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FLASH - - - POP!! Yellow lights blink… horns toot-toot… floor and walls of the cave rumble… in response to loud music and thumping from the depth of the mighty den.

Sky-King, Bob and Betty stand still in the dim entryway.Bob forces out a huge breath... whoosh… and mustering all

his courage, yells “HELLO! ANYBODY HOME?” The party noise stops. Complete silence. Except for the sound

of sweat dripping off Bob.Then a ROAR

from the cavern - - - - “WHO’S THERE?!”

“It’s your neighbors from the far hill. We brought berries. Can we have some crayons?” asks Betty. A smile rips across Sky’s face, and he is toasty warm inside, so sure that Bob and Betty are the greatest family in the world.

“THROW US THE BERRIES FROM THERE. DON’T COME ANY CLOSER. WE GET MEAN!”

Lead legs now melt into rubber, and poor Bob drops to his wrinkled knees. Betty quickly reaches into the apron, then hurls a clawful of the sweet, moist gems as far as she can. Almost immediately a mass of bright rods come sailing back.

“CAVE-BEAR CRAYONS!!” yelps Sky-King, and the dinosaurs crawl around the damp ground, throwing their loot into one pile.

“Wait,” says Bob, “what’s that smell?” The other two sniff at the musty air.

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“Oh, Bob,” says Sky, “I think much of the bad things we hear about the bears are only rumors. Maybe they’re big softies.”

“Here is a nice berry patch,” squeals Betty. In a jiff, the trio has filled her large apron pocket to the brim.

Soon the Slunches ease down into the valley and arrive at the cave’s mouth. Bob’s legs become like lead. “Come on,” his two buddies coax him, “don’t be afraid. We’re with you!”

Bob glances left, catches a glimpse of dangling blue jewelry, then right, and sees nothing at all… until he lowers his sights a bit. He thinks “Oh sure, that’s a big comfort!”

And so they enter.


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Sky says “Gotta go” and bounds over to the den of his friends down the road, the shy Albertosaurus twins.

He isn’t gone but ten minutes, when back he tramps, all excited. “Betty! Bob! Guess what? Al and Alba have crayons!”

“What’s crayons?” asks Bob.

“They’re drawing sticks in lots of beautiful colors. Alba is making pictures of flowers, on big leaves,” says Sky.

Betty’s huge green eyes light up. “Where did the

Smiths get these kayons?” “CRAYONS,” corrects Sky-King. “And the Smiths got them

from the cave bears in the deep valley.”Bug-eyed and trembling, Bob blurts out, “Coal will be good

enough for me!”“Well, not for me,” chimes in Betty, already putting on her

newest earring addition... midnight-blue balls dotted with teeny white stars. “LET’S GO!”

With Betty nudging Bob’s left side, and Sky-King his right…off they go.

They trek for about a mile, when Betty realizes she forgot to remove her apron, the gift from Cousin Jen.

“That’s O.K.,” advises Bob, “we can use it to collect berries along the way. I hear the cave bears love fruit, and we can’t go empty-handed into their home, especially if we want to come out with crayons and alive!”


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Chapter 4

Big Bob gets Scared

Today as we look in on our thundering threesome, their meal is done, Bob and Betty are cleaning up, and Sky-King has finished his chores.


Reading Levels: 3 Interest Levels: 2-5Lunch with the

SLuncheSHunt and Cook with Dinosaurs, in this 254-page full color chapter book.

Hunting for food is a rousing adventure from cover to cover. From simple grazing to flying over the sea for a good catch, ingredients are gotten, prepared and shared by the ever-expanding neighborhood. And each chapter is seasoned with a variety of human experiences. Friendship. Kindness. Pride. Prejudice. Fear. Relief. Love. Hate (but only for those nasty Velociraptors). Laughs and good times. Each of the twenty-four chapters is followed-up with an original recipe, re-flective of that story’s meal, but done with today’s food. Nothing fancy. Simple. Healthy. Tasty. Kids won’t care that they’re learning to cook; they’ll be having too much fun with these upbeat animals. Plus, there’s a Matter of Fact page featuring an animal from that chapter. All information obtained from several reliable sources. Written in the author’s own words, these descriptions are intended to excite the scientist in each of us and bond us to our environment. Speed along at your own pace, but watch out for roars and riots. This book is a roller-coaster ride, and you’re seated next to a T. rex! Buckle up.

