Passing the

Time
With
Patricia
Polacco

Welcome to the
Patricia Polacco Scavenger Hunt!
Directions:
Your mission (if you choose to accept it and you will) is to work
with your group members to uncover as many facts as possible
about Patricia Polacco by reading an assigned section of her
website. Everyone has been assigned to a section. Use the chart
below to find your name.
Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5
Every group
completes
section five.

Each group will work together to complete their assigned

section of the scavenger hunt. While you may collaborate to read
and discuss the information, each person is responsible for
recording their own answers.
After your group has completed the assigned section, you
must then work together to complete section five. In this part,
you will take all of the information you collected and create a
poster about Patricia that showcases the information you found.
Each group will share their poster with the rest of the class.
Please refer to section 5 for further directions.
To get started:
Click on the following link to go to Patricia Polaccos personal
website. http://www.patriciapolacco.com/author/index.html

Section 1: Who Am I?
Directions:
After you and your group log on to your computers, click on the
link http://www.patriciapolacco.com/author/index.html. This will
direct you to Patricia Polaccos Author Info page. Click on the
first link labeled Who Am I?. Together, read the information
provided and answer the questions below. Dont be overwhelmed
with the number of questions. Dividing the questions up among
the group members and then sharing the information would be
acceptable.
1)
Where
and
when
________________________________

was

Patricia

Polacco

born?

2)
What did she consider the most magical time of her life to be?
__________________
___________________________________________________________________
3)
How
old
was
she
________________________________

when

her

parents

divorced?

4) What is her brothers name? ___________________________________________

5)
Where did they
____________________

live

when

they

moved

to

Oakland,

California?

6) Where did Patricia, her mom, and her brother first move to after they left
Michigan? ___________________________________________________________________
7) Who is her best friend? _______________________________________________
8)
How
old was she
___________________________
9)
Why
was
it
so
____________________________

when
hard

for

she

finally

Patricia

to

learned

to

read?

learn

to

read?

___________________________________________________________________
10)
What
subject
___________________________

did

11)
How old was
____________________

when

she

Patricia
she

12)
What
countries
_________________________________

did

study

at

the

university?

started

writing

childrens

books?

her

family

come

from?

___________________________________________________________________
13)
According to
_______________________

Patricia,

why

is

her

imagination

so

fertile?

___________________________________________________________________

Section 2: Inspirations/My Home/Email

Answers
Directions:
After
you
click
on
the
link
http://www.patriciapolacco.com/author/index.html you will be
directed to Patricias Author Info page. Section two will cover
three links. Use the links labeled Inspirations, My Home, and
Email Answers to find the answers to your questions. As a
group, read the information provided and answer the questions
below. Dividing the questions up among the group members and
then sharing the information is acceptable.
Inspirations:
1) Many books and artists have inspired Patricia over the years. Name five of
them.
_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

My Home:
1) What is the name of her family home? _________________________
2) Why did she gave it that name? _____________________________

________________________________________________________
3) What did her family do with the meteorite that landed in their yard?
________________________________________________________
4) Write two interesting facts about her house.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

Email Answers:
1) What are five of Patricias favorite things?
_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

Section 3: My Work
Directions:
After
you
click
on
the
link
http://www.patriciapolacco.com/author/index.html you will be
directed to Patricias Author Info page. Click on the link labeled
A Visit At Work. As a group, read her information on her studio
and the process she goes through to complete a book. Work
together to answer the questions below.
My Work:
1) Describe Patricias studio. ______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2) What is a dummy? _________________________________________________
3)
Why does Patricia
________________________

place

her

drawings

over

light

box?

___________________________________________________________________
4) About how long does it take for Patricia to get a whole book completed?
___________
5)
Explain
why
the
_____________________________

process

takes

such

long

___________________________________________________________________

time.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Section 4: Bio & Awards/Books

Directions:
After
you
click
on
the
link
http://www.patriciapolacco.com/author/index.html you will be
directed to Patricias Author Info page. Click on the link labeled
Awards Page. As a group, read about the schooling she has
received and the awards she has won. Work together to answer
the questions below.
Bio & Awards:
1) Patricia went to many colleges. Which ones did she attend?
____________________
___________________________________________________________________
2) Why do you think she attended so many?
__________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3) Use Google Maps to pin the locations of her schools.
https://www.google.com/maps
4) How many of Patricias books have won awards?
_____________________________

5) Name three different awards that Patricia has won. What books were they
for?
_______________________________

_________________________________

_______________________________

_________________________________

_______________________________

_________________________________

My Books:
Directions: At the top of the page, click on the small red link labeled
Books. With your group, spend some time looking through the list of books
she has written. Click on the covers, read the descriptions, and view the
artwork. Which books appeal to you the most? Each person needs to choose
two books that they find interesting and explain why they selected them. Its
ok if the same book is chosen by different people as long as they have different
reasons.
Book 1) _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Book 2) _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Section 5: Poster
Directions:
After your group completes your assigned section, you are to
work together to create a small poster that shows what you
learned about Patricia Polacco. Your poster must have a title and
your group members names should be written on the back. Your
group may print pictures, maps, images, ect to help enhance
your poster. Including captions, phrases, key words, and facts are
just some of the ways to share the information. You must have
teacher approval before you print, so plan ahead on what you are
going to need first. Each group will present their poster with the
class. Use the space below to plan with your group.