1. The Pine Park
Mystery
Vocabulary

2. About the Book Author: Tracy West The ________ writes the stories.
Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
The ________ writes the stories.
author
The __________ draws the pictures.
illustrator
Summary: It is a sunny day in Pine Park and the people of the town are out enjoying it. Suddenly things begin disappearing. They soon find out why!

3. Genre – It is a play. A play is a story that can be acted out.
Look for:
Words that tell the characters’ actions and feelings.
A plot divided into scenes.

4. Tracy West
As a child, Tracey West loved reading so much that she decided she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Tracey West studied journalism at college. She has been a newspaper reporter and a book editor.
She likes to collect comic books, grow herbs, and walk in the woods.
Now she lives outside of New York City with her husband, her dog, Tisha, and her cat, Elvira.
"Reading has been one of my favorite things to do since second grade."

5. Vocabulary

6. - made something happen
caused
- made something happen
The rain caused puddles.

7. The clasp on this bracelet is broken.
is a small hook that holds parts together.
The clasp on this bracelet is broken.

8. confused - to be uncertain or unclear about something
Bob was very confused when he tried to teach himself to speak German.

9. cornered
- to get a person or an animal into a situation or position that is a trap
Max
Sam had Max cornered behind the door.
Sam

10. The objects in this picture are very old Indian weapons.
- things that you can see and touch but are not alive
The objects in this picture are very old Indian weapons.

11. Lorie removes the dirt from Daisy with the water hose.
- takes away
removes
Lorie removes the dirt from Daisy with the water hose.

12. typical - normal or usual for a kind of thing
Alligators are NOT typical pets to have.

13. Vocabulary Review
Say the words.
Read the sentence.
Fill in the blank.

14. It is _______ for Dad to watch football on Sunday afternoons.
confused
cornered
objects
typical
clasp
caused
removes

15. Simba was ________ by the mean hyenas.
cornered
removes
caused
confused
objects
typical
clasp

16. The smart bird could lift the _____ on his cage and fly free.
confused
cornered
clasp
objects
removes
typical
caused

17. The glue _________ the pictures to stick to the paper.
clasp
objects
typical
cornered
caused
confused
removes

18. The monkey was __________ when the wind blew his cap away.
caused
confused
typical
clasp
objects
cornered
removes

19. My teacher _________ children from the classroom who refuse to do their work.
objects
confused
caused
cornered
clasp
typical
removes

20. How many _________ do you see in this picture?
typical
clasp
caused
cornered
confused
objects
removes

21. Match the Meaning to the Word.
caused ___
confused ___
typical__
clasp ___
objects ___
cornered___
removes ___
- a small hook that holds parts together
-to be uncertain or unclear about something
-to get a person or an animal into situation or position that is a trap
-things that you can see and touch but are not alive
- takes away
- normal or usual for a kind of thing
- made something happen G B F A D C E

22. WEBSITES Building Background Reading Skills Test Tutor
Other Activities
Backyard Birds
All About Birds
Bird Printouts (click link to printouts)
Video:  Mynah Bird
Kid's Mysteries
Online Quiz
Bird's Nests
Edible Bird's Nests
Helping Birds Build A Nest
Matching Words 

23. More Websites Prefixes games!: Game 1: Prefix Builder
Game 2: Prefix Catch
Game 3: Constructing Prefixes (matching)
Game 4: Prefix and Suffix Machine!
Prefixes at Work
The Pine Park Mystery Kids' Page

24. The End
Tweaked by Anne Miller