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Novel ideas

Mary pope osbornes

The
Magic tree house
series
Book #35 Night of the new magicians
Book #36 blizzard of the blue moon

Crystal and Thomas Rende


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Authors: Crystal and Thomas Rende


Cover Illustrator: Heather Tang

Novel Ideas

Mary Pope Osbornes: The Magic Tree House Series


Book #35 Night Of The New Magicians * Book #36 Blizzard Of The Blue Moon
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publisher other than is necessary for classroom use.
Printed in the United States of America

PRODUCT #: NLP9784

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using the novel study


The novel study can be used in four ways:

Independent reading at student created paced

Small group independent reading student created paced

Small group reading guided by the teacher

Whole class reading guided by the teacher.


Each novel study has the following key literacy elements:
Vocabulary:
The students will increase their vocabulary with worksheets that are designed to
have students rewrite the words, alphabetize the words, and unscramble the words.
Usage:
The students will better understand the meaning of the new vocabulary by seeing
the word used in sentences and identifying the correct spelling, creating a sentence and
illustrating the use of the word, and filling a cloze story.
Comprehension:
The questions come in two forms. The first is basic comprehension directly from
the story. This is your Who, What, Where, Why, How, When question.
The second form is analysis of information and events in the story. The student is
required to explain an answer, respond as if they were in the story, or state what they
think the character(s) should do.
Sequencing:
The student is required to take a list of events in the story and reorder them in a
sequence that correctly follows the story.
Creative Writing:
The student will take what they have learned from the story and apply it to a
creative writing piece. The directions for the creative writing piece are set up in a
bulleted format (common to most state standardized tests) to encourage students to
organize their writing better.

EACH OF THE TWO NOVEL STUDIES CAN BE PRINTED AND


STAPLED AS A PACKET USING THE INTRODUCTION AS THE
COVER PAGE.
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#35 night of the new magicians

Jack and his sister Annie continue their newest adventure. They are
being tested by Merlin to see if they can handle using magic. The first two
missions have gone well and they are ready for the next.
This time, Jack and Annie are whisked away to Paris for the 1889
World Fair. They must save the four magicians and find out their secrets.
Will they do it before the mysterious stranger gets to them first? Read and
find out!

Name _______________________

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Name _________________________
Directions: Rewrite the following words.

bicycle

_____________

brilliant

_____________

delightful

_____________

disappear

_____________

diseases

_____________

exhibits

_____________

fair

_____________

germs

_____________

iron

_____________

light

_____________

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lightbulb

_____________

microbes

_____________

researcher

_____________

responsibility

_____________

satchel

_____________

sound

_____________

telephone

_____________

tower

_____________

walkway

_____________

whirlwind

_____________

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Name _________________________
Directions: On the lines provided, rewrite the following words in
alphabetical order.

fair
satchel
responsibility
exhibits
tower
telephone
sound

walkway
light bulb
light
diseases
microbes
germs
researcher

bicycle
iron
disappear
delightful
brilliant
whirlwind

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________


4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________ 11. __________ 12. __________
13. __________ 14. __________ 15. __________
16. __________ 17. __________ 18. __________
19. __________ 20. __________

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Name _________________________
Directions: Unscramble the words to make the vocabulary words in the
word list.
WORD LIST
bicycle
exhibits
lightbulb
sound

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

brilliant
fair
microbes
telephone

delightful
germs
researcher
tower

disappear
iron
responsibility
walkway

irfa
clthesa
irieisbplotnsy
teixshib
roewt
eteheohlp
nodus
wywkala
blbluthig
tghil
sesesaid
bieosrcm
mgrse
rererechsa
lcecyib
rnio
repaapsdi
dltuhiglef
lailnrtbi
wnwdihrli

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diseases
light
satchel
whirlwind

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Name _________________________
Directions: Underline the correct spelling of each word.
1.

I like to ride my (bicycle, bisicle) all around my neighborhood.

