Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Acre Park Adventure)

by Jestine Ware 2022

We've identified these texts as great options for text pairings based on similar themes, literary devices, topic, or writing style. Supplement your lesson with one or more of these options and challenge students to compare and contrast the texts. To assign a paired text, click on the text to go to its page and click the "Assign Text" button there.

Getting Started on Saving the Everglades

Meg Chorliane

In the informational text "Getting Started on Saving the Everglades" from Highlights, the author discusses the impact humans have had on the Everglades in southern Florida.

Pair “Getting Started on Saving the Everglades” with “Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Park Adventure)” and have students discuss how the actions of others can affect nature. What is happening to the everglades in “Getting Started on Saving the Everglades”? What is happening to the monarch butterflies in “Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Park Adventure)”? How can humans help the Everglades and endangered species?

4th Grade Informational Text 790L

Ribburta and the Mighty Mysterious Squirrel Affair

Joan Lennon

In "Ribburta and the Mighty Mysterious Squirrel Affair," a frog named Ribburta and her squirrel friend, Redd, work together to save their community's nuts.

Pair “Ribburta and The Mighty Mysterious Squirrel Affair” with “Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Park Adventure)” and have students discuss how both stories feature animal friends who help each other. How does Ribburta help Redd in “Ribburta and The Mighty Mysterious Squirrel Affair”? How do Sassy and Chewy help Trix in “Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Park Adventure)”? What do both stories teach readers about friendship?

3rd Grade Short Story 600L

A Dragon in Central Acre Park (A Central Acre Park Adventure)

Jestine Ware

In "A Dragon in Central Acre Park (A Central Acre Park Adventure)," a miniature horse and her friends help a bearded dragon that is lost on their farm.

Pair “A Dragon In Central Acre Park (A Central Park Adventure)” with “Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Park Adventure)” and have students compare the animals’ relationships in the two texts. What is the relationship like between Trix, Pendragon and Garbanzo like in “A Dragon in Central Acre Park ( (A Central Park Adventure)”? What is the relationship between Trix, Sassy, Chewy and Garbanzo like in “Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Park Adventure)”? How are Trix’s relationships with her animal friends similar and different in the two stories?

3rd Grade Fantasy 690L

Project "500 Elephants"

Jacqueline Pratt-Tuke

In "Project '500 Elephants,'" Jacqueline Pratt-Tuke describes how the conservation organization African Parks moved 500 elephants to a new wildlife reserve.

Pair “Project ‘500 Elephants’” with “Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Park Adventure)” and have students discuss the conservation efforts described in both texts. How is African Parks working to save the elephants in “Project ‘500 Elephants’”? How are humans using drones to protect animal habitats according to “Trix Versus the Giant Sky Raisin (A Central Park Adventure)”? In your opinion, which of the conservation efforts seems like it will have the greatest impact? Why?

4th Grade Informational Text 1060L

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