My Librarian Is A Camel Lesson

My Librarian Is A Camel Vocabulary Lesson

Canada

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Multiple Choice

What is one difference between big towns and small communities in the Northwest Territory of Canada?

• Small towns have library buildings.

• Big towns do not have any library buildings and they can not get library books.

• Big towns have public-library buildings, while smaller communities do not.

• Small towns have no access to library books.

Finland

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Multiple Choice

What evidence in the text supports the idea that if the book boat didn't come, the children in the Gulf of Finland might not be reading at all?

• The villages are made of all sand and they do not have a way to get a boat there.

• The islands are rocky and only some of them are inhabited year round. Also winters are so severe that the boat can only go out from May to October.

Kenya

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Multiple Choice

Why are camels the most efficient way to bring books to children in villages outside of Nairobi?

• Camels can travel through the snow, while cars and buses cannot. They can not carry heavy loads.

• Camels can travel through the desert, while cars and buses cannot. They can also carry heavy loads.

Mongolia

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Multiple Choice

What makes books especially important to the people of Mongolia?

• They do not know how to read and just want to look at the pictures.

• Most have no telephones, television, or access to computers and the internet.

• They have internet but no television

Peru

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Multiple Choice

How do the photographs add to your understanding of the text?

• They show me the donkey cart and children reading.

• They do not help my understanding at all.

Thailand

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Multiple Choice

What is the goal of the Thai government for the Books-by-Elephant program?

• To make sure all city children have access to books.

• They want children in remote areas to learn to read and write.