2.

We studied (brilyant, brilliant) scientists in class today.

3.

It is such a (delightful, deliteful) day.

4.

The magicians made the girl (disappear, disaper) before our very eyes.

5.

Researchers are looking for cures for many (diseeses, diseases).

6.

The fair had hundreds of interesting (exhibits, exibits) to look at.

7.

I love to go to the state (fare, fair) every summer.

8.

(Germs, Jerms) can be very harmful.

9.

The Eiffel Tower was made of (irun, iron).

10.

Who turned off the (lite, light)?

11.

My father had to replace the (lightbulb, litebulb) in my room.

12.

(Microbes, Microabes) are so small you need a microscope to see them.

13.

The (researcher, reseercher) discovered a new form of pudding.

14.

It is my (responcibility, responsibility) to keep my bedroom clean.

15.

He carried a (satchel, sachel) over his shoulder.

16.

The (sound, sownd) of the fireworks was so loud, I put my hands over my ears.

17.

My sisters (telephone, telephone) never stops ringing.

18.

The lifeguard watched the beach from his (touer, tower).

19.

My family looked at all the shops along the (walkway, walkwaye).

20.

My favorite rock band is doing a (wirlwind, whirlwind) tour of America.

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Name _________________________
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
CHAPTER ONE
1. Where is their mission taking them this time?
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2. What four magicians are Jack and Annie suppose to warn?
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CHAPTER TWO
1. What happened to the ice cream money in Annies pocket?
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2. What was Jacks concern at the end of the chapter?
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CHAPTER THREE
1. What was the magic that can send a voice a thousand miles? Why do
you think people thought it was magic?
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2. Who is the magician of sound? Why?


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CHAPTER FOUR
1. Who is the Wizard of Menlo Park? Why was he called that?
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2. How is Edison the magician of light?
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3. Where was the evil sorcerer heading next?
___________________________________________________________
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CHAPTER FIVE
1. What is the Pasteur Institute?
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2. Why do Jack and Annie feel like they have come to a dead end?
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CHAPTER SIX
1. How is Louis Pasteur the magician of the invisible?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Who do you think the couple that gave Jack and Annie the bicycle?
Why?
___________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________
3. What spell are they going to use? Why?
___________________________________________________________
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CHAPTER SEVEN
1. How did Jack and Annie get to the Eiffel Tower so quickly?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Why couldnt Jack and Annie get to the private party like the three
magicians?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
CHAPTER EIGHT
1. Who is Gustave Eiffel?
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___________________________________________________________

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2. Were the four magicians secret really magical? Explain.


___________________________________________________________
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CHAPTER NINE
1. Who was the evil sorcerer? Why did he pretend to be one?
___________________________________________________________
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CHAPTER TEN
1. How could you use the advice of the four great scientists to achieve
goals and dreams?
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Name _________________________
Directions: Draw a picture of the four vocabulary words from the story.
Then, write a sentence using the word in it.
satchel

tower

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lightbulb

bicycle

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Name _________________________
Directions: Use the shapes to put the letter of the events in correct order.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

People in 1889 thought the telephone was magical.


The Pasteur Institute is closed when Jack and Annie get there.
Jack and Annie meet four great magicians in the Eiffel Tower.
Jack and Annie learn that Edison invented the lightbulb.
Merlin was pretending to be the evil sorcerer to keep the two focused.
Jack and Annie travel to the 1889 Paris World Fair.
Jack and Annie climb all 1, 632 steps of the Eiffel Tower.
A young couple lends Jack and Annie their bicycle.

1.

2.

6.

5.

7.

8.

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3.

4.

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Name _________________________
WORD LIST
bicycle
exhibits
lightbulb
sound

brilliant
fair
microbes
telephone

delightful
germs
researcher
tower

disappear
iron
responsibility
walkway

diseases
light
satchel
whirlwind

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word for each sentence. Not
all of the words will be used. No word will be used twice.

