Questions, Conservation Issues, and Fascinating Facts

EX:  Extinct

EW: Extinct in the wild

CR:  Critically Endangered

EN:  Endangered 

VU:  Vulnerable

NT:  Near Threatened                       

LC:  Least Concern

·       Family Relationships

·       Reflections on the Journey

·       Technology and Social Media

·       Characters in the Story

·       Animals, Environment, and Climate Change

·       Global Mindedness

·       Literary Devices

Examples of 23 Literacy devices found in the book are listed

Interesting issues raised in Armando and the Amazing Animal Race that can be further researched.

Four Activites to:

Create interest in the author’s visit and the book, Armando & the Amazing Animal Race.

Have students think about and prepare what they would ask the author.

Generate interest in the book (especially for reluctant readers).

Have students prepare questions they would like to ask the author.

Maps and illustration from and related to the book that can be used for coloring.

Color illustrations from the book, along with a copy of the book cover, for a library or classroom display.