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With activities and fun for six Shel Silverstein classics: The Giving Tree
Don’t Bump the Glump!A Giraffe and a Half
Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot BackWho Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?
Where the Sidewalk Endswww.shelsilverstein.com
50th AnniversaryEvent Kit
Activity Booklet
CELE B R AT I NG50
YEARS 50 TH Anniversary
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Dear Reader,
Shel Silverstein has inspired readers to dream, discover, laugh, and imagine the impossible for decades, but this year we’re marking a milestone moment: the 50th anniversary of The Giving Tree, as well as the 50th anniversaries of Don’t Bump the Glump!; A Giraffe and a Half; Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back; and Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?; and the 40th anniversary of Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Inside this kit, you’ll fi nd activities for use in the classroom, library, bookstore, or home that bend your brain, open your imagination, and bring each of these anniversary titles to life in a new way. You’ll love a little boy and his tree, visit a zany zoo, get silly with Giraffe, meet a lion who loves marshmallows, discover what to do with a cheap rhinoceros, and even fi nd out where the sidewalk ends.
So come in, have fun, and be delighted by the timeless magic of Shel Silverstein!
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CELE B R AT I NG50
YEARS 50 TH Anniversary
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How well do you know The Giving Tree? Use the words in the box to fi ll in the blanks with the beginning lines of the
book. Then read aloud to see if you got the story right.
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Answer key, in order of blanks: tree; loved; boy; day; gather; leaves; crowns; forest; climb; swing; branches; apples
Once there was a . . .
and she a little .
And every the boy would come
and he would her
and make them into
and play king of the .
He would up her trunk
and from her
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forest gather crowns loved tree
apples climb
leaves branches day boy swing
It’s a Zoo in Here
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The Wild Gazite, the Terrible Feezus, and the Glub-Toothed Sline are looking for some new friends! In the space provided,
draw an original crazy creature to add to Shel’s zany zoo from Don’t Bump the Glump! Be creative, and don’t forget
to give your character a name.
My creature’s name is
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Get Silly with GiraffeGiraffe in A Giraffe and a Half puts on a suit, gets stung by a bee,
and steps in glue, but what other crazy antics might he encounter? Finish the beginning line of the story with a new silly situation for Giraffe. Write your idea in the lines below and add it to the
picture of Giraffe—the sillier the better!
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If you had a giraffe
and he stretched another half . . .
you’d have a giraffe and a half.
If he
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Lafcadio Loves . . .
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What does the world’s most famous lion like? Unscramble the words below to fi nd out some of Lafcadio’s favorite things.
(Hint: all the words are in Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back.)
Answer key, 1 marshmallows; 2 lion; 3 elevator; 4 buttermilk; 5 beach; 6 guitar; 7 circus; 8 painting; 9 swimming; 10 exercise
6. tarugi
7. riccus
8. pgninati
9. wimmsing
10. reciexse
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7. riccus
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10. reciexse
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If you had a rhinoceros for a pet, what would you do with him? Connect the dots to discover one of Shel’s many uses
for a cheap rhinoceros; then come up with your own!
Can you name fi ve other uses for a pet rhinoceros that Shel doesn’t mention in the book?
Share your ideas in the lines below.
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Sidewalk Celebrities
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How well do you know the world where the sidewalk ends? Read the excerpts below from poems in Where the Sidewalk Ends
and guess the well-known character who stars in the poem. Use the list of names to help you decipher who is who.
He watched till his eyes were frozen wide,And his bottom grew into his chair.And his chin turned into a tuning dial,And antennae grew out of his hair.
Pieces out of picture puzzles,Bent-up nails and ice-cream sticks,Twists of wires, worn-out tires,Paper bags and broken bricks.
And so it piled up to the ceilings:Coffee grounds, potato peelings,Brown bananas, rotten peas,Chunks of sour cottage cheese.
He hasn’t changed his clothes since last July.And why?’Cause no one can unbutton himNo matter how they try, poor guy.
She thought she could, She said she would,So she started in right at the tail.
. . . she wants a drink of water so she waits and waits and waits and waits and waits for it to rain.
Benjamin Bunnn
Jimmy Jet
Lazy Jane
Hector the Collector
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
Melinda Mae
Answer key, 1 Jimmy Jet; 2 Hector the Collector; 3 Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout; 4 Benjamin Bunnn; 5 Melinda Mae; 6 Lazy Jane Answer key, 1 Jimmy Jet; 2 Hector the Collector; 3 Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout; 4 Benjamin Bunnn; 5 Melinda Mae; 6 Lazy Jane
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Upside Down PoetShel Silverstein writes upside down in “Oops!” from Where the
Sidewalk Ends—now it’s your turn! Compose a poem about Shel in the tree below, but remember to start from the bottom of the page and work your way up. We wrote in the fi rst lines
to help you get started!
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A Giving Maze
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Using the maze, follow the journey of the boy and the tree in The Giving Tree.
What do you think the relationship between the boy and the tree symbolizes?
Once there was a tree . . .
And the tree was happy.
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Treasured Titles Word Finder
We’ve hidden some special words from Shel Silverstein’s books in the puzzle—can
you fi nd them all? Remember that words can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or backward, and all the words are from
the six books featured in this kit.
Giving Lafcadio Giraffe
Rhinoceros Sidewalk Glump
Shel Apple Boy Lion
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