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Title |
Author |
Grade
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"
Cricket in Time Square" |
George Sheldon |
3rd to 5th |
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Genre: |
Fiction, chapter book |
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Summary of the story : |
After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the
Times Square subway station from his native Connecticut via
a picnic basket, he takes up residence in the Bellinis'
newsstand. There tiny Chester is lucky enough to find three
good friends:
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a little boy named Mario, whose
parents run the unsuccessful newsstand;
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a fast-talking Broadway mouse called
Tucker;
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and Tucker's pal, Harry Cat.
Between escapades in New York City,
the four somehow manage to bring success to
the almost bankrupt newsstand.
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Possible Design Challenges: |
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Designing a home for the cricket,
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designing a sound system to amplify the crickets sound.
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Designing a food system for the cricket, mouse and cat.
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