Bobbie the Dog and Bob Cat
Two Bobbies : a true story of Hurricane Katrina, friendship, and survival by Larson, Kirby - Walker, p2008, c2008--636.08--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 4.2Tells the true story of Bobbie the dog and Bob Cat, two pets who bonded together and were able to survive the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Only by sticking together can Bobbi and Bob Cat survive a very frightening time. The kindness of humans enables them to finally be rescued.
Rationale: Hurricanes are another topic of great interest, but a topic that is very scary to children. Knowledge can help take the scariness away. Three different aspects of hurricanes: animal rescues for grades K-3, Hurricane preparedness for grades 3-6, and Hurricane science for grades 5-8 are shared here. The lessons for grades K-3 and 5-8 could easily be incorporated into grades 3-6.
Grades K-3--Not Just the People Need Help
Preparation: Have U.S. map available.
Introduction: (Many of the ideas for this lesson come from http://learningtogive.org What does loyalty mean? In what ways can friends be loyal? Where do we live? Can you show where we live on this map? Find New Orleans on our US map. Notice how close it is to the ocean. A hurricane is a severe storm that comes off the water. Each year, the people who live in the hurricane areas prepare for the storm. The year of the storm in this story, people were told to leave their homes and find shelter far away because Hurricane Katrina was going to be big. People who went to a shelter were not allowed to bring their pets.Look at the cover. What do you think happened in this neighborhood? Do you think anybody lives in these houses? What can you tell about these pets from the picture?
Read aloud:
Two Bobbies : a true story of Hurricane Katrina, friendship, and
survival by Larson, Kirby - Walker, p2008, c2008--636.08--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 4.2. Tells the true story of Bobbie the dog and Bob Cat, two pets who bonded together and were able to survive the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Do you think this is a true story? What clues tell you that? How long ago was 2005?
How did Bobbi help Bob Cat during their adventure? How did Bob Cat help Bobbi? What can we learn about helping others from their story? Let’s look back through the book for any hints in the story or pictures that Bob Cat was blind. Why do you think everyone was surprised when they found out that Bob Cat was blind? Were you surprised?
Bobbie and Bob Cat ended up in a shelter and eventually found a new home. In our next story, a little girl goes to a shelter to find a puppy. This, too, is a true story.
Read aloud:
A home for Dixie : the true story of a rescued puppy by Jackson, Emma, 1992- - Collins, p2008, c2008--636.7--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 4.0. Tells the true story of Emma, who desperately wanted a dog, and an abandoned puppy who wanted a home.
Every year, six million to eight million homeless pets enter shelters. Bobbi and Bob Cat were accepted into the shelter set up by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Does our community have an animal shelter? More than one? How could we find out? Let’s check the phone directory. Or we could check on the computer.
Why do you think animals end up in shelters? Why is it important to spay and neuter dogs and cats?
If you could adopt any animal into your family, what kind of animal would you choose? Why?
Our last story is a make believe story or a fiction story. It is about a small animal who rescues an animal that is often an enemy.
Read aloud:
Mouse island by Bunting, Eve, 1928- - Boyds Mills Press, p2008, c2008--E--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 3.1. Mouse enjoys living on his island but feels that something is missing from his life until the day he performs a daring rescue and acquires an unlikely friend.
Other Books for Substitution, Display and Check-out:
"Let's get a pup!" said Kate by Graham, Bob, 1942- - Candlewick Press, p2003, c2001--E--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 2.3 When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy
charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.
A place where hurricanes happen by Watson, Renee — Dragonfly Books, 2010 -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.7. Told in alternating voices, four friends from the same New Orleans neighborhood describe what happens to them and their community when they are separated, then reunited, as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Nubs : the true story of a mutt, a Marine & a miracle by Dennis, Brian, 1971- - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, p2009, c2009--636.7--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 3.0 Chronicles the friendship between Marine Major Brian Dennis and Nubs, a pack leader of wild dogs in Iraq who bonded with Dennis, but when Dennis was relocated seventy miles away and could not bring the dog with him, Nubs traveled across the freezing desert to find his human
friend.