Jack and Annie travel back in time to the 1889 Paris


World __________. Jacks backpack turns into a leather
__________. They walk around and see hundreds of
interesting __________ that surround the Eiffel ________.
On this adventure, Jack and Annie meet Alexander
Graham Bell, who invented the __________. They meet
Thomas Alva Edison, who invented the incandescent
__________. They also meet Louis Pasteur, who
researched __________, which are __________, to fight
incurable __________. Finally, they get to meet Gustave
Eiffel, who used __________ to build the Eiffel Tower.
In the end, they learn the Magician of __________ used the
telephone. The Magician of __________ used the
lightbulb. The Magician of the Invisible used the
microscope. The Magician of Iron built the Eiffel Tower.
They were all __________ minds of their time. They
felt they had the ____________ to use their minds and
energy to make life better for man. This was a very
exciting adventure for Jack and Annie. Wouldnt you like
to meet these four great men?

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Name _________________________
1. Write a sentence using the word walkway.
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___________________________________________________________
2. Write a sentence using the word bicycle.
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3. Write a sentence using the word whirlwind.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
4. Write a sentence using the words sound and telephone.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
5. Write a sentence using the words light and lightbulb.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
6. Write a paragraph using the words exhibits, fair, tower, delightful,
and brilliant.
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Name _________________________
Book Summary
Title: ________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________
Illustrator: ____________________________________________________
List the main characters: _________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Setting: ______________________________________________________
Illustrate your favorite scene from the story. Tell which scene it is on the bottom.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Write a paragraph describing what you liked about the story.


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Name _________________________
CREATIVE WRITING
Write a story about meeting a great scientist. You first have to decide whom
you want to meet. Then you may need to research what they did. Finally,
tell why you want to meet him or her. Be sure to include:

A description the scientists accomplishments

An explanation of why you want to meet this person

Use dialog in your story to teach the reader about the scientist

Use your imagination and have fun

Check punctuation, sentencing, and spelling

Write the final draft on lined paper


ROUGH DRAFT
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ANSWER KEY
PAGE #7 and PAGE #9
1. bicycle
2. brilliant
3. delightful
4. disappear
5. diseases
6. exhibits
7. fair
8. germs
9. iron
10. light
11. lightbulb
12. microbes
13. researcher
14. responsibility
15. satchel
16. sound
17. telephone
18. tower
19. walkway
20. whirlwind
PAGE #8
1. fair
2. satchel
3. responsibility
4. exhibits
5. tower
6. telephone
7. sound
8. walkway
9. lightbulb
10. light
11. diseases
12. microbes
13. germs
14. researcher
15. bicycle
16. iron
17. disappear
18. delightful
19. brilliant
20. whirlwind

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*In Chapter Four the word lightbulb was used repeatedly as one word. Current dictionaries spell it as two
separate words, as does the spell check on a computer. For consistency sake, it was used as one word in
this resource book.
CHAPTER ONE
1. The mission took them to The 1889 Paris World Fair.
2. The Magicians of Sound, Light, Invisible, and Iron.
CHAPTER TWO
1. The ice cream money was turned into French coins.
2. He was concerned that the fair was more inventions and science that magic.
CHAPTER THREE
1. The magic that sends sound a thousand miles is the telephone. The remaining answer is student
opinions.
2. Alexander Graham Bell was the magician of sound. The reason is he invented the telephone.
CHAPTER FOUR
1. Thomas Alva Edison was the Wizard of Menlo Park. The reason he was called that is because of
all of his great inventions he did while he lived in Menlo Park.
2. He is the magician of light because he invented the incandescent lightbulb.
3. The evil sorcerer was heading to the Pasteur Institute.
CHAPTER FIVE
1. It is a laboratory for finding cures for diseases.
2. The Institute was closed and locked.
CHAPTER SIX
1. Pasteur fights germs and diseases so small you cant see them with your eyes.
2. Answers will vary but should be Kathleen and Teddy.
3. They used Spin Into The Air so they could make the bicycle fly.
CHAPTER SEVEN
1. They flew to the Eiffel Tower on the bicycle using a spell.
2. The elevator on the Eiffel Tower was closed for the evening.
CHAPTER EIGHT
1. He is a master engineer who built the Eiffel Tower.
2. No, it was hard work, luck, and inspiration that helped them create their amazing works.
CHAPTER NINE
1. Merlin, her wanted Jack and Annie to meet the four great scientists. He made up the evil sorcerer
problem to keep them focused on their mission.
CHAPTER TEN
1. Answers will be student opinions.

