Ask and Answer
Is the Giant Squid fiction or nonfiction?
NON-FICTION
How do you figure out if a book is fiction or nonfiction?
Possible answers:
-Nonfiction is full of facts (fiction is not)
-Fiction books do not have real photographs (nonfiction does)
-Fiction is created by the author (made-up)
What is shown at the bottom of page 39?
A map
Which of the following NOT would be considered a sequence?
A) A daily routine
B) Writing a story out of order
C) Following a recipe
Writing a story out of order
Where do giant squids live?
In the deep sea
What page talked about Clyde going to Mexico to observe a Humboldt Squid?
Page 27
On page 6, is it an illustration or a photograph?
Illustration
What happened before Clyde Roper joined the staff at the Smithsonian?
Clyde and his friends examined a dead sperm whale that had washed ashore
Why do we not know much about giant squids?
They live deep in the ocean
What is a sperm whales favorite meal? What page supports your answer?
Giant squids
Page 9
Who is the squid hunter?
Clyde Roper
What does page 30 talk about?
There is another large squid called the colossal squid
On page 19, it talks about the time Clyde and his friends cut open a sperm whales stomach. How many squid beaks did they retrieve?
Nearly 1,000
What depth do giant squids live at? What page did you find your answer?
1,600-3,300 feet below the sea surface
Page 12
What does the picture on page 24 show? Read the caption.
Caption: The eye of a giant squid is the largest in the natural world. This one is nearly the size of Clyde's head.
What happened after they sent down the Crittercam?
Clyde learned a lot about the giant squids habitat and predators but did not see the squid itself.
What is a teuthologist?
A scientist who study squids.
What page talks about Clyde's team sending a crittercam into the ocean to learn about the habitat?
Page 31
What is shown on the right of page 39?
A diagram
What happens to the squid beaks after a sperm whale eats one?
It becomes encased in ambergris and passed out within a week.