Newbery Honor Book 1961, ALA Notable Children’s Books; Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, Audie Award Finalist, GRAMMY Nominee: Best Spoken Word Album for Children, AudioFile Best Audiobooks. Through George Selden’s enchanting tale of a mouse, a cat, and a cricket taking a bite out of the Big Apple in Cricket in Times Square, students will learn: About the Author: Learn about George Selden. Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth. Literary Techniques: Adverbs, setting, descriptive writing, dialect, foreshadowing, in context, fact vs. opinion, similes, metaphors, theme, character traits. Moral Lessons and Character Values: God is with us, friendship, truth, responsibility, money, giving, forgiveness, happiness. Activities and Writing Assignments: Crickets in China, crickets, New York City, Chinatown, mapping, writing assignments, science, legends, talents, music, art, cooking, chopsticks. Suggestions for Further Reading: We include an in-depth reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, Cricket in Times Square by George Selden. All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview! Large 8.5×11 printed workbook format is convenient to read and easy on the eyes Every question has plenty of whitespace for student’s answers Encourages neat and clean handwriting practice Easily transports without the need for a laptop or other expensive equipment Provides a permanent record of the student’s work Convenient, removable answer key included for the teacher! Study guides do not contain the text of the story, play, poems, or book. Recommended for 4-6 Setting: New York City, USA, 1940s