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Maniac Magee was a great book! Now let's learn more about the book and its author. |
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DIRECTIONS:
Below, you will find sets of questions and websites. Each question has
at least one website that goes along with it. Read the question and use
the information on the website to come up with your answer. BE CAREFUL:
Some questions ask you to find a fact. Others ask you to develop your
own
opinion. Pay attention to your task. Record your
answers
on a piece of paper, or a sheet provided. (Printable sheet)
SETTING
| 1. How
long is the Schuylkill River? __________________________
2. In what state is the Schuylkill River located? __________________________ |
3. If Maniac were staying at the Philadelphia Zoo, what is the earliest time he would be alone at the zoo without visitors there? ____________________
4. If Maniac were to go to the zoo as a visitor, how much would he have to pay to get in? ___________
http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/index.php?id=1_3
5. Find a photo of a trolley on its trestle by doing a google search. Write the web address and a description (or print the photo) _________________________. .
MANIAC MAGEE and Jerry Spinelli
6. Maniac was skilled at untying knots. How many types are tied for you on the following website? __________ Which is your favorite? Why?
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EXTRA
CREDIT - 7 THROUGH 16 - 15 POINTS
7. How many
books
has Jerry Spinelli authored? Name some.__________,
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8. Did Jerry Spinelli ever run away from home?___________________
9. What award did this book, Maniac Magee, receive?___________________
10. How old is Jerry Spinelli?____________________
11. Was Maniac Magee the first work he ever wrote?__________________
12. How do you know?___________________
13. What was the first thing he had published?_____________________
14. Is Jerry Spinelli married and does he have children?______________
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/spinelli.html
http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_001.htm
MARS BAR
15. How many calories are in one MARS bar? (do a find for Mars Bar on this page:)
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories/calorie_counter.htm
16. Which of the candies that appear on the following web page is a Mars Bar?
Counting from left to right and top to bottom, which number 1-12 is it?
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/c/crosssection/namethatbar.html
EXTRA CREDIT - AFTER FINISHING
THE BOOK - TEN POINTS