Nights of the Pufflings

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr05/gr3/gr3_th4_sel1.html		by Bruce McMillan
Nights of the Pufflings is a true story which takes place in a village on an island in Iceland. There is a problem on the island with the puffins, the birds that hatch their babies on the island. What is the problem, how often does this problem occur, and who can help solve it?
Links: Photos of Iceland Puffling Rescue Photos Travel Brochure Template (Choose "Save") Puffin Videos Puffin Printout / Enchanted Learning Hear Icelandic Words Pronounced Puffins - Kid Pix Writing Project Pet Puffin (Choose Save and open with Keys) Meet the Author / eGlossary / eWord Game Bruce McMillan's home page Bird Songs eBird Birding in Central Park Observing Birds Write a Book Review		Iceland is a far-away place. In some ways it is very different from California. Visit the the first website listed at the left to see some photos of Iceland. How would you describe this place? Use the template to create a travel brochure that invites people to visit Iceland. Now read Nights of the Pufflings to find out about the puffin problem and how it is solved. After reading the story, visit the puffin websites listed here to learn more about these interesting birds. Complete a Kid Pix Writing activity about Pufflings. How would you take care of a puffin if you had one as a pet? Finish this writing activity in Word or Scholastic Keys Max Write. Why did Bruce McMillan write this story about pufflings? Visit these two author websites to learn more about him. Also, review the new vocabulary words you found in this story. You may not have puffins where you live, but there are interesting birds everywhere! Read Big Apple Birding to find out how some students in New York City learned to observe the birds where they live. Now visit the four bird websites listed here for more information. What birds can you observe where you live? Would you like to tell other students about this book? Click on the link to the left to post your own review of this book on-line.

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