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Title |
Author |
Grade
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Two Bobbies |
Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery |
PreK to
2nd grade |
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Genre: |
Picture Book, Historical
fiction |
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Summary of the story : |
Bobbi
and Bob Cat are the best of friends. When their hometown
of New Orleans was struck by Hurricane Katrina, many
lost everything. But not Bobbi and Bob Cat—they still
had each other. Only by staying together could they
survive. This is the story of their remarkable
friendship.
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Main
Characters and supporting ones: Who do I want to work
for? |
Bobbie, Bob Cat,
Construction workers, Best friends volunteers, Society,
Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Adoptive family
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Possible Design Challenges: |
- Build a house for Bobbie
and Bob Cat
- Design a food machine to
feed them
- Design a name tag to
help them when they meet people
- Could we design a device
to help Bobbie Cat overcome the blindness?
- How could we prevent the
flood happening in New Orleans?
- Design a better way for
the next flood city to take care of the animals.
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People
Talk sentences: |
- Who's bigger; Bobbie or
Bob Cat?
- What food do they eat?
- What is a name tag?
- How did the wind effect
the flooding?
- What do we need to
design a system to help the animals?
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Comments: |
How could Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery know
exactly what Cat and Dog did during their journey to the
animal shelter? But the two animals had to have a history
together, so the two writers imagined one. Could you
think of another history of the two together?
Algebra project:
- Event
- Draw Picture
- People Talk
- Feature Talk
- Symbolic
Representation
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