A penguin named Patience : a Hurricane Katrina rescue story by Lewis, Suzanne — Sleeping Bear Press, 2015. 598.47; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.4. Patience is a South African penguin living at New Orleans's Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. When the Aquarium is severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina, many animals are put in peril, including Patience and the other penguins. They must leave their home, and their penguin keeper, until it is restored
A storm called Katrina by Uhlberg, Myron — Peachtree, 2011. -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.4. When flood waters submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together. FREE Teaching Resources available for download from Follett.
Marvelous Cornelius : Hurricane Katrina and the spirit of New Orleans by Bildner, Phil — Chronicle Books, 2015. -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.6. A man known as the "Trashcan Wizard" sings and dances his way through the French Quarter in New Orleans, keeping his beloved city clean, until Hurricane Katrina's devastation nearly causes him to lose his spirit.
Eight dolphins of Katrina : a true tale of survival by Coleman, Janet Wyman — Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013. 599.53; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.9. Recounts the true story of eight bottlenose dolphins and their trainers who survived the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Over in the wetlands : a hurricane-on-the-bayou story by Rose, Caroline Starr — Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015. -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 4.3. Various wetland creatures, from alligators to egrets, enjoy what begins as a calm and peaceful day in the bayou, then prepare for and endure a passing hurricane, and finally settle in for a peaceful night.
Teacher Resources:
Kirby Larsen website http://www.kirbylarson.com/books/ Includes book trailer and read aloud
Mary Nethery website (includes coloring page) http://www.marynethery.com/
Jean Cassels, illustrator website http://jean-cassels.com/
Two Bobbies website http://www.twobobbies.com/bobbies.htm
Grades 3-6--What if a Hurricane Struck My Home City?
Preparation: Have U.S. map available. Chart paper or white/chalkboard and markers. Computer & projection capability.
Optional: Lab access for class.
Introduction: Find New Orleans on our US map. Notice how close it is to the ocean. A hurricane is a severe storm that comes off the water. Each year, the people who live in the hurricane areas prepare for the storm. The year of the storm in this story, people were told to leave their homes and find shelter far away because Hurricane Katrina was going to be big.
Read aloud
A place where hurricanes happen by Watson, Renee - Random House, p2010, c2010--E--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 2.7. Told in alternating voices, four friends from the same New Orleans neighborhood describe what happens to them and their community when they are separated, then reunited, as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
People who went to a shelter were not allowed to bring their pets. Listen to the author of the Inspiration Book as she begins to read
Book Reading (3 minutes) http://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=3862
Continue reading:
Two Bobbies : a true story of Hurricane Katrina, friendship, and survival by Larson, Kirby - Walker, p2008, c2008--636.08--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 4.2 Tells the true story of Bobbie the dog and Bob Cat, two pets who bonded together and were able to survive the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest hurricane to ever hit the United States. It was rated at landfall in Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane, with winds as high as 110 miles an hour. Nearly 10,000 animals were left homeless.
What do you think your family should have in a Portable Disaster Kit. (Write on chart or chalkboard.) Let’s compare our list to the government’s emergency kit. https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1390846764394-dc08e309debe561d866b05ac84daf1ee/checklist_2014.pdf
Other Books for Display or Substitution or Check-out:
Hurricane hunters! : riders on the storm by Demarest, Chris L - Margaret K. McElderry Books, p2006, c2006--551.55--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 4.5 Describes a flight into a hurricane for the purpose of gathering information about the storm.
Hooper finds a family : a Hurricane Katrina dog's survival tale by Paley, Jane — Harper, 2011.-Fic-; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 4.0. Jimmy, a yellow Labrador puppy, is separated from his Lake Charles, Louisiana, family and survives the horrors of Hurricane Katrina on his own before being rescued and taken to New York City, where he tries to fit in with a new family and the many neighborhood dogs, and accept his new name.
