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Question 1

This book has a prologue with a story about something good turning into something bad.

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang

Question 2

These chapter beginnings have 3 gray dots.

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang

Question 3

This book uses italics to indicate thoughts the main character has related to the events of the book.

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang

Question 4

This book was inspired by a relative of the author who was doing genealogy (family heritage) research.

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang

Question 5

This author has worked as an attorney (lawyer) and a tutor for children.

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang

Question 6

This author lives in suburban Washington, D.C. and has received a grant for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang

Question 7

This book is the author’s first children’s book.

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang

Question 8

This book’s final pages are brief descriptions of many of the author’s other books.

Answer 8

Fantasy League by Mike Lupica

Question 9

This book’s chapter numbers are in shadow lettering.

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Fantasy League by Mike Lupica

Question 10

This book has the author’s name on the top of every left page and the book’s title on the top of each right page, with a line of dots beneath.

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Fantasy League by Mike Lupica

Question 11

The author of this book writes for a newspaper and hosts a radio show.

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Fantasy League by Mike Lupica

Question 12

The author of this book has been called the greatest writer of a certain type of book for “middle school readers.”

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Fantasy League by Mike Lupica

“Greatest sports writer for middle school readers.”

Question 13

The author of this book has 4 children.

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Fantasy League by Mike Lupica

Question 14

The author of this book has written 38 books in addition to this one.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 15

This book is dedicated to two of the author’s relatives.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 16

This book has a picture of a dark gray fist.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 17

A main character in this book is often pictured wearing a red jacket and hat.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 18

The picture on the last page of the story in this book features two people in their garden.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 19

This book includes an illustration of a room with pictures of dogs on the wall.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 20

This book has no page numbers.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 21

In the author’s note in this book, the author recognizes citizens who opened their homes to protect other people.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 22

In the author’s note of this book, the author describes a letter received by the main characters signed with a paw print.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 23

The publication (copyright) information of this book is printed in the back of the book, not at the front after the title page.

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

Question 24

This book contains a foreword from the narrator.

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Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen

Question 25

This book contains a foreword from the narrator that briefly tells of the dramatic changes in his life that recently occurred.

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Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen

Question 26

This book has chapter titles relating to concepts of economics or managing money.

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Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen

Question 27

The first page of each chapter in this book has coins and starts pictured.

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Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen

Question 28

The main character of this book is never named.

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Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen

Question 29

The author of this book has won three Newbery Honor Awards.

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Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen

Question 30

This author lives in Alaska, New Mexico and on a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean.

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Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen

Question 31

This book has a companion book whose title seems a contrast or opposite of the book we read.

Answer 31

Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 32

Separate topics or entries in this book are indicated by having different dates in capital letters at the start of the page.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 33

The first page of this book begins with the main character’s name and a room number and teacher.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 34

This book uses words in all capital letters to emphasize their importance

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Examples: “FAT black cat,” “METAPHORS,” “ALLITERATION”

Question 35

This book uses bold letters to demonstrate the repetition of a letter to start words within a phrase or sentence.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 36

This book uses italics to identify words that imitate the sound they are associated with.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Onomatopoeia

Question 37

In this book, the main character’s writing is inspired by famous authors.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 38

In this book, words are printed on a page to provide a visual image to accompany the word itself.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Example: pg. 38 “FALLS” is written with on letter on each line as if the word itself is falling. On pg. 48, “down” is written diagonally down the page.

Question 39

This book contains a “chapter” called “My Yellow Chair,” in which the words are repeated and arranged on the page to look like a chair.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 40

This book uses capital letter and lowercase letter pairings to indicate the words paired together are opposites.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

On page 101: HARD-soft repeated 3 times

Question 41

Towards the end of this book, the author includes the actual works of the authors referenced in the book.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 42

This book contains a section at the end entitled “Books on the Class Poetry Shelf.”

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 43

The final section of this book is an excerpt of the companion book that was published before this book and whose events are referenced in this book.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Excerpt from “Love That Dog”

Question 44

The author of this book has won Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor Awards.

