Story Connection About the Illustra
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Maggie Smith thinks that a child’s world is exciting a nd adventurous. In her illustrations, she tries to create colorful and warm worlds with expressive charact ers that catc h the readers’ attention. She says that life is always intere sting, and that is from where she get s so many ideas for her books.
Can you remember three places the girl went to in Trea sure Hunt?
Place #1
Place #2
Place #3
To Student: Find a picture of the illustrator on the internet. Print, cut, and paste here.
Illustrator�s Purp
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Maggie Smith want ed to illustrate a treasure hunt—a fu n activity we can do outside. Treasu re hunts are even more fun when you are with your friends. Draw a picture of something you like to do outside w ith your friends or family.
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Text Evidence 1. In the story, did the girl really go to those places? How do you know? Key Detail 2. Where do you th ink she really was? Setting 3. Was the girl pla ying “makebelieve” in Treasure Hunt? How can you tell? Key De tail
