Presenting

The Red Clover Award2008-2009

Red Clover Game!

Red Clover Nominees for 2008-2009!

10 points

Who is the main character in the

story?

The cow

20 points 30 points

The artwork is painted in a

realistic style. True or false?

True

What does “dadblamed”

mean?

Darn, etc.

Dadblamed Union Army Cow

Susan Fletcher

10 points

What is the problem in this

story?

Neither parent wants Fred to

stay in their home

20 points 30 points

How is the problem solved?

The mom helps Fred make friends with the poodle and the dad buys Fred a chew toy.

The art style is realistic. True or

false.

False. It is cartoon like.

Fred Stays with Me!Nancy Coffelt

10 points

Where does the mother work?In a beauty shop

Called Walter’s World of Beauty

20 points 30 points

This book is a fairy tale. True

or false?

True.

Fairy tales are only told in

America. True or false?

False. They are told all over the world.

Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella Paul Fleischman

True

The artwork changes with every country in the book.

True or false?

10 points 20 points 30 points

What do we call fiction based on something that

happened in the past?

Historical fiction

This story is about a real man. True or

false?

True.

Henry's Freedom BoxEllen Levine

What medal did this book win?

A Caldecott Honor Medal

10 points

Bees, germs, and biters

20 points 30 points

What does he want in a friend?

Germ-free and 100% safe.

Name another book by

Melanie Watt.

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a FriendMelanie Watt

Chester, Scaredy Squirrel, etc.

In the book, Scaredy Squirrel is afraid of what

things?

10 points

Where does the main character

get a job?

In the temple garden

20 points 30 points

In the end, the sweeper sweeps

what?

The heavens

What message can we take

from this book?

-All jobs are important.

-Do what makes you happy

Sky Sweeper

Phillis Gershator

Fill in the blanks.

10 points

What does the girl in the book love to do?

Chase chickens

20 points 30 points

To create texture and details, the artist used what kind of media?

Mixed media

In the end, the girl wants to

_____.

Teach the chicks to be

safe

The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County

Janice N. Harrington

10 points

Is this book fiction or

nonfiction?

Fiction

20 points 30 points

The boy gets a free balloon at the barbershop. True

or false?

False. He gets a pterosaur.

What does the mother

do about the dinosaurs?

She puts them to work.

When Dinosaurs Came With Everything

Elise Broach

10 points

This book is both nonfiction and fiction. True or

false?

True

20 points 30 points

What media did the illustrator use in the

book?

Watercolors and pastels.

What is the index for?

To locate information

about the owls.

White Owl, Barn Owl Nicola Davies

10 points

“More than anything, he

always wanted to ________.”

Fly

20 points 30 points

The story takes place during what

war?

World War II

What is the message of the

book?

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

Wind FlyersAngela Johnson

Dadblamed Union Army Cow

Fred Stays with Me!

Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal

Henry’s Freedom Box

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend

Sky Sweeper

Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamarr County

When Dinosaurs Came with Everything

White Owl, Barn Owl

Wind Flyers

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