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Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech

Question 45

This book is the first in a chronicle series.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Question 46

This book is by the author of the popular “Hunger Games” series.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Question 47

In this book, a poem with 4 verses is very important to the plot.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Question 48

This book is divided into 3 parts.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Part 1: The Fall
Part 2: The Quest
Part 3: The Rat

Question 49

This book was inspired by the author thinking about “Alice in Wonderland.”

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Question 50

The author of this book had worked on several popular children’s television shows before writing books.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Question 51

The end of this book has a question and answer section with the author.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Question 52

The author of this book says she/he is similar to the main character in that they both want to do the right thing but have trouble figuring out what the right thing is. And they both have changed lots of diapers.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Question 53

This book offers step-by-step directions on how to create your own version of the book’s setting.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Section towards end entitled “Create your own Underland.”

Question 54

This book has a section with facts about some of the types of characters depicted in the book.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Section with facts about bats, spiders, rats and cockroaches, so if you hear a fact about one of these animals, think of this book!

Question 55

In this book there is a section describing a word game to make up a new language by looking up a word in the dictionary and replacing it with the word one up or one down in the list of entries.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Question 56

This book is the first in a mystery series.

Answer 56

Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge

Question 57

The chapters in this book are written in Roman numerals.

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Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge

Question 58

The illustration at the beginning of each chapter shows a clock set to the same time.

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Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge

Question 59

The end of this book previews the next book in the series which is called “Shadows of the Silver Screen.”

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Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge

Question 60

The author of this book grew up in England and has always loved to spend time in the local library.

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Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge

Question 61

This book does not have a section with information about the author.

Answer 61

The Old Willis Place by Mary Hahn

Question 62

This book is dedicated to three people that the author says knows the setting of the book better than the author ever will.

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The Old Willis Place by Mary Hahn

Question 63

This book uses italics for diary entries.

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The Old Willis Place by Mary Hahn

Question 64

This book contains letters written to “DeeDee.”

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The Old Willis Place by Mary Hahn

Lissa calls her diary “DeeDee”

Question 65

This book contains diary entries.

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The Old Willis Place by Mary Hahn

Question 66

This book contains an apology letter written in italics.

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The Old Willis Place by Mary Hahn

Diana apologizes to Lissa and invites Lissa to meet her at the lion bench the next day.

Question 67

This book uses bold letters to begin diary entries.

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The Old Willis Place by Mary Hahn

Question 68

This book was a New York Times Bestseller and Newbery Honor book.

Answer 68

El Deafo by Cece Bell

Question 69

This book is dedicated only to the author’s parents.

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El Deafo by Cece Bell

Question 70

This book is a story told with speech bubbles and captions.

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El Deafo by Cece Bell

Question 71

The chapter headings in this book are written in cursive with a line extending across the page.

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El Deafo by Cece Bell

Question 72

The end of this book contains a section titled “a note from the author” in which the author explains a community of people some consider to have a disability and others just consider a difference in the way life is experienced.

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El Deafo by Cece Bell

Cece Bell writes about the deaf community.

Question 73

The title of this book is a nickname the author gave herself/himself.

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El Deafo by Cece Bell

Question 74

The characters in this book are actual friends of the author.

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El Deafo by Cece Bell

Question 75

The author’s picture in this book is one from childhood.

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El Deafo by Cece Bell

Question 76

This book is dedicated to many of the characters in the book who are real people living in the area the book is set.

Answer 76

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 77

This book was copyrighted in 1947.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 78

This book has been in publication for almost 70 years.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 79

On one of the first pages of this book, the author notes that the events described in the story are real, though possibly told out of order from how they actually happened.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 80

This book is divided in to two parts: the first before a major character arrives, the second after that character’s arrival.

Answer 80

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Part One: Before Misty
Part Two: Misty of Chincoteague

Question 81

This book contains black and white, hand-drawn maps.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 82

Each chapter of this book begins with a picture of 4 creatures above the chapter title.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

4 horses galloping in the grass.

Question 83

The first letter in the first paragraph of each chapter is much larger that the other letters in this book.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 84

This book contains a picture of two children gathering oysters to sell.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 85

This book contains a picture of two children playing on the beach.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Paul and Maureen are shown in the sand with their grandfather.