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Albertosaurus (al BER tuh SAWR us): This dinosaur’s name means “reptile from Alberta,” for its bones were first discovered in 1914 in that province of Canada.

The Albertosaurus lived during the late Cretaceous Period, about 75 million years ago, some time before his larger relative…Tyrannosaurus rex. He could grow to a length of 30 feet and a weight of 3 tons; this fearsome carnivore (meat-eater) was bigger than a bus!

Albertosaurs were bipedal (having 2 feet), with sturdy legs and a long strong tail for balance. He had arms which appeared to be too small for his massive body, a large head with saw-like teeth for tearing flesh. He probably swallowed food in large chunks, like most of today’s reptiles do.

These animals had hollow bones; this feature lessened their load and enabled them to move quickly. It is also thought that Albertosaurs may have lived and hunted in packs, or herds.

Imagine the sight of that rushing at your table. Ants at the picnic won’t look so bad now.

MATTER OF FACT


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cave-bear crunch(8 servings)

⅔ cup creamy-style peanut butter⅓ cup honey 1 cup raisin bran cereal4 apples

In a serving bowl, stir together peanut butter and honey. Then stir in cereal until well blended. Core apples, leaving skins on, and cut into thick wedges.

Place wedges on a plate. Let everyone dip the apples into the mix.

Store any leftovers in the fridge, and put your art work on the fridge door.


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“Yum,” says Betty, “it does smell good in there.” Sky-King, sometimes more fearless than his bigger companions, jumps up and shouts “Hey, you bears, what’s cookin’?”

“IT’S OUR SECRET SNACK RECIPE.” Recipe… recipe...echoes through the cavern.

“Oh,” says Betty sadly. “THROW MORE BERRIES… MAYBE WE CAN SHARE IT.”Betty tosses her entire apron into the bears’ den. While the

Slunches wait, they notice something in the soft glow from the party lights. They look up at the cave wall and see drawings, all done in crayons. Very beautiful and in all the colors of the rainbow, of bears dancing!

“Wow! The bears should sign their names to this. Long after they’re gone, someone else may get the credit for their work,” says Bob.

Suddenly, out flies the apron, empty but pinned with a note, torn and messy. Betty reads the scribble, “chewed nuts, bee goo, old leaves, dried berries, slashed apples.”


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Chapter 1 – Friends Forever 1. a 2. b 3. b Composition Suggestion – Write about one of your friends.

Chapter 2 – Lightning Strikes 1. c 2. b 3.a Composition Suggestion – How does lightning makes you feel? Write about it.

Chapter 3 – A Surprise Visit 1. c 2. a 3. c Composition Suggestion – Write about when company came to your house.

Chapter 4 – Big Bob gets Scared 1. a 2. b 3. a Composition Suggestion – Were you ever scared? Write about it.

Chapter 5 – A New Look for Betty 1. a 2. b 3. c Composition Suggestion – Write about a friend who is different than you are.

Chapter 6 – The Game 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. b Composition Suggestion – Write about how you feel about litter and garbage.

Chapter 7 – On His Own 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a Composition Suggestion – Do you like to meet new friends? Write about it.

Chapter 8 – Raptors on the Run 1. b 2. c 3. a Composition Suggestion – Write about what you think of bullies.

Chapter 9 – The Shopping Pit 1. b 2. b 3. b Composition Suggestion – Write about what you like to shop for.

Chapter 10 – A Perfect Day 1. c 2. a 3. b Composition Suggestion – What does being a hero mean to you? Write about it.

Chapter 11 – Home Sweet Home 1. c 2. c 3. a 4. b Composition Suggestion – Write about one of your neighbors.

Chapter 12 – Going, Going, Gone 1. c 2. a 3. b Composition Suggestion – What does it mean to be a “good sport”? Write about it.

Chapter 13 – You Can Do It 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. c Composition Suggestion – Have you ever been in danger? Write about it.

ANSWERS

Chapter 14 – Every Dinosaur Has a Tale 1. a 2. b 3.b Composition Suggestion – Write about how do you feel about people from other countries.

Chapter 15 – Welcome to the Cave 1. b 2. b 3. c Composition Suggestion – Do you like your neighborhood? Write about it.

Chapter 16 – Someone is Watching 1. a 2. a 3. c Composition Suggestion – Write about how rudeness makes you feel.

