Chapter 7 – Captain Cook Builds a Nest Language Arts

Vocabulary – Look up the following words and write the definitions

idle – ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ rookery – ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

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Chapter 7 – Captain Cook Builds a Nest

Comprehension Questions – Answer these questions 1. What was the result of Captain Cook’s trips through the house

2. Name ten items Captain Cook had in his rookery. _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ 3. What do you think Mr. Popper is going to do with a few yards of clothesline?

Next: Adding and Subtracting Penguins Mr Popper’s Penguins Summer 2011

Chapter 7 – Captain Cook Builds a Nest

Page 22 of the PDF below contains a worksheet for some Math activities http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/guides/pdf/penguin-k-3.pdf

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Chapter 8 – Penguin Promenade Language Arts

Vocabulary – Look up the following words and write the definitions

reasonable – ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ derby – ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ graciously – ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ tripod – ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ bystander – ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Mr Popper’s Penguins Summer 2011

Chapter 8 – Penguin Promenade

Comprehension Questions – Answer these questions 1. What did Mrs. Callahan think Captain Cook was?

2. What did the photographer think Captain Cook was?

3. Where did Mr. Popper take Captain Cook to escape the crowds?

Creative Thinking and Comprehension Mr. Popper takes Captain Cook for a walk. What do people do when they see Captain Cook? Read the essay you wrote about the exotic pet you would like to have. Add a paragraph about what would people say when they saw you walking your pet?

Next: Dodo Birds Mr Popper’s Penguins Summer 2011

In Mr. Popper’s Penguins, someone mistakes Captain Cook for a Dodo bird!!! The dodo, Raphus cucullatus, was a turkey-sized flightless bird that went extinct around 1681. This bird lived in rainforests on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean (near the island of Madagascar, off the southeastern coast of Africa). Anatomy: The dodo had a large body, stubby wings, a small, curved tail, short legs, and a large beak. No complete specimens of the dodo were ever preserved; only some examples of the head and feet were saved. It may have weighed up to about 50 pounds (23 kg). Eggs and Chicks: Females laid a single egg in each clutch (a set of eggs laid in one nesting period). The nest was located on the ground (and quite vulnerable to predators). Diet: The dodo ate ripe fruit that fell to the ground, eating the fruit of the Calvaria major tree (which is often called the dodo tree). This long-living tree is now in danger of extinction since it depended on the dodo for its own reproduction; its seed can only germinate (sprout) after going through the digestive system of the dodo (the seed has a very thick coating). Scientists have found that turkeys have a similar digestive system to that of the dodo, and can stand in for the dodo in processing the seeds, perhaps saving the dodo tree. Predators: On its native island of Mauritius, there were no large mammals to prey on the dodo. People introduced mammals, including pigs, monkeys, and rats, which ate the dodo's eggs; people often hunted and ate the dodo.

source: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Dodo.shtml

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Mr Popper’s Penguins Summer 2011