Question 86

This book contains a picture of a boy climbing into the back of a truck.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Paul during the storm.

Question 87

This book contains a picture of two children breaking a wishbone.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

This is how Paul and Maureen decided who got to ride Phantom in the race.

Question 88

This book contains a picture of a girl standing on the top rail of a fence.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Maureen during Paul’s race.

Question 89

This book contains a black and white map of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and New Jersey

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 90

In the end of this book the author thanks an island historian.

Answer 90

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 91

The author of this book seems to write many books about a specific kind of animal.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 92

The last page of this book contains a picture of a seahorse.

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Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Question 93

This book’s cover has the title written in two forms.

Answer 93

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 94

The first page inside the cover of this book lists numerous honors and distinctions the book has received.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 95

Quotes by the two main characters are among the first pages of this book, before the story begins.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 96

Each chapter of this book begins with a quotation excerpted from letters.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 97

Each chapter of this book begins with words sent to Sophia Hopkins in 1887.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 98

This book uses italics to indicate words communicated between teacher and student.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

When Annie Sullivan spells words to Helen, they are in italics.

Question 99

This book contains a 4 verse poem that describes the social challenges a child faces by someone who loves her, a parallel to the main characters of the story.

Answer 99

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 100

This book uses three dots on a page to separate sections within a chapter when the story’s main character and narrator flashes back to childhood or returns to the present.

Answer 100

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Three dots on a page when Annie tells of incidents with her family or school before she came to the Keller family.

Question 101

The afterword of this book describes the relationship in the years that follow for the two main characters in this book.

Answer 101

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 102

This books contains a section at the end called “About This Book,” in which the author explains the sources used to recreate a historical story.

Answer 102

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Note: The Matilda Jane poem was actually written by Lewis Carroll after the events of the book; however Sarah Miller thought it was so appropriate to Annie and Helen that she included it in the book

Question 103

The end of this book contains photographs of the main characters.

Answer 103

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 104

This book contains a photograph of the Tewksbury State Almshouse.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 105

This book contains a photograph of information about two children who lived in an institution.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 106

This book includes a photograph of Ivy Green.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 107

This book contains a photograph of a school and a classroom.

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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

The Perkins Institution for the Blind, attended by Annie Sullivan.

Question 108

The end of this book contains a section entitled “More Information” that includes resources such as books, videos and websites.

Answer 108

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 109

This book includes a chronology of the major events in the two characters’ lives.

Answer 109

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 110

This book contains a bibliography of books, articles, films and online resources used in the writing of the book.

Answer 110

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Question 111

The author of this book was inspired by the real-life events of the main characters after seeing a play and it’s movie version in the same night.

Answer 111

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

The play/movie are called “The Miracle Worker.”

Question 112

This book is one in a series of many books describing a classroom subject as a job out in the field.

Answer 112

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 113

This book is dedicated to the people who work in this field.

Answer 113

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 114

This book contains a table of contents with different colors for chapter titles and some titles in bold print.

Answer 114

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 115

This book contains color photographs with captions.

Answer 115

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 116

This book contains color maps.

Answer 116

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 117

This book includes color photographs of equipment discussed in the text.

Answer 117

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 118

This book contains smaller sections of text within a section to discuss a topic in further detail.

Answer 118

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 119

This book contains photographs of the characters in action.

Answer 119

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 120

This book contains a picture of body size and temperature measurements.

Answer 120

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 121

This book has sections within the contents that are conversations with the characters.

Answer 121

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 122

This book contains a glossary.

Answer 122

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 123

This book contains a guide section with facts about the subject of the book.

Answer 123

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 124

This book has a section of suggested books based on the readers age.

Answer 124

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 125

This book contains recommended websites, describing what you can learn about one each website.

Answer 125

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 126

This book lists photo credits.

Answer 126

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 127

The section about the author of this book contains a picture with the subject of the book.

Answer 127

Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie

Question 128

This book includes excepts from newspaper articles.

Answer 128

Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge

Question 129

This book writes animal species names in italics.

Answer 129

Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge