Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The Underneath


Appelt, K., & Small, D. (2008). The underneath. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. (Newbery Honor 2009)

Abandoned by her human family, a Calico cat seeks refuge and finds a home for her and her kittens underneath a dilapidated house with a hound dog named Ranger.   A unique and loving family is born.  In the house above, a man filled with anger and a thirst for blood waits for the right time to catch a 100 foot alligator and needs the perfect bait.  A snake as old as time itself, turned bitter from abandonment, seeks release and revenge.  All three stories come together in this beautiful story of love, friendship, and redemption.

T.E.K.S: Organisms and environments.  In studies of living systems, students explore the interdependence between these systems: predator/prey in aquatic and terrestrial systems.  In addition, students explore how organisms and their populations respond to short and long term environmental changes, including those caused by human activities

Lesson: Using direct statements from the book, compare and contrast the setting and descriptions used in The Underneath with actual documented scientific studies of the area mentioned.  (The southern area of the Sabine River)







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