Another kind of hurricane by Smith, Tamara Ellis — Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015. -Fic-; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 4.4. The world itself seems to bring together Henry, whose best friend died near their home in the mountains of Vermont, and Zavion, who lost his home in Hurricane Katrina, together so that the boys can help each other heal.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (I Survived, Book 3) by Tarshis, Lauren — Scholastic Press, 2011.-Fic-; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 4.4. Barry's family prepares to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits, but when his little sister gets very sick, they are forced to stay home and face the floodwater that sweeps Barry away. FREE Teaching Resources available for download from Follett.
Hurricane! by Godkin, Celia - Fitzhenry & Whiteside, p2008, c2008--Fic--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 4.5 Presents an illustrated discussion of a hurricane approaching the Florida coast and the damage it causes while people and animals run for cover, and discusses the recovery and renewal process after the storm is gone.
Hurricane Katrina survival stories (Natural Disaster True Survival Stories) by Grunwell, Jeanne Marie — The Child's World, 2016. 551.55; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 5.9. Describes Hurricane Katrina and the destruction and death it brought to New Orleans in August 2005, and relates the stories of some of the survivors.
Mangled by a hurricane! (Disaster Survivors) by Aronin, Miriam — Bearport Pub., 2010. 551.55; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 5.9. An exploration of hurricanes that provides accounts of individuals who have survived one, explains what causes them, and discusses related disaster prevention and safety procedures.
Grades 5-8--Why Do Hurricanes Happen?
Preparation: Computer projection system availability
Classroom computer lab availability
Share the link to this e-Sheet web search http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Esheet.php?DocID=60 You may want to make copies of the E-Sheet for students to write answers.
Introduction: Show book trailer Book Trailer
The book trailer you just saw is for our Inspiration Book.
Read aloud:
Two Bobbies : a true story of Hurricane Katrina, friendship, and survival by Larson, Kirby - Walker, p2008, c2008--636.08--Int Lvl: K-3--Rd Lvl: 4.2 Tells the true story of Bobbie the dog and Bob Cat, two pets who bonded together and were able to survive the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest hurricane to ever hit the United States. It was rated at landfall in Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane, with winds as high as 110 miles an hour. Nearly 10,000 animals were left homeless.
Before we begin our Internet research, I’m wondering what you know about hurricanes like Hurricane Katrina. What do you think hurricanes are? What do they do? What do you think
they are made of? Where do they come from? What do you think causes the movement of hurricanes? What usually happens when hurricanes develop? Have you ever seen one? Do we have hurricanes in our state?
View video clip What is a Hurricane? at
We’re going to go on an Internet scavenger hunt and learn the answers to those questions. By following the directions and steps very carefully from the Internet link page you should be able to learn a lot about hurricanes. Write your answers on the hand out of the electronic page.
Hand out copies of the E-Sheet “The Science of Hurricanes” at
E-Sheet The Science of Hurricanes
Several times you will be asked to check with your teacher. Please do that before continuing.
Books for Display and Check-out:
Ninth Ward by Rhodes, Jewell Parker — Little, Brown, c2010 p2012 -Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 3.7. In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them. FREE Teaching Resources available for download from Follett.
Buddy by Herlong, M.H — Puffin Books, 2013. -Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 3.9. Twelve-year-old Li'l T and his family face great losses caused by Hurricane Katrina, including leaving Buddy, their very special, three-legged dog, behind when they must evacuate.
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach by Woods, Brenda — Puffin Books, c2011 p2012. -Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 4.1. A budding musician named Saint, who earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists, refuses to leave the city after the hurricane until he can find his best friend Shadow.