Chapter 17 – Up, Up and Away 1. c 2. c 3. a Composition Suggestion – Has anyone dared you to do something? Write about it.

Chapter 18 – Beneath the Blue 1. c 2. c 3. c Composition Suggestion – Write about what confuses you.

Chapter 19 – The Shopping Knoll 1. a 2. b 3. c Composition Suggestion – Write about your best adventure.

Chapter 20 – Bear Gone Bad 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c Composition Suggestion – Write about how Tom-Tom made you feel.

Chapter 21 – Getting the Point 1. b 2. c 3. a Composition Suggestion – Do you like trying new things? Write about it.

Chapter 22 – Company’s Coming 1. a 2. b 3. a Composition Suggestion – Do you recycle? Write about recycling.

Chapter 23 – The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall 1. c 2. b 3. c Composition Suggestion – Write about one of your dreams.

Chapter 24 – Play Nice 1. c 2. c 3. c Composition Suggestion – Do you play nice with your classmates. Write about it.

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Chapter 1 Friends Forever

Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank space.

____ 1. What is one of Sky-King’s favorite foods?

a. barbecued cattails

b. fish sticks

c. cotton candy

____ 2. What is the theme of this chapter?

a. Bird watching

b. Friendship

c. Holiday parties

____ 3. Which character can fly?

a. Bob

b. Betty

c. Sky-King

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Chapter 2 Lightning Strikes


____ 1. What bit Sky-King last night?

a. three lions

b. two snakes

c. a mosquito

____ 2. What does Bob ask Sky-King about?

a. how to sew

b. Sky’s parents

c. how many legs bugs have

____ 3. Where do the three friends eat today?

a. in the wetland’s swamp

b. at a fancy restaurant

c. inside their cave

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Chapter 3 A Surprise Visit


____ 1. What does Cousin Jen like to do?

a. comb her feathers

b. throw mud

c. give gifts

____ 2. Where did Cousin Jen get the gifts?

a. at a shopping pit

b. She made them.

c. She picked them off an apple tree.

____ 3. What did the four friends make with Jen’s “yummies”?

a. a coat

b. a table

c. a cake

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Chapter 4 Big Bob gets Scared


____ 1. Who did Sky-King visit down the road?

a. the Albertosaurus twins, Al and Alba

b. a pack of Velociraptors

c. nobody

____ 2. What do Betty, Bob and Sky-King want from the cave bears?

a. funny jokes

b. crayons

c. rubber tires

____ 3. Who wants this snack recipe?

a. Mrs. Smith

b. the Velociraptors

c. Mr. Smith

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Chapter 5 A New Look for Betty


____ 1. What was Betty trying to find?

a. her sunglasses

b. garbage

c. flowers

____ 2. What does Murray deliver to the neighbors?

a. candy bars

b. milk

c. the newspaper

____ 3. When Betty decides to be nice to Murray, what does she share with him?

a. her crayons

b. her lovely hide

c. a meal

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Chapter 6 The Game


____ 1. Who got hurt in the nasty Velociraptors’ trash?

a. Bob

b. Al and Alba

c. Mrs. Smith

____ 2. What happened when the neighbors took a new trail home?

a. They fell down a steep hill.

b. They got lost for two years.

c. They fell asleep.

____ 3. How many are in the mammoth family?

a. a million

b. twenty-nine

c. nine

____ 4. When the animals learn that they hear with their ears, how do they act?

a. angry

b. surprised

c. silly

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Chapter 7 On His Own


____ 1. What did Murray give Bob a taste of?

a. soft cheese

b. grass

c. cold pizza

____ 2. What was Sky-King looking for?

a. a beach

b. a hotel

c. “roaming fern”

____ 3. What are the names of Hugo’s three brothers and one sister?

a. Him, Him, Him and Her

b. Hugo, Hugo, Hugo and Hugo

c. One, Two, Three and Another One

____ 4. While the Slunches are eating their salad, who is watching them?

a. Hugo

b. a bird wearing eyeglasses

c. all the neighbors

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Chapter 8 Raptors on the Run


____ 1. What does Bob want to make?

a. his bed

b. biscuits

c. waffles

____ 2. What ingredients are missing?

a. pepper and prunes

b. pine nuts and pineapple juice

c. poo-poo pollen and pulverized turtle-egg shells

____ 3. What important use did the biscuits have?

a. chased away Velociraptors

b. fed goldfish

c. decorated the Slunches’ cave

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Chapter 9 The Shopping Pit


____ 1. What gifts are Betty and Jen bringing to the Shopping-Pit Turtles?

a. cheap jewelry and rotten apricots

b. lumpies and olives

c. two-dozen empty bags

____ 2. How can the big turtles bite?

a. They have false teeth.

b. They have sharp beaks.

c. They can’t bite, so they only drink with a straw.

