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//**Russell and the Lost Treasure**// Author and Illustrator: Rob Scotton

Russell the sheep invents a Super-Duper Treasure Seeker and goes on a wacky hunt to discover the lost treasure of Frogsbottom. He uncovers a treasure chest and finds that the real treasure is very close to home. Annotation from Virginia State Reading Association http://www.vsra.org/VRC/primary_annotations08.htm

Themes:
 * Sheep
 * Treasures
 * Photography/pictures

Curricular Connections/Activities:
 * Reinforce positional words. Create a treasure hunt using directions which involve positional words. This could be a library orientation activity to discover the treasures of your library! (SS K.6; 1.4.2)
 * Talk about the theme of the book—Have students discuss what lesson the author was trying to teach the readers. (LA K.3.6; 1.3.4; 2.3.4)
 * An extension from the above activity—Have students identify the treasures in their life, illustrate and write about them (LA K.6; K.7; 1.6; 1.7; 2.6; 2.7)
 * Students could draw pictures using software such as //Pixie or Kid Pix// of special class moments and write a narrative about the event.
 * Students could take a digital picture of a classmate and write an informative paragraph explaining why they are special. (Students could use the traits of good citizenship to describe the classmate SS K.10.)
 * Students could bring in a photograph or draw a picture using software such as //Pixie or Kid Pix// of a family member who is very special. They would have to write a descriptive paragraph about the family member.

Related Resources:
 * Author Information
 * http://www.robscotton.com/ Includes author blog (which may include illustrations not suitable for children), Quicktime movie of Rob Scotton drawing Russell and also the [|storyboards] for //Russell and the Lost Treasure//
 * http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/AuthorsAndIllustrators/ContributorDetail.aspx?CId=27517


 * Other books in the series
 * //Russell the Sheep//
 * //Go to// //Sleep, Russell the Sheep//
 * //Russell’s Christmas Magic//