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“Dogzilla” by Dav Pilkey. Theme 3. Awards. Buckeye Children’s Book Award (Ohio) Virginia State Young Reader’s Award ALA/YALSA Quick Pick Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee). Genre: Fantasy. A fantasy is a type of incredible story.
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“Dogzilla”by Dav Pilkey Theme 3
Awards • Buckeye Children’s Book Award (Ohio) • Virginia State Young Reader’s Award • ALA/YALSA Quick Pick • Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
Genre: Fantasy • A fantasy is a type of incredible story. • Something that is incredible is amazing, unbelievable, or not likely to happen. • This story places ordinary characters in a traditional monster-movie plot.
Summary • The dreadful Dogzilla destroys the streets of Mousopolis, ruining the city’s cook-off. Brave mice attack, but Dogzilla’s terrible doggy breath defeats them. Finally, the mice come up with a better plan-BATH TIME! Dogzilla flees, and Mousoplois is saved, at least until next year.
Background Information • This story is a “spoof”, or a silly take-off, of the monster movie Godzilla. If you would like to find out more about Godzilla, click on the monster below!
Key Concept Movie Monsters
Key Vocabulary • colossal • creature • heroic • horrifying • monstrous • terrifying • tremendous
colossal very big; enormous
creature a living being, especially an animal
heroic very brave or daring
horrifying causing much fear
monstrous extremely large; enormous
terrifying causing much fear
tremendous very great, large, or powerful
Strategy Focus: Evaluate • When we evaluate, we form an opinion about we see and/or read. • The author calls this story “extremely goofy”. Do you agree with him? • Evaluate how well he uses the words and pictures to make you feel this way.
Strategy Focus: Evaluate Let’s try it! Tell a partner how the picture on the title page makes you feel. ~or~ Tell a partner how you feel about the title of this story.
Comprehension Skill Focus: Fantasy/Realsim • We have defined fantasy as incredible, not real, and unbelievable. • As we read “Dogzilla”, we find examples of things that are fantasy (not real) and some things that are real and could really happen in life.
Graphic Organizer Fill in the organizer with details from the story.
Meet the Author and Illustrator Even before he was old enough to go to school, Dav Pilkey loved drawing. Today, he writes and illustrates his own booksand draws pictures for other authors’ books. He says, “I feel really lucky to be able to make a living doing my favorite things”. (from www.eduplace.com)
Link to Houghton Mifflin If you enjoyed reading “Dogzilla” and would like to check out some more information and activities, click below to go to www.eduplace.com, Houghton Mifflin’s web site. Click Here!