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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2002-01-01
Page Count
292
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780440419396
Lexile
760
Themes
coming of age
environmental activism

Hoot

Written by Carl Hiassen
A pancake house wants to open a franchise in Florida, but the site under consideration is where endangered owls live. A newcomer to the neighborhood, Roy Eberhardt, joins forces with other kids to stop construction and save the owls.
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Hoot: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading. 

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Hoot: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

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Hoot: Word Search

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Hoot: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with Hoot by Carl Hiassen.

MY FAVORITES
Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2002-01-01
Page Count
292
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780440419396
Lexile
760
Themes
coming of age
environmental activism
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