Time of the Turtle King
by Mary Pope Osborne
Grades 1-4; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts. 1.0
When the magic tree house returns, it whisks Jack and Annie away to the Galapagos Islands. They become World Turtle Experts and must save a tortoise in danger of an erupting volcano.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- Have you ever seen a port by the ocean? Listen to your child’s answer
- Whether you have or whether you haven’t, describe one or what you imagine one to look like p.10
Chapter 2
- Summarize what Jack and Annie experienced when putting on and taking off their badges. They became experts on the turtles in the Galápagos Islands. Jack didn’t feel like himself and took a minute to embrace this role for the adventure p.15
Chapter 3
- Why do you think the man was grumpy towards the tourists on the island? He had to deal with them frequently and must not have liked them p.27
Chapter 4
- Predict what the emergency is. Listen to your child’s answer p.36
Chapter 5
- Were you correct in your prediction? Listen to your child’s answer
- What did you learn in this chapter? Listen to your child’s answer p.37
Chapter 6
- Choose one characteristic Jack and Annie showed during this chapter as they talked about the tortoises. Confidence
- Why did Jack panic and get nervous? Jack doesn’t like to be in danger and hasn’t done any actual missions to save turtles, so it made him nervous and insecure p.52
Chapter 7
- How do you know Jack started to feel confident again in this chapter? He was more concerned about the tortoises than himself p.54
- How did he show overconfidence? He dismissed Morgan’s rhyme p.56
Chapter 8
- Why was it beneficial that Jack lost his expert badge? While he was looking for it, he found a turtle. He wouldn’t have seen it unless he was looking low in spaces p.65
Chapter 9
- How did Jack and Annie know their mission on Galapagos Island was complete? They completed everything in the rhyme p.80
Chapter 10
- How did Annie cheer up Jack? She helped him understand that he helped the tortoise without being an expert and did exactly what Morgan wanted him to do; she also said that it was ok to cry and that experts throughout the United States were crying p.86
- What did you like about this story? Listen to your child’s answer