Learning About Cynthia Rylant Treasure Hunt

By Karen M. Martin
Penn Forest Elementary School
Roanoke County Public Schools
Roanoke, VA
kmartin@rcs.k12.va.us

Cynthia Rylant is a great author of children’s books. I bet you have read or heard many books by her and not even known they were books by her. Perhaps you would like to learn more about her.

Follow these steps to find the answers to the questions on your worksheet.

v Print a copy of this Treasure Hunt to find the answers to the questions on your worksheet.

v Connect to the Internet. Then type or click on the following Web addresses:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/rylant.html

1. When was Cynthia Rylant born? _____________________________________________________

2. In what city was she born? _________________________________________________________

3. Cynthia was sent to West Virginia to live with her grandparents when she was four years old?
Why couldn’t she read many books? _________________________________________________

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4. What book tells about her life with her grandparents? _____________________________________
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5. Cynthia Rylant went to three colleges? What are the names of these schools? (1) ________________
(2) ____________________________ (3) ___________________________________

6. What three jobs has Cynthia done in her life? (1) _______________________________________

(2) ________________________________ (3) ______________________________________

7. How long did it take her to write her first book? _______________________________________

8. What are three things other than writing that Cynthia likes to do?

(1) _________________________________ (2) ______________________________________

(3) _________________________________

9. Name three other books by Cynthia Rylant.

(1) __________________________________________________

(2) __________________________________________________

(3) __________________________________________________

Photo Courtesy of: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/tempo/VCCB/Authorsets2/Authorsets8.html

When you’re finished with your worksheet, visit this website:http://www.cynthiarylant.com/