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Art Dog Live Oak Readalongs are protected by copyright. The components in Live Oak Readalongs may not be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written permission. ABOUT THE STORY Arthur Dog is a guard at the Dogopolis Art Museum.

By day he guards famous paintings, but at night he becomes Art Dog, painter, creating masterpieces on walls and fences all over town. One night, a painting is stolen from the museum. At first, Art Dog is a suspect, but he escapes from jail, zooms off in his Brushmobile, and offers him a show of his own work at the museum, but instead, Art Dog paints a masterpiece in the sky.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ ILLUSTRATOR Thatcher Hurd is the son of two well-known children 9s book writers and illustrators. He has written more than fifteen books, one of which, Mama Don 9t Allow , won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for illustration. He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, where they run a children 9s greeting card publishing company.

INTRODUCING THE STORY Ask children if they have ever been to an art museum. Have those who have describe the experience and any paintings they especially liked. Explain that this book ... more. less.

is about a dog that works at an art museum. READING ACTIVITIES Comprehension/Thinking Skills a. cWhat does Arthur do when the moon is full? d b. cWhat name does Arthur use to sign his paintings? d c. cWhich painting do the art thieves steal? d d. cHow does Art Dog escape from jail? d e. cWhat does Art Dog do for his show? d f. cWhy do you think that Arthur doesn 9t what people to know he is Art Dog? d (Draw conclusions) g. cWhat did you like best about Art Dog 9s paintings? d (Respond) Vocabulary Have the children match each vocabulary word with its definitions. seldom a. a place where shills dock glisten b. a building to store items alley c. not often port d. to glow or glitter warehouse e. people who commit crimes crooks f. a narrow, dead-end road CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Art: The Real Thing Find reproductions of the some of the paintings on the art museum 9s walls, such as the Mona Lisa, American Gothic, and paintings by Picasso, Vermeer, and Seurat. Encourage children to compare them to the paintings at Arthur 9s museum. Discuss how the artist changes at Arthur 9s museum. Discuss how the art changes them and why the paintings in the book are funny. Language Arts: News Flash Have children write a newspaper article about the theft at the museum. Encourage them to include answer to these questions: What happened? Where did it happen? When did it happen? Who did it? How was it done? Social Studies: Life of da Vinci Divide children into groups, and provide then with information about the life of Leonardo da Vinci, the artist who painted the Mona Lisa . Groups can find out about and report on aspects of da Vinci 9s life: where he lived, his education, and the art he produced. Art: Create a Painting Have children choose a famous painting to copy. They can make their copies funny as the illustrator did, by changing the painting 9s subjects into a dog. Hang the finished paintings in a Dog Gallery. INTERNET ACTIVITY Before you send children to do research using any of the keywords listed below, you may wish to try them yourself to be sure the sites are suitable. Art on the Net Encourage children to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, to view paintings by master painters at http://www.arca.net/uffizi/index/htm . Students can view paintings by the artist Vermeer at http://www.ccsf.caltech.ed/~roy/vermeer . Activity Guide www.liveoakmedia.com 800-788-1121

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