Maniac Magee Web Relay

	Maniac Magee Web Relay
	Maniac Magee Web Relay

Maniac Magee was a great book! We enjoyed it a lot! Now it’s time to run around and learn more about some of the interesting topics Jerry Spinelli wrote about in the book. Run right in!

DIRECTIONS: Below, you will find sets of questions and websites. Each question has at least one website that goes along with it. Read the question and use the information on the website to come up with your answer. BE CAREFUL: Some questions ask you to find a fact. Others ask you to develop your own opinion. Pay attention to your task.

		SETTING

1.		How long is the Schuylkill River? __________________________ In what state is the Schuylkill River located? __________________________ http://www.schuylkillriver.org/map-content.html

2.		If Maniac were staying at the Philadelphia Zoo, what is the earliest time he would be alone at the zoo without visitors there? ____________________ If Maniac were to go to the zoo as a visitor, how much would he have to pay to get in? ___________ http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz-fact.htm

3.		Find the photo of the trolley on its trestle. Print only that photo. http://joelance.home.texas.net/thumbs.html

		MANIAC MAGEE

1.		Maniac Magee ran away from home. Did Jerry Spinelli ever do that? __________ http://teacher.scholastic.com/authorsandbooks/authors/spinelli/tscript.htm

2.		If Maniac were to wear New Balance sneakers when he ran, from how many different styles would he be able to choose? ________ What pattern do you see in the style numbers? ________ In what color do the leather sneakers come? ________ http://www.newbalance.com/kids/shoes/shoe_pages/shoes_k_running.html

3.		Maniac was skilled at untying knots. How many types are tied for you on the following website? __________ Which is your favorite? Why? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ http://www.mistral.co.uk/42brghtn/knots/42ktmenu.html

		MARS BAR

1.		How many different Mars Bar candy wrappers can you find? __________ Print these wrappers. http://www.jakeh.demon.co.uk/noflash.html?REDIRECT=http://www.jakeh.demon.co.uk/wrappers/chocolate/filled/index.html#Mani

2.		Search for a recipe that uses a Mars Bar. Print out one recipe. Name one recipe that you can make using a Mars Bar. __________________________ Also, take the poll at the bottom of the page. What percent of people who take the poll like Mars Bars the best? __________ http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/chockie/index.html

3.		How many calories are in one Mars Bar? __________ http://www.bradkent.com/wrappers/bar-by-abc.html

4.		Which of the candies that appear on the following web page is a Mars Bar? Print out the page and circle the correct candy. http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/c/crosssection/namethatbar.html

		JERRY SPINELLI

1.		How old was Jerry Spinelli when he first started writing? ________________________ What was the first thing he had published? __________________________ http://www.eyeontomorrow.com/embracingthechild/aspinelli.htm http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/spinelli.html

2.		Was Maniac Magee the first book that Jerry Spinelli ever wrote? How do you know? http://www.carr.lib.md.us/authco/spi-bib.htm

3.	How old is Jerry Spinelli? _________ years old http://www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/spinell.html

If you'd like to write to Jerry Spinelli, below is a link that will take you to his publisher's snail mail address.

http://www.carr.lib.md.us/authco/spi-j-inf.htm


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