____ 3. What gift does Cousin Jen bring home for Bob and Sky-King?

a. a jump rope

b. Whip Ball

c. a basket-ball hoop

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Chapter 10 A Perfect Day


____ 1. Why do Bob, Sky-King and Murray want to clear the field of its rocks?

a. so a farmer can plant rows of corn

b. so all the neighbors can do ballroom dancing

c. to prepare for a big Whip-Ball game

____ 2. What is Moe afraid of?

a. a Tyrannosaurus rex

b. getting a sunburn

c. tripping over his own trunk

____ 3. What does Hugo whisper in Murray’s ear?

a. “Your ear is very big.”

b. “Steady boy, you can do this!”

c. “What’s your favorite color?”

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Chapter 11 Home Sweet Home


____ 1. What got melted by campfire sparks?

a. a bar of butter

b. the bucket of sand

c. Sky’s crayons

____ 2. Who did Betty promise to help?

a. a Velociraptor who is hungry

b. Bob who is tall

c. Mrs. Smith who has a sore leg

____ 3. What does Mrs. Smith offer her guests?

a. tea and cookies

b. dirty water and pebbles

c. the cure for the common cold

____ 4. The bears liked the platter; but who ate the cookies?

a. Al and Alba

b. Bob

c. army ants

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Chapter 12 Going, Going, Gone


____ 1. Who got to choose the first player?

a. Hugo

b. Alba and Al

c. Morfie

____ 2. When the players need a snack, what do they have?

a. drinks of water, and lumpies with cheese sauce

b. bugs and leaves

c. a huge pot of tomato soup

____ 3. What does Betty say when asked who won the game?

a. “tails”

b. “we’ll never know”

c. “trunks”

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Chapter 13 You Can Do It


____ 1. What prevents Hugo from leaving his home?

a. a bullfrog

b. the rainbow

c. both of the above

____ 2. What does Al feel when he is hanging from the cliff?

a. horror

b. happiness

c. hunger

____ 3. What words does Murray promise to remember?

a. “Steady boy, you can do this.”

b. “One and two equals three.”

c. the entire “Star-Spangled Banner”

____ 4. How do the cave bears comfort the neighbors?

a. by scratching everybody with their sharp claws

b. by shouting “Go away!”

c. by making music, and putting out a puffy snack

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Chapter 14 Every Dinosaur Has a Tale


____ 1. Where did Ami and Jon grow up?

a. on Triangle Island

b. in New York City

c. on a very big rubber raft

____ 2. The stegosaurs believe themselves smart because…

a. they have big heads.

b. they thought about many things, and studied nature.

c. they breezed through high school.

____ 3. What does Ami do while she cooks?

a. puts her head in the pot

b. tells a tale

c. runs around the campfire

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Chapter 15 Welcome to the Cave


____ 1. What animals sleep on the cave ceiling?

a. flying monkies

b. bats

c. jumping fish

____ 2. What do the cave bears use to make their crayons?

a. buckets of paint and sand

b. bee wax and berry juice

c. seeds and salamander saliva

____ 3. Name the three dominant cave bears.

a. Fuzzy, Wuzzy and Mimi

b. George, Ralph and Tony

c. Itchy Richie, Tom-Toms and the Jeffster

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Chapter 16 Someone is Watching


____ 1. Why couldn’t the Velociraptors eat Ami?

a. They were only in her dream.

b. She’s too tough to chew.

c. She beat them away with a wooden spoon.

____ 2. Choose the ingredient that would make the breakfast “fabulous”.

a. monkey fingers

b. volcano lava

c. purple marsh plants

____ 3. What animal can be fully under the water, while just his eyes are above it?

a. an elephant

b. a puppy-dog

c. a crocodile

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Chapter 17 Up, Up and Away


____ 1. Hugo is taking a trip on something he made. What is it?

a. a speed boat

b. a jet plane

c. a raft of reeds

____ 2. Give the main reason that little Hugo did not drown?

a. He was wearing scuba gear.

b. He was very smart to do something so dangerous.

c. He was just lucky.

