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+<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I><B>THE DIARY OF A
+KILLER CAT</B></I></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">
+<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>ANNE FINE</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">
+<BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">
+<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>LOUISIANA YOUNG
+READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEE 2009</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">
+<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>GRADES 3-5</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><BR><BR>
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+<P CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Submitted
+by Samantha Klein, Graduate Student, Louisiana State University,
+Baton Rouge, LA</FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Diary of a Killer Cat</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+by Anne Fine. Illustrated by Steve Cox. New York: Farrar, Straus and
+Giroux, 1994.</FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>ANNOTATION</B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>:
+This humorous chapter book is told from the point of view of a cat
+named Tuffy. His human family gets upset after he brings a dead bird
+and a dead mouse in the house, but they </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>really</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+go “mental” when he next brings in the neighbor’s
+beloved rabbit Thumper…dead, of course.</FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>CLASSROOM
+CONNECTIONS</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><U><B>Explore
+Points of View</B></U></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>:
+</B></FONT></FONT>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Tuffy
+is the narrator of this book; we see the events that occur in the
+story from his point of view. What makes it so funny is that Tuffy is
+a cat, so he looks at things in a different way than people do. He
+thinks his people are being ridiculous for being so upset with him
+for killing a bird when that is normal behavior for a cat. Students
+can do a creative writing exercise that will help them understand
+what first-person narration is. Ask children to write a story—it
+can be in diary form as in </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Diary of a Killer Cat</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>—from
+the point of view of an animal. The animal can be their own pet, an
+insect, a zoo animal, farm animal, or wild animal. The following site
+provides a lesson for further exploration of point of view:
+</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/414.html"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/414.html</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+It helps children learn to distinguish between first and third person
+points of view. The stories presented are </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Three Little Pigs</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+(traditionally told), </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+True Story of the Three Little Pigs</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+by Jon Scieszka, and </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Giver</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+by Lois Lowry. </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Giver</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+is probably too advanced for our age group, but other titles can be
+substituted: e.g. </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>Bunnicula:
+A Rabbit Tale of Mystery</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+by Deborah Howe and James Howe (or </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Vampire Bunny</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>,
+the easy reader version of</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>
+Bunnicula</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>),
+</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>Sheep
+</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>by
+Valerie Hobbs, and </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>A
+Room with a Zoo</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+by Jules Feiffer.</FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><U><B>Write
+a Book Review</B></U></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>:</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Have
+the students write a short book review of </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Diary of a Killer Cat</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+They could share the following: an explanation of what the story is
+about; whether they liked it or not and why; a character description
+of Tuffy. They could rate the book with stars, a five star review
+being the best. That is what children did for the Web site of the Old
+Hutton C of E Primary School, located in the town of Kendal, Cumbria,
+in the U.K. Click the following link to see student reviews of Fine’s
+books, including a few of </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Diary of a Killer Cat</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>:
+</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://www.oldhutton.cumbria.sch.uk/learning/literacy/bookreviews/f.html"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://www.oldhutton.cumbria.sch.uk/learning/literacy/bookreviews/f.html</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.</FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><U>“<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Is
+That How Cats Really Are?”</B></U></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>This
+lesson about cats comes from the ASPCA Web site:
+</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/Is_That_How_Cats_Really_Are.pdf?docID=4250"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/Is_That_How_Cats_Really_Are.pdf?docID=4250</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+It asks children to brainstorm and research characteristics of real
+cats. They then can compare these characteristics to portrayals of
+fictional cats. A handout is provided to help them remember famous
+fictional cats, like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh (yes, both domestic
+and wild cats can be represented). A series of discussion questions
+round out the lesson; they try to get children to think of “basic
