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Yolen, J. & Small, D. (2010). //Elsie's Bird//. New York: Philomel Books.

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Elsie is a city girl and loves her life in Boston. When she moves with her father to Nebraska, she hears only silence and her own crying. Her little bird, Timmy Tune has made the journey with her. It is Timmy who will show Elsie the many wonders of the Nebraska plains, and how to love her new home.

Jane Yolen

David Small

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Activity Sheets for Elsie's Bird

Essential Questions:

1. Describe Elsie's feelings on the train to Nebraska with her father.

2. If you were Elsie, would you ask to go back to Boston?

3. What did Tommy Tune's escape do for Elsie?

Activity:


 * Music of the Birds (click Photo)**

Research the many birds found in Nebraska, using online sources to find and identify their different songs. Choose your favorite and relate what that sound means to you as someone who lives in Nebraska.

Cynthia Stogdill