The Mutts Winter Diaries
PATRICK MCDONNELL
Age Range: 7 to 12
Lexile Measure: 480 (What’s this?)
Series: Mutts Diaries (Book 2)
Pages: 176
Type: Comics Collection
Publication Date: October 13, 2015
ISBN: 9781449470777
Yesh! Mooch, Earl, and all their endearing Mutts friends are back in this second Mutts collection for kids!
It’s wintertime for our favorite furry friends, Earl and Mooch, and they have a lot to do to get ready to hibernate:
Step 1: Fill their bellies with shnacky shnacks.
Step 2: Cozy up on their people’s warm laps.
Or maybe instead of hibernating, Mooch and Earl will help Shtinky Puddin’, Bip and Bop, and the rest of their buddies enjoy the beautiful and magical winter season. Take a peek at The Mutts Winter Diaries to find out.
You can help your animal friends, too! Check out the More to Explore section in the back of The Mutts Winter Diaries to find out how you can make sure winter critters stay warm and full of shnacks through the cold, snowy months.
About The Author
Patrick McDonnell is a New York Times bestselling author and the recipient of multiple awards from the National Cartoonists Society for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and Newspaper Strip of the Year. A dedicated animal advocate and Genesis Award recipient, McDonnell regularly lends his talents to animal-protection groups and issues, including The Humane Society of the United States, where he serves on the national board of directors. McDonnell is also on the board of directors of the Charles M. Schulz Museum. He resides in New Jersey.
The Mutts Winter Diaries
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: Science, English Language Arts
Students will read The Mutts Winter Diaries and discuss how the characters deal with winter weather. Then, students will discuss and research the ways that animals survive during winter, including hibernation, migration, and adaptation. Finally, students will use creative expression to report on what they learned about animals in winter.
The Mutts Diaries
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
As students read The Mutts Diaries, they will select both linguistic and visual evidence from the text showing the appearance, words, and actions of the characters. Students will then analyze character traits of two chosen characters, citing evidence from the text to support their findings. Finally, students will use their character analyses to infer how each of their two chosen characters might respond to a new challenge.
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