Jani and the Leopard/ The Tiger-Stripe Potion by Rebecca Motil

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Book: Jani and the Leopard/ The Tiger-Stripe Potion
Author: Rebecca Motil
ISBN: 978-0-02-202635-6/ 978-0-02-203055-1

Chapter 1: Jani Meets a Leopard/ The Leopard in the Cave

1. When Jani arrived from school, whom did she talk to? (A)
2. What did Jani tell A she learned at school today?
3. What did Jani dream about that night?
4. At what time did Jani wake up?
5. Was Jani in her bedroom when she woke up?
6. Where was Jani?
7. Who/what did she see or meet?
8. How was the leopard feeling? (B)
9. Why was the leopard B?
10. Who took his family?
11. Why are they in a science laboratory?
12. Why can’t they ask the scientist for the potion?
13. Why do they want tiger stripes?
14. What is the leopard’s name?
15. What did Asha mean by “that’s a logical place to look,” when they were looking for the scientist’s notebook?
16. Where did Asha and Jani find the formula?
17. Where was the notebook located?
18. How long does the potion work?
19. Is Asha’s family being held in a city or village?  ( C )

Chapter 2: A Tiger/ The Tiger in the Forest

20. What was the trail like towards C?
21. In what country are they?
22. What was the climate like?
23. As they walked towards the village, who was about to attack them?
24. Describe Jani’s attitude towards the poachers.  Did Jani seem scared?
25. Who/what did they run into after the poachers?  (D)
26. What as D’s name?
27. Why were Jani and Asha afraid of D?
28. Who guided Jani and Asha to the village?

Chapter 3: Safe!/ The Rescue

29. Where was the cage located within the village?
30. How many leopards were in the cage?
31. What was the group’s plan on getting Asha’s family out of the cage?
32. Who smiled at the guard?
33. What did the guard say to Kartik?
34. What happened when Kartik smiled again?
35. How did the leopards get out of the cage?
36. How did the leopards escape from the village?

Chapter 4: Was It a Dream?/ Home Again

37. Who considered Kartik as a friend?
38. Did Kartik and the leopards walk off into the jungle together?
39. How did Jani get back home?
40. How long was Jani gone from her home?
41. Do you think Jani was dreaming or did she really go into a forest?  Use text from the story to support your answer.
42. Compare and contrast yourself with Jani.

Everyday Beauty- Beautiful or Not by Kirsten Anderson

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Book: Beautiful or Not
            Everyday Beauty
Author: Kirsten Anderson
ISBN: 978-0-02-202438-3
            978-0-02-202543-4

Chapter 1: The Perfect Picture

1. What did Carly take a picture of?
2. What was the first thing Carly did when she got home?
3. How did Carly react to her photos once she saw them on the computer?
4. Who plays the drums in Carly’s family?
5. What is Carly’s brother’s name?
6. What did Carly do with her camera once she saw the pictures of the hummingbird on the computer?
7. Did her brother keep her camera?
8. What has Carly always been fascinated with?

Chapter 2: A Tip from a Visitor/ A Visitor

9. Carly and Brad never helped their parents at their place of business.  True or False
10. What type of business did Carly’s family own?
11. Where did tourist go to fish and camp during the summer?
12. In what state was this wildlife refuge located?
13. What was the name of Carly’s town?
14. Was Carla bored living in this area?
15. What type of animals would Carla see?
16. In what city did Carly’s cousins lived?
17. What did Carla wondered in page 9?
18. Where was the young couple heading to?
19. When was the dam built?
20. What did the dam block?
21. What did dam create?
22. Carla discovered a new photographer on this day.  What was the name of the photographer?
23. When was the picture in the magazine taken?

Chapter 3: Learning from the Past/ Carly Learns from the Past

24. Was Carly fascinated with the glamorous pictures that Margaret Bourke-White took?
25. Which series of pictures did Carly find the most interesting?

Chapter 4: The Perfect Picture, Part II/ Carly Tries Something New

26. What were the names of her dogs?
27. Compare and Contrast you and Carly.
28. Compare and Contrast your neighborhood and Carly’s neighborhood.
29. Quote 3 facts
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30. Quote 3 opinions
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31. Write down one event that happened in the story.  In a few sentences write the cause and the effect of the event.