PAGE #15
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

f
a
d
h
b
g
c
e

PAGE #16
1. fair
2. satchel
3. exhibits
4. tower
5. telephone
6. lightbulb
7. microbes
8. germs
9. diseases
10. sound

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11. light
12. brilliant
13. responsibility

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#36 blizzard of the blue moon

Jack and his sister Annie continue their newest mission for Merlin.
This is the final one and they only have three rhymes left to help them. They
must travel to New York City and free a unicorn.
Where in New York City in 1938 can anyone find a unicorn? That is
what Jack and Annie are thinking. What do you think? Read on and find
out where a unicorn can be hiding in one of the largest cities in the world.

Name _______________________

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Name _________________________
Directions: Rewrite the following words.

blizzard

_____________

carousel

_____________

cloister

_____________

dianthus

_____________

expression

_____________

footpaths

_____________

freeze

_____________

gracefully

_____________

instruments

_____________

mallard

_____________

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numb

_____________

observatory

_____________

platform

_____________

pranced

_____________

silhouetted

_____________

skyscrapers

_____________

taxi

_____________

unicorn

_____________

waterfront

_____________

weather

_____________

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Name _________________________
Directions: On the lines provided, rewrite the following words in
alphabetical order.

silhouetted
unicorn
expression
skyscrapers
freeze
footpaths
observatory

blizzard
weather
instruments
platform
taxi
numb
cloister

gracefully
waterfront
pranced
carousel
mallard
dianthus

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________


4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________ 11. __________ 12. __________
13. __________ 14. __________ 15. __________
16. __________ 17. __________ 18. __________
19. __________ 20. __________

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Name _________________________
Directions: Unscramble the words to make the vocabulary words in the
word list.
WORD LIST
blizzard
footpaths
numb
skyscrapers

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

carousel
freeze
observatory
taxi

cloister
gracefully
platform
unicorn

etehtldusio
cnrinuo
sosnieperx
spsrsykcaer
eeerfz
tstpahoof
tavorreyosb
zrzdlbia
ehtrawe
setunmsirnt
mtraflop
iatx
bnmu
rcletsio
lfuylcearg
fwtreaornt
eandcpr
eosulrca
lmaardl
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dianthus
instruments
pranced
waterfront

expression
mallard
silhouetted
weather

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Name _________________________
Directions: Underline the correct spelling of each word.
1.

We have a (blizard, blizzard) every winter in our town.

2.

My little brother, Sam, loves to ride the (karosale, carousel).

3.

We walked through a beautiful (kloyster, cloister) with colorful flowers.

4.

(Dianthus, Dianthis) was the name of the unicorn.

5.

An (expression, expreshun) can be a common phrase.

6.

There were several (futpaths, footpaths) to choose from at the park.

7.

My fingers will (freeze, freese) if I stay outside any longer.

8.

She (gracefully, grasefuly) danced across the room.

9.

There were a lot of (instruments, instremints) to use for the operation.

10.

A (mallard, mallyard) is a beautiful duck.

11.

I was so cold my nose was (num, numb).

12.

We visited an (observitory, observatory) on our class trip.

13.

The diver jumped off the (platform, plateform) and into the water.

14.

The pony (pranced, pransed) across the field.

