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Summary
As if
obedience school wasn't bad enough, Ike is now in prison!
The Hibbins' cats are missing, and Ike is being blamed. With
Mrs. LaRue vacationing in France, and the Snort City Police
Department stalled by a string of canary burglaries, he must
take matters into his own paws and mount an investigation to
prove his innocence. Will Ike be able to solve the crime and
preserve his spotless reputation?
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About the Author
and Illustrator
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Mark Teague |
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Reading
Strategies ~ Strategies That Work by Stephanie Harvey
- This book is a
sequel to Dear Mrs. LaRue. If your students
are not familiar with the book, build background
knowledge by reading the original first! We have a
few copies available for check-out in the Media Center.
- Make a "Fact or
Fiction" chart showing the things in the story that were
factual and the things that Ike made up.
- Help students
connect reading to the "real world"! List all of
the different word places in the illustrations. Example:
newspaper, hotel sign, Investigation Central board, etc.
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Writing
Strategies ~ 6+1 Traits of Writing by Ruth Culham
Notable Words,
Phrases & Quotes
Listed below are some
words and phrases that you may want to discuss with your
students before you begin to read the story: altercation,
interrogate, deception, speculated, "on the lam", rife,
culprits, predator, "barking up the wrong tree" and
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Character
Connections
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Activities
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After reading the story, use the illustration of the
"Investigation Central" web on the bulletin board as a
guide to create a "clue web" using Inspiration or
Kidspiration. Make sure the students look for
clues in the the illustrations, newspapers, and letters.
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Learn more about writing friendly letters by clicking
here!
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Have
students write a friendly letter to Ike!
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Assign each student or a student pair a page spread from
the book that contains a letter to Mrs. LaRue. Have the
students write a letter to Mrs. LaRue telling her what
is really happening!
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Make
a book looking at the differneces between real and
pretend animal behavior. Click
here for further details.
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