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Wonder
Struck
by Brian Selznick
A Texas Bluebonnet Award NomineeSM
What
could possibly link the life of a famous New York
actress's daughter in 1927 with the life of a
boy living on the shores of Gunflint Lake, Minnesota, in 1977?
Their two stories come to life in totally different formats:
her story, drawn in pictures and
his story, written in words,
both alternating through Brian Selznick's unique historical fiction
mystery, Wonder
Struck in 2012.
Both
kids wish for something they don't have.
The girl wishes for the love of her mother who
has deserted her for her acting career.
The boy longs to find a father he has never known.
Both kids run away to seek a parent who is out of their reach.
Both kids have similar handicaps.
Both kids love museums.
Neither knows the other exists.
Ben's
story begins in Minnesota where an accident has changed his life forever.
It has robbed him of a beloved mother but has offered clues to finding
a father he never had. In finding the clues, another accident steals
one of his most important possessions. What will happen when he leaves
the hospital without it?
Rose's
story begins in a three-story house on the banks of the Hudson River,
overlooking New York City. Here, she is being held captive by someone
who should care deeply for her. She often slips out of her house, down
to the river, and releases notes that scream for help, notes folded
as boats. What will happen when she makes her way to New York City?
The
Kids' Wings literature guide invites group discussion, problem solving,
research, writing, skill building, creating museums, and a culminating
interactive Jeopardy-type game. Teachers who want students to use fun,
exciting, well-written literature in a story about museums, family,
and history to entice kids to love reading and develop skills as a bonus
will want make this book and the Kids Wings activity guide part of their
classroom libraries.
Research
Links
for Wonder
Struck by Brian Selznick
An
Interview with the Author
Gunflint
Lodge
Exploring
Gunflint Trail
Stromatolite
Maps
Windows
on Nature:
The Great Habitat Dioramas of the American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum
of Natural History on YouTube
Ology for Kids
Wikipedia
American Museum of Natural History
Starry
Night Interactive
New York City Blackout of 1977
National Museum of American
History in Washington, DC
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural
History in Washington, DC
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia
Digital
Museum Boxes (pay site)
A
Kids Wings unit, perfect for lesson planning and handouts or projection
on your SmartBoard for Wonder Struck
by Brian Selznick is now available for instant download!
| This
Kids Wings Activity Guide Contains:
Pre-reading Discussion Cards;
Anticipation Guide;
Two-Page Readers’ Theater Introduction;
Where in the World is New York?
Get Ready! Get Set! Go! Preparing your Dialectical Journal;
Problems, Choices, and Consequences, pages 1-2;
Vocabulary List;
Character Studies for Ben and Rose;
Analyzing Quotes, Pages 1 and 2;
Ben's Story, Pages 14-15, Multiple Choice;
Rose's Story, Summarization of Pages 28-67, Multiple Choice;
Visualizaing Ben's Story, Pages 85-176, Drawing;
Creating My Own Museum Box;
Rose's Story, Summarization of Pages 70-173, Multiple Choice;
Rose's Story, Summarization of Pages 178-225, Multiple Choice;
Crossword Puzzle, Two Separate Lives, Part 1;
Visualizaing Ben's Story, Pages 194-367, Drawing;
Rose's Story, Writing a Summary, Pages 228-241 and 244-263;
Surprises in the Museum, Pages 381-487;
Crossword Puzzle, Museum Meetings, Part 2;
The Research Song to the tune of "Sixteen Tons";
Research: Was Lillian Mayhew a Real Person?
Problem Solving, Pages 448-487;
Kincade's Book Store, Pages 490-547;
Evaluation of Elaine Wilson's Characteristics;
Discussion and Writing Questions, Pages 547-578;
Discussion and Writing Questions, Pages 579-617;
The New York City Blackout of 1977;
Answer Pages;
Plus, a BONUS Interactive Jeopardy-type Game |
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Kids Wings Wonder Struck Activity Guide:
 
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The
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