Cynthia Rylant Scavenger Hunt

Use the web site to find the answers to these questions about Cynthia Rylant.  Think about how her childhood was different from yours!

 

  1. Where did Cynthia Rylant first live?  Who did she live with?

 

  1. What did she like to buy in the little market in the town of Beaver?

 

  1. Where did Cynthia Rylant first learn to love books?

 

  1. What discovery caused her life to change?

 

  1. What did Cynthia read when she was a child?

 

  1. What was her first book to be published?

 

  1. What are the names of Cynthia’s cats and dogs?

 

  1. What other pets did she have in Kent, Ohio?

 

  1. What children’s book author is Cynthia’s sweetheart?

 

  1. Where does she live today?

 

  1. What is one of Cynthia’s favorite children’s book?

 

  1. What book did she write that featured her real dog, Martha Jane?

 

  1. What is one chapter book series that Cynthia has written?

 

  1. Find a picture of Martha Jane.

 

  1. Find a picture of her son, Nathaniel.