The Cricket in Times Square Study Guide

The Cricket in Times Square Study Guide

A MOUSE, A CAT, AND A CRICKET TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE!
Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City - the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the enticing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist int he city, he wants to look around. 

He could not have found two better guides - and friends - than Tucker and Harry! But Chester has a hidden talent and no one, not even Chester himself, realized that the little country cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two.

A book filled with grand fun and enchanting illustrations by Garth Williams.

Through George Selden's enchanting story, students will learn:

About the Author: Learn about George Selden

Background Information: Crickets in China.

Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth.

Literary Techniques:  Adverbs, setting, descriptive writing, dialect, foreshadowing, in context, fact vs. opinion, similes, metaphors, theme, character traits.

Moral Lessons and Character Values:  God is with us, friendship, truth, responsibility, money, giving, forgiveness, happiness.

Activities and Writing Assignments: Crickets, New York City, Chinatown, mapping, writing assignments, science, legends, talents, music, art, cooking, chopsticks.

Suggestions for Further Reading:  We include a wonderful reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, Cricket in Times Square by George Selden.

All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview! 

• Age Level = 8-12
• Book Author = Andrew Clausen
• Book Material = Paperback
• Book Publisher = Progeny Press
• Copyright = c1998
• Grade Level = 4-6
• Condition = New