Kids Wings Literature Guide and Activities for Ida B by Katherine Hannigan

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Ida B
...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
by Katherine Hannigan

Ida B sparkled! She was a planner! No doubt about it. She had her days planned for fun. She loved to draw, to invent, and to talk with her friends, Viola, Gerturde, Pastel, Paulie T., and Henry VIII. Did it matter that they were trees? She loved trees! And the brook was her friend, too, even though he sometimes left before they were finished talking. Ida B. Applewood had everything under control...until disaster hit and darkness put out her light. What kind of plan could make everything all right again? How could she handle the storms that were coming her way? Will the light ever break through the darkness again?

This is the story of a little family sharing much love. It is the beautiful story of love, trials, despair, rebellion, repentance, forgiveness, and light.

Research Links for Ida B

Interview with Katherine Hannigan
Kids Connected
Kids Konnected was founded under the premise that when a parent gets cancer, the entire family is affected.
U.S. Apple Association Research Links
New York Apple Country Harvest

Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer

Literary Connections:

Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble by Phyllis Root
All the Way Home by Patricia Reilly Giff
The Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Peg Kehret's true story about her struggle with polio.
Good Luck, Mrs. K.! by Louise Borden
How a class shows compassion for a teacher battling cancer.

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A 23-page literature guide, perfect for lesson plans, handouts, or projection on your electronic board for Ida B is now available

The Activity Guide Contains:
Anticipation Guide
Readers Theater Script
Memory Box
Chapter Questions for Predict and Confirm
Vocabulary List
Character Analysis
Becoming the Illustrator
Green Grow the Apples and Ida B Song
Using Apostrophes and Applying the Concepts to the Story
Comma Song and Applying the Concepts to the Story
Hard Decisions, Multiple Choice Questions
A Letter from Rufus to Ida B: A Planning Guide
A Letter from Rufus to Ida B: Letter Writing
Who's Who? Logic Puzzle
Caretakers of the Earth: Editing and Revising a Letter, Multiple Choice
Light Over Darkness: Crossword Puzzle
Writing Prompts
Answer Page

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
The winds will blow their freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like falling leaves." John Muir

"I wish it were that easy." Ida B

"A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children." Audubon

Background music: "Green Grow the Lilacs"

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