1-Analyzing
Give some reasons why Bruce McMillian might have wanted to write a book about pufflings.
2-Generating
Why do you think the children return the pufflings to the sea instead of keeping them as pets?
3-Generating
Why are the puffins called “clowns of the sea”?
4-Evaluating
What would you like best about visiting Heimaey Island during the nights of the pufflings? Why?
5-Intergrating
What makes the nights of the pufflings exciting? Use the story details to support your answer.
6-Connections
How did humans could the pufflings’ habitat to change? How else might villagers help them?