Rotten Egg Paterson To The Rescue
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TITLE OF THE BOOK/STORY : Rotten Egg Paterson to the Rescue
AUTHOR : Colin Thiele
COPYRIGHT DATE : 1989
PUBLISHER : Angus & Robertson Publishers
I. GIVE TEN VOCABULARY WORDS THAT YOU HAVE READ WITH DIFFICULTY. LOOK FOR THE MEANING OF THE VOCABULARY IN THE DICTIONARY.
a. emu - a flightless gray-feathered ratite bird of Australia, about 6 ft tall, closely related to the ostrich
b. scrublands - land with thick undergrowth and stunted trees
c. coax - to persuade by soft words
d. melancholy - depression, low spirits
e. gusto - enthusiastic enjoyment
f. cockatoo - a crested parrot of fam
g. parakeet - long-tailed parrot
h. culprit - a guilty person
i. wobble - to move unsteadily from side to side while revolving
j. ravenous - fiercely hungry
II. GIVE THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN THE STORY AND INTRODUCE THEM ONE BY ONE ON WHAT ROLE THEY PORTRAYED.
a. Danny - a twelve-year-old Australian boy who rescued an emu egg from the clutches of a goanna
b. Billy - Danny's best friend
c. Hacker Belton - the school bully who loves tormenting Danny
d. Mr. Moss - Danny's teacher
e. Tracy Gordon - former member of Hacker's gang
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