Questions about her life
1. Where was Patricia Polacco born? _______________________________
2. When was she born? _________________________________________
3. What special name did she have for her grandmother? _________________
4. Where did she live until she was 5 (1949)? _________________________
5. What state did she live in ? ____________________________________
6. She really enjoyed knowing her _________________________________.
7. What fell into her front yard?__________________________________
8. What is her brother's name?____________________________________
9. Who was her best friend as a child? _____________________________
10. How old was Patricia Polacco when she learned to read? _______________
11. What was the problem? ________________________________________
12. Who helped her? ____________________________________________
13. How old was Patricia Polacco when she started writing children's books? ____________________________________________
14. What countries did her ancestors come from? __________________________________________________________
15. How has this influenced her writing? ______________________________
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16. Where does she live now? _____________________________________
Questions about her home
17. What is the name of her home? ______________________________
18. Why?________________________________________________
19. What famous person stayed there? ___________________________
20. What kind of pets does she have? _____________________________
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21. Where do her 2 grown children live ? ____________________________
Questions about her work
22. Where does she do her work? __________________________________
23. Who shares the space with her? _________________________________
24. What is a "dummy" ? _________________________________________
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Tell one thing you learned about Patricia Pollaco that you thought was really interesting. _______________________________________________