First he p o u n c e d “Everyone knows From my big ears to ... · Skippyjon Jones meets some...

D u t t o n C h i l d r e n ’ s B o o k s • P u f f i n B o o k s • Divisions of Penguin Young Readers Group • www.penguin.com/teachersandlibrarians • www.judyschachner.com • www.skippyjonjones.com Illustrations © Judith Byron Schachner

pounced

bounced

First he

Then he

and giggled.

“I’m Skippyjon Jones,

A Chihuahua to my bones.And that’s what I think about that!”

“Everyone knowsFrom my big ears to my toes,I’m not a Siamese cat.” and wiggled.

“ M y n a m e i s S k i p p i t o Fr i s k i t o. (clap-clap)

I fe a r n o t a s i n g l e b a n d i t o. (clap-clap)

M y m a n n e rs a r e m e l l o , I ’ m s w e e t l i k e t h e J e l l - O , I g e t t h e j o b d o n e , y e s i n d e e d - o. ” (clap-clap)

Hola

,ami

gos!

My

name

is.

..Ho

la,a

migo

s!M

yna

meis

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gos!

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name

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la,a

migo

s!M

yna

meis

...

DUTTONCHILDREN’SBOOKS•PUFFINBOOKS•DivisionsofPenguinYoungReadersGroupwww.penguin.com/teachersandlibrarians • www.judyschachner.com • www.skippyjonjones.com

REPRODUCIBLE ACTIVITY SHEET • Illustrations © Judith Byron Schachner

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DUTTON CHILDREN’S BOOKS • PUFFIN BOOKS • Divisions of Penguin Young Readers Group www.penguin.com/teachersandlibrarians • www.judyschachner.com • www.skippyjonjones.com


Skippyjon Jones dreams of becoming E l Sk i pp i t o , who is really a Chihuahua. Skippito gets to wear a mask and cape. He’s a great swordfi ghter and speaks with a Spanish accent and uses real Spanish words. See how many Spanish words you learned from reading the Skippyjon Jones books! Connect the English words below to the Spanish words that mean the same thing.

HELLO

CAT

RED

PLEASE

WHY?

HEAD

BEANS

FRIENDS

LIT TLE DOGS

LET ’S GO!

AMIGOS

HOLA

¿POR QUÉ?

FRIJOLES

PERRITOS

CABEZA

¡VÁMONOS!

ROJO

GATO

POR FAVOR

ANSWERS: HELLO/HOLA; CAT/GATO; RED/ROJO; PLEASE/POR FAVOR; WHY?/¿POR QUÉ?; HEAD/CABEZA; BEANS/FRIJOLES; FRIENDS/AMIGOS; LITTLE DOGS/PERRITOS; LET’S GO!/¡VÁMONOS!



Every time El Sk ipp i to Fr isk i to enters his closet he uses his imagination to travel to a faraway place. Where do you think Skippy will go on his next adventure? Use your imagination to complete the picture below.



When Skippyjon Jones looks into the mirror, he sees himself as a Chihuahua! Draw a picture of yourself in the mirror below. You can make your picture realistic or creative—maybe you’d like to draw a picture of yourself as El Sk ipp i to with a mask and a cape!



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kipp

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s m

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ng

up

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man

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to

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clu

de

Sk

ipp

y!)

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: 22 C

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clud

ing

Skipp

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