FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX

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Boston, Massachusetts



Boston
About This Scene
Classroom Activities
Introduce Vocabulary
Swan Boats
Seasonal Clues
Numbers of Animals
Suggested Questions
Additional Web Resources
Related Books

Seasonal Clues:

  1. Use clues in the illustration to figure out which season of the year is shown. Use the queries below to guide discussion.
  2. Think about how people are dressed. Look at the trees. Think about when ducklings are born.
  3. Do you think the swan boats operate all year long? Why can’t they be used at certain times of the year?
  4. Look at a map to see where Boston is located. Compare the climate where you live to the climate in Boston. Use this link for climate information on Boston:

    www.rssweather.com/climate/Massachusetts/Boston/

Standards: NS.K-4.3 Life Science; NS.K-4.6 Science in Personal and Social Perspectives; NS.K-4.4 Earth and Space Science


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Illustrations and excerpts from Adèle & Simon in America by Barbara McClintock.
Copyright © 2008 by Barbara McClintock. Published in August 2008 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. All rights reserved.