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Elephant Adventure
6-pack
ISBN: 9780790320373
Copyright Date: 2007
Grade Level:
6
Reading Level:
V
Strategy/Skill:
Asking questions, Author's purpose, Making predictions
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Adventure, Animals, Birds, and Insects, Conflict, Family, Relationships
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
When Juanita travels with her parents to an elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka, she’s prepared for a boring—and smelly—two weeks. Things take a turn in this realistic narrative when Juanita becomes involved in stopping an animal smuggling operation.
Features of the Book
- Narrative fiction
- Plot with setting, characters, problem, and resolution
- Told in the first person
- Factual information
- Theme of animal protection
Purpose
Elephant Adventure can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- making, revising, and confirming predictions
- asking questions
- identifying the author’s purpose and point of view
- considering how the actions of some people put animals in danger of extinction
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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