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The 26-Story Treehouse: Pirate Problems!
Last updated Sunday, January 31, 2021
Author: Andy Griffiths
Illustrator: Terry Denton
Date of Publication: 2014
ISBN: 1250026911
Grade Level: 3rd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jan. 2021
Synopsis:
Andy and Terry live in a 26-story treehouse. (It used to be 13 stories, but they've expanded.) It has a bumper car rink, a skate ramp, an antigravity chamber, an ice cream parlor with 78 flavors, and the Maze of Doom - a maze so complicated that nobody who has gone in has ever come out again. Well, not yet, anyway.
This time, the two friends have a whole week to finish their next book, and Andy even knows what it should be about - the story of how he and Terry first met. But, life is NEVER boring in the treehouse, and emergency shark operations, giant storms, and wooden pirate heads are just the beginning….
| Note to readers: |
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This is a chapter book containing 13 chapters. Readers might not get through the entire book since there are lots of illustrations that can make for fun discussions with the students.
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| Discussion topics for before reading: |
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Have you seen or been in a treehouse before?
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What kind of activity rooms do you see in the treehouse?
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Do you think it would be easy to build a treehouse?
Vocabulary
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publisher - a person or company that prepares and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale.
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flexible - capable of bending easily without breaking.
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extendable - able to be made longer or larger.
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acupuncture (aquapuncture) - a system of integrative medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, originating in ancient China.
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motivational - relating to the reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way.
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coincidence - a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances.
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blather - talk long-windedly without making very much sense.
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narrating - provide a spoken comentary to accompany a movie, broadcast, piece of music.
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Gorgonzola (fish that Jill sees in Chapter 7) - a type of rich, strong-flavored Italian cheese with bluish-green veins.
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bobbed - make a quick short movement up and down.
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astonished - greatly surprised or impressed, amazed.
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hideous - ugly or disgusting to look at.
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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Do you think you would like walking up 26 floors to the top of the treehouse? What is the most number of floors you have walked up?
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What is your favorite cereal flavor? Would you try ants or fairy wings flavored ice cream?
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Have you been in a lifesize maze before? Would you enjoy trying to find your way out of the maze?
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Do you like fairytales and/or have you heard of Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, or Cinderella?
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Do you feel as though your life during the pandemic (having to stay inside most of the time) is similar to Terry's before he met Andy? What new activities do you like to do to pass the time?
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Have you been on a pedal boat before? Would you be scared if the pedal boat left the lake and carried the boat into the open ocean?
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Do you like animals? Has your family rescued any pets before?
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| Craft ideas: |
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Draw a treehouse. One way can be to trace your hand on to the paper, so that the fingers can be the branches of the tree. Then, draw your ideal treehouse onto the tree. Another idea is to draw a treehouse and to find string or yarn to make a ladder from the top of the treehouse to the ground.
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Check our craft ideas on Pinterest!
https://www.pinterest.com/readingtokids/january-2021-mysteries-new-adventures/
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*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
You can use them, but you don't have to use them.
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.
Remember, though, that the focus of your time should
not be on the development and execution of a craft;
the focus should be on the read-aloud and the
enjoyment of the book!
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