+cat care needs.” Tuffy can be brought into the discussion. In
+what ways does Tuffy exhibit characteristics of real cats? How is he
+not like a real cat? Does Tuffy show affection toward Ellie? How do
+real cats show affection ?</FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><U><B>Natural
+History Museum of Los Angelos County: “Cats! Wild to Mild”</B></U></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://www.nhm.org/cats/home.html"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://www.nhm.org/cats/home.html</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+“Cats! Wild to Mild” is a traveling exhibit, but the Web
+site also provides in-depth information about cats of all types,
+organized in a clear fashion. On the left side of the page, click on
+“Teacher Curriculum” to see a 31-page “Curriculum
+Guide” that can be printed out. It includes many activities to
+engage students in the lesson.</FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><U><B>Draw
+a Cartoon Animal</B></U></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>One
+of the funny things about this book is Steve Cox’s cartoon
+illustrations. Discuss how his illustrations of Tuffy correspond with
+Tuffy’s voice in telling the tale. What kind of expression does
+Tuffy’s face show? Have children create their own cartoon
+animal character. Show children “Chunky Monkey’s Cartoon
+Lessons” on Pauline Camanor’s Chunky Money Web site:
+</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://www.chunkymonkey.com/howto/drawinglessons.htm"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://www.chunkymonkey.com/howto/drawinglessons.htm</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+She gives step-by-step directions for drawing monkeys, cats, fish,
+koalas, poodles, plus more! Books from the </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>1-2-3
+Draw</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+series will be especially of interest to kids interested in cartoon
+drawing. Titles include: </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>1-2-3
+Draw Cartoon Animals</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>,
+</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>1-2-3
+Draw Cartoon Wildlife</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>,
+and </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>1-2-3
+Draw Pets and Farm Animals</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+The Web site for these books, produced by Peel Productions, provides
+a sampling of drawing instructions online:
+</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://drawbooks.com/123_draw_series/index.html"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://drawbooks.com/123_draw_series/index.html</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+Click on the individual titles. </FONT></FONT>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>WEB
+SITES</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Anne
+Fine: Official Web Site</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://www.annefine.co.uk/index.html"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://www.annefine.co.uk/index.html</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+The attractive Web site of the British author of </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Diary of a Killer Cat </I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>would
+be nice to show to children. Her books are listed according to
+reading level; short summaries and cover images are presented along
+with each title. Good news to kids who loved reading </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Diary of a Killer Cat</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>:
+there’s two more books featuring Tuffy, entitled </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Return of the Killer Cat</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>
+and </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Killer Cat Strikes Back</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>!
+Her brief biography is written in first person point of view, and
+Fine shares with us a little about her childhood and her writing
+process. The Web site lists the many awards Fine won over the years,
+including the 1995 </FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><SPAN LANG="en-GB">Nottinghamshire
+Libraries Award for </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><I>The
+Diary of a Killer Cat</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+There is also a section about Fine having been the United Kingdom’s
+Children’s Laureate for the years 2001-2003. A link is provided
+for the Children’s Laureate homepage:
+</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/childrenslaureate/"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/childrenslaureate/</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+The current Children’s Laureate is Michael Rosen. </FONT></FONT>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Healthypet.com:
+Cat FAQs</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://www.healthypet.com/faq_list.aspx?id=2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://www.healthypet.com/faq_list.aspx?id=2</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+Healthypet.com is produced by the American Animal Hospital Associate.
+The Cat FAQs provides answers to common questions about cats. Topics
+are organized under category headings, “Behavior”,
+“General Health”, “Diseases”, etc. The
+behavior questions may be of especial interest as a thematic
+connection to Fine’s book. The Dog FAQs can be linked from this
+page, too.</FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><BR>
+</P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">“<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Cats:
+Plans for Perfection” from National Geographic</B></FONT></FONT></P>
+<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U><A HREF="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/cats/index.html"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/cats/index.html</FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>.
+“The story of cats is ultimately a story about design”:
+this statement opens this intriguing online exhibit on cats. Children
+will love the intricate drawings. The drawing of the “retractable
+claw” moves to show how it works. Another drawing depicts a
+Sabertooth marking its territory on a tree branch; the text beside it
+notes that domestic cats do the same thing. </FONT></FONT>
+</P>
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