1. Henry and Mudge
Under the
Yellow Moon

2. Author: Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant was born in Virginia on June 6, She grew up with her mother and grandparents in West Virginia.
Growing up, she liked comic books, pets, pajama parties, and the Beatles.
She now lives in Oregon with her son and two cats.
"Playing is the greatest training you can have for being a writer."
"Every part of life can be art."
"Let us never forget the power of what a story can do."

3. Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon The author is Cynthia Rylant.
The illustrator is Sucie Stevenson
The author writes the stories.
The illustrator draws the pictures.
Summary: This story is about a special friendship between a boy and his enormous dog. Henry and Mudge explore the woods while the author compares similarities and differences between the boy and his dog.

4. Genre: Realistic Fiction
Realistic fiction is a story with that could happen in real life.
Look for:
a setting that could be a real place
characters that do things real people do

5. Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon
Vocabulary
chipmunks woods sniffing
picked south

6. Read and Remember
chipmunks – small animals that live underground (look like squirrels)
picked – to gather with your hands
sniffing smell by taking short breaths with your nose
south – a direction that is opposite of north
woods - forest

7. chipmunks -
small animals with stripes that live underground (look like squirrels)
These are playful chipmunks.

8. picked - to gather with your hands
You just can’t beat freshly picked strawberries!

9. This fawn is sniffing my sunflower plant.
smell by taking short breaths with your nose
This fawn is sniffing my sunflower plant.

10. south - a direction that is opposite of north
These birds are flying south for the winter.
South is at the bottom of the compass rose.

11. woods - forest
Little Bear took a nap in the woods.

12. Match the Letters to the Words.
small animals with stripes that live underground
to gather with your hands
smell by taking short breaths with your nose
A direction that is opposite of north
forest
woods – ___
sniffing ___
picked –___
south – ___
chipmunks –__ E C B D A

13. Tweak by Anne Miller

14. Say the word. Read the definition. Say the word again.
Vocabulary Review
Say the word.
Read the definition.
Say the word again.

15. Read and Remember
chipmunks – small animals that live underground (look like squirrels)
picked – to gather with your hands
sniffing smell by taking short breaths with your nose
south – a direction that is opposite of north
woods - forest

16. Glossary Time Put your reading book on your desk.
Open your book to the glossary.
When you see the word, get ready to find it in your book.

17. Hansel and Gretel found a cute house in the ______.
chipmunks
woods
south
picked
sniffing

18. Henry _______ a box of apples in one hour.
woods
sniffing
chipmunks
south
picked

19. Snoopy is ________ the strange footprints.
woods chipmunks
south picked
sniffing

20. These penguins live in the _____ Pole.
Sniffing
Woods
Chipmunks
South
Picked

21. Do you enjoy watching Alvin and the _________?
Sniffing South
Woods Picked
Chipmunks

22. Tweak by Anne Miller

23. Comprehension - Compare / Contrast Comprehension - Locate Information
Harcourt Sites
Comprehension - Main Idea
What's the Big Idea
Main Idea Practice
Comprehension - Compare / Contrast
Compare and Contrast Pratice
Comprehension - Locate Information
Book Parts
Comprehension - Identifying Sentences
Sentences Sentences - Statements and Questions Sentences - Exclamations and Commands

24. More Interactive Sites
Henry and Mudge - A Book Club Selection
Language Change y to i - # 1 Change y to i - # 3 Naming and Telling Parts - # 1 Naming and Telling Parts - # 2 Naming and Telling Parts - #3 Compound Words
Vocabulary Matching exercise 1
Vocabulary Matching exercise 2
Vocabulary Matching exercise 3
Vowel Interactive Picture Match