Trapped by the Ice!

1. ORGANIZING What did Shackleton succeed in doing? What did he fail in doing? Use details from the story.

2. GENERATING When Shackleton went to find help, how do you think the crew members he left behind felt?

3. INTEGRATING Name some qualities a person would need to survivie a voyage like Shackleton's.

4. EVALUATING What do you think would have been the most difficult part of Shackleton's Antarctic voyage?

5. EVALUATING Would you have gone back with Shackleton to rescue the men on Elephant Island? Explain.

6. CONNECTIONS How is Shackleton's sea voyage like the "Mayflower" voyage? How is it different?

Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip

1 KNOWLEDGE In what ways does Yunmi change because of her visit to Korea? Use details from the sotry.

2. GENERATING How does Yunmi feel about her relatives in Korea by the end of the story? Explain your answer.

3. GENERATING Why is celebrating Grandfather's birthday is so important to Yunmi and Halmoni's family?

4. INTEGRATING How do you think Yunmi's cousins would feel about visiting Yunmi in the United States?

5. EVALUATING If someone came to visit you form far away, how would you make them feel welcome?

6. CONNECTIONS BOth Yunmi and the boy in "Across the Wide Dark Sea" take long voyages. Compare their experiences.

One Day in May

KNOWLEDGE Describe how Sonia's community works together to help save the deer.

APPLYING What animals do you see most often where you live? How do they behave around people?

GENERATING Why doesn't Sonia get angry when the deer eat the lettuce in her garden?

GENERATING How does Sonia's community change because of the deer being in the neighborhood garden?

EVALUATING Who do yoiu think is the hero in this story? Give reasons for your answer.

CONNECTIONS Compare Sonia to another character in this theme.

Seal Surger

1. ORGANIZING Compare how the characters and the seals change during the story.

2. GENERATING Why do you think Ben enjoys watching the seals? Use details from the story.

3. GENERATING What kinds of activities might Ben do someday with his own grandchildren?

4. INTEGRATING Ben likes the cliffs. Describe an outside place you like and how it changes with the seasons.

5. EVALUATING Is it believable that a seal could rescue a surfer from drowning? Why or why not?

6. CONNECTIONS Compare the animal habitat in SEAL SURFER with the one in NIGHTS OF THE PUFFLINGS.

Nights of the Pufflings

ANALYZING Give some reasons why Bruce McMillan might have wanted to write a book about the pufflings.

GENERATING Why do you think the children return the pufflings to the sea instead of keeping them as pets?

GENERATING Why are puffins called "clowns of the sea?"

INTEGRATING What makes the nights of the pufflings exciting? Use story details to support your answer.

EVALUATING What would you like best about visiting Heimaey Island during the nights of the pufflings? Why?

CONNECTIONS How did humans cause the pufflings' habitat to change? How else might villagers help them?