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Velociraptor
6-pack
ISBN: 9780790321462
Copyright Date: 2007
Grade Level:
6
Reading Level:
V
Strategy/Skill:
Character study, Dialogue, Making predictions
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Humor
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
Raul’s uncle is a cryptozoologist who studies creatures that people think don’t exist. When Raul and his friends discover that one of Uncle Jorge’s valuable specimens has gone missing, they must figure out what has happened to it before a disaster happens.
Features of the Book
- Narrative fiction with plot, characters, and setting
- Problem solving
- Use of dialogue and humor
- Factual information
Purpose
Velociraptor can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- making, revising, and confirming predictions
- identifying the structure of a narrative
- exploring how scientists study rare and extinct creatures
- developing a character study
- examining the use of dialogue in a narrative
- analyzing the use of humor in a narrative
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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