15.

My image was (silhouetted, silhoetted) with dark shadows.

16.

New York City has more (skyscrapers, skiscraprs) than any other city.

17.

My family took a (taxi, taski) to the airport.

18.

A (unicorn, yunicorne) is a magical animal.

19.

The path took us along the (waterfrunt, waterfront).

20.

The (wether, weather) was perfect for swimming at the beach.

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Name _________________________
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
CHAPTER ONE
1. Where is the final test for Merlin taking Jack and Annie this time?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. How many rhymes do they have left to use? Do you think it will be
enough or will they need help?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
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CHAPTER TWO
1. Why do you think there is hardly anyone in the park?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Do you think the two teenagers are Teddy and Kathleen? Why?
___________________________________________________________
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CHAPTER THREE
1. Why did Jack use one of the rhymes so early in the mission?
___________________________________________________________
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2. Why is this storm going to be one of the worst in New York Citys
history?
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3. Why are Jack and Annie going to the Bronx Zoo?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
CHAPTER FOUR
1. What were the hard times Mr. Perkins was talking about?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Why do you think the subway was so crowded?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
CHAPTER FIVE
1. Why did Jack and Annie have to leave the taxi before they got to the
zoo?
___________________________________________________________
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2. What is a cloister?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. Where did Jack and Annie find a unicorn?
___________________________________________________________
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CHAPTER SIX
1. Why didnt the unicorn come out of the tapestry when Jack called it
the Divine Flower of Rome?
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2. Were the two strangers that followed Jack and Annie their friends,
Teddy and Kathleen?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. Why did Jack and Annie try to stop Balor and Grinda from taking the
unicorn?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
CHAPTER SEVEN
1. How did Jack and Annie escape with Dianthus?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. What would you do if you saw a unicorn walk past you like the
museum lady?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
CHAPTER EIGHT
1. What was happening to the city as the unicorn ran through it?
___________________________________________________________
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2. How did Balor and Grinda get to the tree house before Jack, Annie,
and Dianthus?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. What did Annie do to stop Balor and Grinda from getting Dianthus?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
CHAPTER NINE
1. What characters in the story were really Kathleen and Teddy?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Why is the Dark Wizard trying to capture Dianthus?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. What did Merlin give Jack and Annie as a reward for using magic
wisely?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
CHAPTER TEN
1. Who do you think got lost, Jack or Annie? Explain.
___________________________________________________________
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Name _________________________
Directions: Draw a picture of the four vocabulary words from the story.
Then, write a sentence using the word in it.
skyscrapers

cloister

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unicorn

footpaths

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Name _________________________
Directions: Use the shapes to put the letter of the events in correct order.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Jack and Annie end up at a cloister instead of the zoo.


The taxi gets stuck trying to drive in the snow.
Two magicians working for the Dark Wizard try to take the unicorn.
Jack and Annie save the unicorn and return home with a wand from Merlin.
Jack uses a rhyme to find Annie, who is lost in the snowstorm.
The unicorn is hidden in a tapestry at the cloister.
Jack and Annie think they need to get to the Bronx Zoo to find a unicorn.
Jack and Annie start their last of four Merlin missions in New York City in 1938.

1.

2.

6.

5.

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4.

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Name _________________________
WORD LIST
blizzard
footpaths
numb
skyscrapers

carousel
freeze
observatory
taxi

cloister
gracefully
platform
unicorn

dianthus
instruments
pranced
waterfront

expression
mallard
silhouetted
weather

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word for each sentence. Not
all of the words will be used. No word will be used twice.