____ 3. What does Hugo call the girl Megazostrodon?

a. “Puddle Face”

b. “Alice”

c. “Little Fury Thing”

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Chapter 18 Beneath the Blue


____ 1. What did Betty use to color herself?

a. coal

b. mammoth milk

c. a deep blue crayon

____ 2. While everyone is trying to help Betty, what is Bob doing?

a. crying like a baby

b. calling Betty’s name on the top of his lungs

c. eating, and eating some more

____ 3. How does Morfie tell Ami and Jon about the trouble?

a. She writes them a note.

b. She hits them with her tail.

c. She tap-dances, flaps her wings, and points to her stomach.

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Chapter 19 The Shopping Knoll


____ 1. What do Morfie, Cousin Jen and Betty bring to the Shopping-Knoll Apes?

a. blueberry muffins

b. a brush and comb

c. French perfume

____ 2. Describe the teeth of the giant apes.

a. perfectly straight and bright white

b. many teeth are missing; the rest have cavities

c. long, pointy and sharp (like sharks’ teeth)

____ 3. Tell something about the apes.

a. They can fly.

b. They are bald.

c. They are smart, have fingers, work hard and are loving

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Chapter 20 Bear Gone Bad


____ 1. The hard rain washed away the cave bears’…

a. berries

b. fur

c. cave

____ 2. Jef tells the other bears about this problem. What does he say they all must do?

a. have a party

b. wash the cave walls

c. share whatever food they have

____ 3. Who does Itchy accuse of being selfish?

a. Jef

b. Toms

c. Star and her cubs

____ 4. Tom-Toms hides from the two big cats, and does mean things to his fellow bears. Describe this.

a. Toms pokes a hole in his own drum.

b. Toms really tries to be good.

c. Toms stuffs his big mouth with berries, then wastes the rest. He also lets the other bears do all the work. Then Tom-Toms lies to everyone.

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Chapter 21 Getting the Point


____ 1. What do Han Hai and her family have on their bodies?

a. frilly dresses

b. spikes

c. black and orange stripes

____ 2. Because the stegosaurs are “smart,” the neighbors believe the following.

a. the sky is black and white

b. bees can’t sting

c. there are many, many suns

____ 3. The Talarurus campground has a second campfire for only one purpose. What is it?

a. tea-making

b. toasting nuts

c. heating the family’s spikes

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Chapter 22 Company’s Coming


____ 1. The Velociraptors would waste food. But what animal finished it?

a. a gray wolf

b. a giant cow

c. Puddle Face

____ 2. What did the Talarurus family swat out of their camp?

a. flies and gnats

b. Velociraptors

c. dishes

____ 3. Later that night, what did Hugo hear?

a. howling

b. a radio

c. an earthquake

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Chapter 23 The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall


____ 1. Eddie brought a meal to the Slunches. There was soup and salad. What else was there?

a. ice cubes

b. jelly beans

c. bread sticks

____ 2. Why did the tree topple and fall?

a. A hurricane blew it over.

b. Some beavers chewed through its trunk.

c. Sky-King was climbing it, and he was too heavy.

____ 3. Describe Bob’s dream.

a. Bob was flying to the moon on a red and purple rocket ship.

b. Bob had shrunk, and was living a good life in an abandoned ant hole.

c. Bob was living with all his old buddies. He saved them from a pack of T. rexes, rebuilt camp, cured the sick, grew food, sang, and was a hero to everyone.

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Chapter 24 Play Nice


____ 1. Bing’s boyfriend, Karl, came for a visit. Sky-King decided…

a. to chase Karl away.

b. to run away from Karl and his “shovel-nose.”

c. that it would be a good time for everyone to play the Candy-Raptor game.

____ 2. Choose what would have made this game easier to play..

a. Everyone should be lying down.

b. Everyone should have thirteen sticks instead of just one.

c. Only one person at a time should be blindfolded and swinging a stick, so that nobody gets lost or hit.

____ 3. Who messed up the Smiths’ campground?

a. Hugo and Merri

b. Bob and Morfie

c. Al and Alba

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