Quest for the Tree Kangaroo |
Publication Information
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Author: Montgomery, Sy |
Illustrator: Bishop, Nic |
Title: Quest for the Tree Kangaroo |
Date: 2006 |
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
City: Boston |
ISBN, paperback: 0-618-49681-6 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
science| social studies
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Summary: |
Subtitled "An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea," this is the story of a team of scientists (and others) who trek to wilderness to study and save this unusual animal. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Readers will want to consider role of team members and of the team as a group in exploration, and perhaps compare teamwork with approaches to other complex situations whether individual or bureaucratic (as in Hurricane Katrina). Readers might also consider role of passion (Like Lisa's) in career choices. What reader could resist using the web sites mentioned at the end of the book to find out more about the tree kangaroos. Using the glossary and the Internet, students could research Pisin and Pidgin English. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Discussion Webs
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
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Herringbone
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/herringbone.pdf
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Think-Pair-Share
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
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