Battle of the Books 2025 - Manatee Summer

Tommy told Peter that the white lines on the manatee's back were caused by...

• shark attack scars.

• the FL Manatee Society as tags to identify them.

• boats scarring them.

• nature as markings of the species of manatee.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why didn't Peter want Tommy to come to his house?

• Peter worried that his father's dementia might make him do something embarrassing.

• Tommy was allergic to cats, and mom had adopted a kitten to make papa happy.

• He didn't want Tommy to find out mom was home because she'd lost her job.

• Tommy could be careless and often ended up breaking something.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

In the beginning, Peter felt confused, shocked and angry when he learned....

• Tommy had gotten an infection from touching Zoey.

• 15 manatees were in the canal.

• Tommy's mother had thrown away the Discovery Journal.

• Tommy's family was moving.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Where was Tommy's family moving to?

• Michigan

• Mexico

• Miami

• Maine

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What happened when a TV reporter talked to Peter after Zoe's rescue?

• Mr. Reilly interrupted them and tried to take credit for finding Zoey.

• People should excitedly when they saw another manatee nearby.

• Cassidy yelped and ran off when Petter asked her to talk to the reporter.

• Peter pointed at Mr. Reilly and blamed him on camera for hurting Zoey.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RL.3.2

After visiting Zoey at Emerald Springs, Peter told Cassidy he wanted to....

• speak about saving the manatees at the Indigo River Boat Club meeting

• post videos that show Zoey's healing progress at Emerald Springs.

• start a website to help fund the manatees.

• apply for a summer job volunteering at Emerald Springs.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

What happened when Peter ran out into the hurricane to bring back papa?

• A huge wave washed Mr. Reilly's speed boat out of the sea

• Lightning struck Peter's empty house and set it on fire.

• He found Papa slumped under the avocado tree

• Peter was hit in the head with a tree branch.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What did mom do to surprise Peter?

• She arranged to have Tommy come from Michigan for a visit.

• Mom threw him a birthday party.

• Mom bought the Saunder's house.

• Mom gave him a plane ticket to visit his dad in NC.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

After mom and papa finally arrived at the boating club meeting, Peter told papa's manatee story and said people should be ________________ of animals.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

Tommy and Peter finished the Discovery Journal when they.....

• a frightened flock of bright green parakeets in Mr. Reilly's avocado tree.

• heard a screech one night and saw a barn owl in a tree in Peter's yard.

• spotted the dorsal fin of a spinner dolphin swimming with the manatees.

• noticed a young Burmese python slithering through the swamp.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RI.6.3