11-12 with your neighborhood.
15. Instead of calling out headline news, what did Jacob shout?
16. How much were they selling the newspapers?
17. How many newspapers do the boys have to sell in order to buy one apple?
18. How much did each boy earn?
19. Why didn’t the boy tell his mother about seeing his father selling apples?
20. On page 19, it’s Monday, and the boys sold more newspapers using the baby carriage. The boy took home 80 cents to give his mother. If the boys split the money equally. How many newspapers did they sell all together?
a. How many more newspapers do you need to add for the rental of the baby carriage?
b. What is the real total number of newspapers the boys sold?
21. On page 22, describe the boy’s father’s face.
22. To whom did the boys sell a newspaper to the next day?
a. How much did he pay for the newspaper?
b. If you were to buy 10 newspapers, how much would you spend?
c. If you were to buy 100 newspapers, how much would you spend?
d. If you were to buy 200 newspapers, how much would you spend?
e. So, how many newspapers could you buy with $5?
23. How did Babe Ruth help the boy and his family?
24. What did he receive instead of what he wanted for his birthday?
25. In what year did the story take place?
26. How many people were out of work?
27. In what city does this story take place?
28. The picture on page 2, do they (the boy and his father) look poor? Explain your answer
29. Why was the boy’s father leaving the home with a briefcase?
30. The drawing on page 5-6, what do you notice that everyone is selling?
a. How many people are selling the same item?
31. What did the lady’s sign say?
32. How much did the two apples cost him?
33. On page 7-8, as the boys got to Webster Avenue, what did the boy notice?
34. On page 9-10, why does Jacob have his arm around the boy?
35. What caused the boy to get tears?
36. Why is Jacob working?
37. Does Jacob see selling newspapers as hard work?
38. What is the name of the ballpark they sold newspapers next to?
39. Why do you suppose the boy and Jacob are successful in selling newspapers?
40. Do you recall the price of the apples and how much they cost?
41. On page 15, the boys go back to the small building where they got the newspapers. How much were the boys charged for the newspaper?
42. How many newspapers did they sell?
43. On page 18, Mrs. Johnson, made a business arrangement with the boy. The arrangement was to rent him the baby carriage at 10 cents an afternoon. How many newspapers would the boy have to sell in order to pay for the rental of the carriage?
44. On page 20, why do you think the boy’s father is upset? Use text-clues to support your answer.
45. Why do you suppose the boy’s father didn’t reply to when he heard his son say he saw him selling apples? Use text-clues to support your answer.
46. What did the boys do after selling all of their newspapers?
47. On the last page (29), how do we know that the boy and his father are working as a team? Use text-clues to support your answer.
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Author: David A. Adler
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-201378-3
Directory
Answer Key
Comments: I really enjoyed this story that took place in 1932. The author did an excellent job intergrading Babe Ruth with the main character.
Questions
1. What was the boy hoping for on his birthday?
2. Was the boy surprised of his gift?
3. This story takes place in the midst of the ______________________________________.
4. Did the boy’s father have a job?
5. In what city does this story take place?
6. The drawing on page 1, why were the streets empty? Explain your answer
7. The picture on page 3, the boy’s father is walking away waving. Does the city of the Bronx seem like a poor neighborhood?
a. Do you see homeless people?
8. What was the boy’s neighbor’s name?
9. Where did Jacob have to go?
10. What did the boy buy with Jacob?
11. Why was the boy happy to get rid of his dime?
12. Why was the boy sorry to have spent his dime so easily?
13. What is a newsie?
14. Compare and contrast the drawing on page 11-12 with your neighborhood.
15. Instead of calling out headline news, what did Jacob shout?
16. How much were they selling the newspapers?
17. How many newspapers do the boys have to sell in order to buy one apple?
18. How much did each boy earn?
19. Why didn’t the boy tell his mother about seeing his father selling apples?
20. On page 19, it’s Monday, and the boys sold more newspapers using the baby carriage. The boy took home 80 cents to give his mother. If the boys split the money equally. How many newspapers did they sell all together?
a. How many more newspapers do you need to add for the rental of the baby carriage?
b. What is the real total number of newspapers the boys sold?
21. On page 22, describe the boy’s father’s face.
22. To whom did the boys sell a newspaper to the next day?
a. How much did he pay for the newspaper?
b. If you were to buy 10 newspapers, how much would you spend?
c. If you were to buy 100 newspapers, how much would you spend?
d. If you were to buy 200 newspapers, how much would you spend?
e. So, how many newspapers could you buy with $5?
23. How did Babe Ruth help the boy and his family?
24. What did he receive instead of what he wanted for his birthday?
25. In what year did the story take place?
26. How many people were out of work?
27. In what city does this story take place?
28. The picture on page 2, do they (the boy and his father) look poor? Explain your answer
29. Why was the boy’s father leaving the home with a briefcase?
30. The drawing on page 5-6, what do you notice that everyone is selling?
a. How many people are selling the same item?
31. What did the lady’s sign say?
32. How much did the two apples cost him?
33. On page 7-8, as the boys got to Webster Avenue, what did the boy notice?
34. On page 9-10, why does Jacob have his arm around the boy?
35. What caused the boy to get tears?
36. Why is Jacob working?
37. Does Jacob see selling newspapers as hard work?
38. What is the name of the ballpark they sold newspapers next to?
39. Why do you suppose the boy and Jacob are successful in selling newspapers?
40. Do you recall the price of the apples and how much they cost?
41. On page 15, the boys go back to the small building where they got the newspapers. How much were the boys charged for the newspaper?
42. How many newspapers did they sell?
43. On page 18, Mrs. Johnson, made a business arrangement with the boy. The arrangement was to rent him the baby carriage at 10 cents an afternoon. How many newspapers would the boy have to sell in order to pay for the rental of the carriage?
44. On page 20, why do you think the boy’s father is upset? Use text-clues to support your answer.
45. Why do you suppose the boy’s father didn’t reply to when he heard his son say he saw him selling apples? Use text-clues to support your answer.
46. What did the boys do after selling all of their newspapers?
47. On the last page (29), how do we know that the boy and his father are working as a team? Use text-clues to support your answer.
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