Finding someplace by Patrick, Denise Lewis — Henry Holt and Company, 2015. -Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 4.6. The weekend she turns thirteen, aspiring clothing designer Teresa "Reesie" Boone is separated from her family by Hurricane Katrina, but during the horrific storm and its aftermath, begins to find strength in herself.
Hurricanes (Ultimate 10: Natural Disasters) by Ryback, Carol — Gareth Stevens Pub., 2009. 551.55; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 4.7. Provides information on ten of history's worst hurricanes, including the Great New England hurricane in 1938, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the cyclone in Myanmar in 2008.
Upside down in the middle of nowhere by Lamana, Julie T — Chronicle Books, 2015.-Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 4.7. At the end of August 2005, ten-year-old Armani is looking forward to her birthday party in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, where she and her extended family live, but Hurricane Katrina is on the way, bringing destruction and tragedy in its wake.
Terror at Bottle Creek by Key, Watt — Square Fish/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017-Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 4.8. Thirteen-year-old Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Gulf Coast hurricane makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put his all skills--and bravery--to the test. FREE Teaching Resources available for download from Follett.
Double eagle by Collard, Sneed B - Peachtree, p2009, c2009--Fic--Int Lvl: 5-8--Rd Lvl: 5.2
Michael and Kyle's discovery of a rare Confederate coin near an old Civil War fort in 1973 turns into a race against time as the boys try to find more coins before a hurricane hits Alabama's Gulf coast.
Hurricane : a novel by Trueman, Terry - HarperCollins, p2008, c2008--Fic--Int Lvl: 5-8--Rd Lvl: 5.4. A fictional account of one of the worst storms to hit the Caribbean--Hurricane Mitch in 1998--told from the perspective of a thirteen-year-old boy living in a small village in Honduras.
Zane and the hurricane : a story of Katrina by Philbrick, W. R — The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2014. -Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 5.7. A twelve-year-old boy and his dog become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. FREE Teaching Resources available for download from Follett.
Rescues! by Markle, Sandra - Millbrook Press, p2006, c2006--363.34--Int Lvl: 5-8--Rd Lvl: 5.8
Hasty to the rescue -- Frozen child -- Nine miners trapped -- Sailor at sea in sinking boat -- Buried alive! -- Robots on the search team -- Baby in a burning house -- Saving Elvis -- Mountain climbers stranded -- Tsunami strikes! -- Surviving Katrina. A collection of disaster stories and rescues around the world including an avalanche, hurricane, and the 2004 Tsunami, and describes the technology behind the rescues.
Hurricanes : the science behind killer storms (Science Behind Natural Disasters) by Silverstein, Alvin — Enslow Publishers, 2010. 551.55; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 6.0. Examines the science behind hurricanes, how and where tropical storms form, the various types of tropical storms, how scientists track hurricanes, and provides hurricane safety tips.
Shelter dogs : amazing stories of adopted strays by Kehret, Peg -Albert Whitman, p1999, c1999--636.7--Int Lvl: 3-6--Rd Lvl: 6.4. Tells the stories of eight stray dogs that were adopted from animal shelters and went on to become service dogs, actors, and heroes.
Changing climate (Planet SOS) by Bailey, Gerry — Gareth Stevens Pub., 2011 551.6; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 6.7. Explains the causes and consequences of climate change; describing the elements that make up a climate, climates throughout the world, weather cycles, and ecosystems; and discussing the greenhouse effect, acid rain, melting ice, and related topics.
Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries by Guiberson, Brenda Z - Holt, p2010, c2010--904-Int Lvl: 5-8--Rd Lvl: 7.5. Provides details of ten catastrophic events in history and their causes and effects, including the Great Chicago Fire, the sinking of
the Titanic, and Hurricane Katrina.
Teacher Resources
Hurricane Digital Memory Bank http://hurricanearchive.org/
The Tropical Storm that Became Katrina
National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Hurricane 1: the science of hurricanes lesson plan
Hurricanes 2: tracking hurricanes lesson plan
Beaufort Scale and Project Ideas http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
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