2) Seal Surfer

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

3) Seal Surfer

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

6) Nights of the Pufflings

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

2) Nights of the Pufflings

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

3) Nights of the Pufflings

3) Generating Why are puffins called "clowns of the sea"?

4) Nights of the Pufflings

4) Integrating What makes the nights of the pufflings exciting? Give examples from the story to support your answer.

5) Nights of the Pufflings

5) Evaluating What would you like best about visiting Heimaaey Island during the nights of the pufflings? WHY?

1) Nights of the Pufflings

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

4) Seal Surfer

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

5) Seal Surfer

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

6) Seal Surfer

Connections 6. Compare the animal habitat in Seal Surfer with the habitat in Nights of the Pufflings.

1) Seal Surfer

Organizing 1. Compare how the characters and the seals change during the story (from the beginning to the middle to the end).