Tài liệu Ebook congo the painter

Look at this art. Do you like the paintings? Do you know who did both of these paintings? People didn’t do the paintings. An animal did the paintings! 2 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_17_TXT.indd 2 1/16/08 1:07:54 PM A hamster did not paint the paintings. A hamster can’t paint. A hamster can run on a wheel, but it can’t hold a brush! 3 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_17_TXT.indd 3 1/16/08 1:10:01 PM A duck did not do the paintings. A duck can’t paint. A duck can quack and waddle, but it can’t hold a brush! 4 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_17_TXT.indd 4 1/16/08 1:11:40 PM A cat did not do the paintings. A cat can’t paint. A cat can jump from here to there, but it can’t hold a brush! 5 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_17_TXT.indd 5 1/17/08 12:52:34 PM Can you guess what animal did the paintings? It was this chimpanzee! His name was Congo. Congo was very good at painting. He liked to put lots of colors of paint on his paper. He could carry a paintbrush in his hand to make his artwork. 6 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_17_TXT.indd 6 1/16/08 1:17:30 PM Congo with one of his paintings Congo lived and painted until 1964. Some people still like to buy Congo’s paintings. People pay a great deal of money for them. In 2005, a man bought two of Congo’s paintings for $25,000! 7 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_17_TXT.indd 7 1/16/08 1:19:56 PM Would you like to buy one of Congo’s other paintings? Which one of Congo’s paintings would you like to have? 8 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_17_TXT.indd 8 1/16/08 1:23:07 PM Te a c he rR ea Think Critically d- Alo ud 1. How can you tell this book is not a story? 2. What is the main idea of the book? 3. How did Congo paint? 4. Why do you think the author first told about different animals? 5. What did you find surprising in this book? Science Make a Char t Make a chart with the headings Things Chimpanzees Can Do and Things Chimpanzees Can’t Do. Write three things under each heading. School-Home Connection Tell a family member about Congo the Painter. Talk about other interesting things animals can do. Word Count: 203 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_17_COV.indd 4 1/16/08 1:26:57 PM