This activity is an internet scavenger hunt and a creative piece.

Use the web site below  to locate pictures of  the following items and print them out.

1. A cricket                6. Something Italian
   

2. A Cat                      7.  A Subway
   

3. New York City       8.  Chinese Object
   

4. A Newsstand         9.  A Diner
   

5. Grand Central      10.  A Clock
   

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After you have completed the scavenger hunt, use the printouts to create a collage about the book, The Cricket in Times Square.

There are three activities below .  The first one will introduce you to some important elements of the story of The Cricket in times square.  The second two will introduce you to the author, George Selden.

Cricket Webquest

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Say Hello! to George Selden.  Use the websites below to answer the following questions:

1. Where was George Selden born?
   

2. Is he still living?
   

3. What does he like to write about?
   

4. Where does he live?
   

5. What was his inspiration?
   

6. Where did he go to college?
   

7. What did he study?
   

8. What else is he interested in besides writing?
   

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1. Use the web site below to discover 6 other titles of books by George Selden in the "Cricket" series.  Write down all six.

2. Does our library have any of them?  Use our on-line catalog to see!  Write down the titles our library has.

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