Quest for the Tree Kangaroo
Publication Information
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:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    science| social studies
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:
Discussion Webs    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
Herringbone    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/herringbone.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
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