Jack and Annie have to find a __________ in New


York City for their next mission for Merlin. They see
many tall buildings, or __________, in the city. They get
lost in Central Park during a terrible __________. They are
about to __________ when they find a castle to warm up
in.
The castle has a __________ station in its
__________. Mr. Perkins tells them he has many
__________ to measure weather conditions.
Jack and Annie try to take the subway and a ________
to get up town to the zoo. At the subway, the __________
is very crowded with people trying to get out of the storm.
The taxi gets stuck in the snow and Jack and Annie
end up at a __________. They run into two magicians
working for the Dark Wizard. They are trying to capture
the unicorn before Jack and Annie can free it.
Jack and Annie get the unicorn named __________
away from Balor and Grinda and return to the tree house.
When they get to tree house, they turn Balor and Grinda
into two __________ ducks to keep them from getting
Dianthus.
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Name _________________________
1. Write a sentence using the word platform.
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2. Write a sentence using the word taxi.
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3. Write a sentence using the word gracefully.
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4. Write a sentence using the words freeze and numb.
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5. Write a sentence using the words skyscrapers and footpaths.
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6. Write a paragraph using the words unicorn, blizzard, cloister,
dianthus, and weather.
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Name _________________________
Book summary
Title: ________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________
Illustrator: ____________________________________________________
List the main characters: _________________________________________
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Setting: ______________________________________________________
Illustrate your favorite scene from the story. Tell which scene it is on the bottom.

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___________________________________________________________________

Write a paragraph describing what you liked about the story.


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Name _________________________
CREATIVE WRITING
Write a story about going on vacation to New York City. When there you
discover a magical creature and go on an adventure with it. Describe the
creature and the adventure you go on in detail. Be sure to include:

A description magical creature

An explanation how you find the magical creature

Tell about different things you do on your adventure

Use your imagination and have fun

Check punctuation, sentencing, and spelling

Write the final draft on lined paper


ROUGH DRAFT
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ANSWER KEY
PAGE #25 and PAGE #27
1. blizzard
2. carousel
3. cloister
4. dianthus
5. expression
6. footpaths
7. freeze
8. gracefully
9. instruments
10. mallard
11. numb
12. observatory
13. platform
14. pranced
15. silhouetted
16. skyscrapers
17. taxi
18. unicorn
19. waterfront
20. weather

PAGE #26
1. silhouetted
2. unicorn
3. expression
4. skyscrapers
5. freeze
6. footpaths
7. observatory
8. blizzard
9. weather
10. instruments
11. platform
12. taxi
13. numb
14. cloister
15. gracefully
16. waterfront
17. pranced
18. carousel
19. mallard
20. dianthus

CHAPTER ONE
1. New York City in 1938
2. They only have three left. Remaining answer will be student opinion.
CHAPTER TWO
1. Answers will be student opinions.
2. Answers will be student predictions with an explanation.
CHAPTER THREE
1. He thought Annie was lost and the rhyme helped him find her.
2. Two storms are going to meet and create a monster blizzard.
3. They think the unicorn will be there.
CHAPTER FOUR
1. It was the Great Depression of the 1930s.
2. Answers will be student opinions.
CHAPTER FIVE
1. The taxi got stuck in the snow.
2. A cloister is an enclosed garden or courtyard.
3. They found the unicorn in a tapestry in the tapestry room.
CHAPTER SIX
1. That wasnt the unicorns name.
2. No, they were Balor and Grinda. They work for the Dark Wizard.
3. They knew that Grinda and Balor didnt really love the unicorn.
CHAPTER SEVEN
1. They used the rhyme Call A Cloud From The Sky and then escaped while hidden in the cloud.
2. Answers will be student responses to what they see.

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CHAPTER EIGHT
1. The storm was stopping and people were becoming more cheerful.
2. They took the A train.
3. Annie turned them into mallard ducks.
CHAPTER NINE
1. Kathleen was the girl on the subway and Teddy was the taxi driver.
2. The Dark Wizard is trying to keep its good magic from the rest of the world.
3. He gave them the Wand of Dianthus. It can only be used for anothers good.
CHAPTER TEN
1. Answers will be student opinions with an explanation.

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skyscrapers
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freeze
weather
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instruments
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platform
cloister
dianthus
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