Stories of Human Rights
The majority of Esperanza Rising takes place in this American state.
What is California?
In The Most Beautiful Roof in the World, Dr. Meg Lowman explores this upper level of the rainforest.
What is the canopy?
Jackie Robinson earned his World Series victory playing for this New York City team.
Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?
"O' Beautiful Storm" is a poem that reflects on the complicated feelings following the aftermath of this natural disaster.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
Dog Man creator Dav Pilkey got his first breakthrough as an author with this scantily clad superhero.
Who is Captain Underpants?
This document, created by the United Nations, lists the fundamental human rights that are meant to be protected by all countries.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
The countless species of the rainforest are threatened to be destroyed by this human activity.
What is deforestation?
Janet Guthrie would make sports history by being the first female racer in this American racing group.
What is NASCAR?
New Orleans, which was struck by one of the most deadly hurricanes in America, is on the coast of this state.
What is Louisiana?
What is Krypton?
Miguel was made to dig ditches after being fired from this job.
What is the railroad/trains?
In a story we read as a class, a man with an axe is convinced in his sleep to not cut down this great titular plant.
What is the kapok tree?
Who is Pee Wee Reese?
Eight Days was a book written in response to an earthquake that struck this island nation.
What is Haiti?
Over 200 years ago in 1818, Mary Shelley wrote this book, featuring a horror icon who is actually unnamed in the story. The famous title is actually the name of the creator, not the monster.
What is Frankenstein?
Throughout the story, Isabel worked and studied hard so that she could hopefully win this school competition.
What is the Queen of May?
Near the end of The Most Beautiful Roof in the World, Meg awakens her entire camp after stepping in the nest of this rainforest insect.
What are army ants?
Like Jackie Robinson, this baseball player challenged beliefs about who could play professional baseball, but this time for the disabled.
Who is Jim Abbot?
A natural disaster we did not have a group for, your emergency kit for this one might want to include something to stay warm.
What is a blizzard?
Many of Marvel's most famous characters, including the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Hulk, were created by the duo of Stan "The Man" Lee and the "King of Comics" himself who shares a name with Nintendo's famous pink blob.
Who is Jack Kirby?
This is the title of both the first and final chapter of Esperanza Rising.
What is "Las Uvas"?
The Blue Creek rainforest that Dr. Meg Lowman studies is located in this Central American country.
What is Belize?
Jackie Robinson's brother Mack competed in track and field in the 1936 Olympics in this city.
What is Berlin?
Featured in all three Abrahamic religions, this person remains faithful after several disasters and inspired a poem written after a terrible earthquake.
Who is Job?
One of the oldest stories of all time, The Odyssey (soon to be a movie this Summer!), was written by this Greek poet who has no relation to the other Simpsons.
Who is Homer?