Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Bones

Written by Amanda and Nesima

 

Chapters 1 through 3

 

1) How would you react to this problem of the missing dinosaur bones and why?

 

2) What would you do if you noticed 3 bones were missing on the Ceolophysis?

 

3) How would you react to this problem of the missing dinosaur bones and why?

 

4) Improve the details of the dinosaur exhibit by writing a paragraph that’s focusing on the details of the exhibit.

 

5) What do you think of Janet’s character, (the way she acts)?

 

6) If Janet had shown Cam and her class another dinosaur, would the plot change because Cam wouldn’t be able to see the change of the skeleton?

 

 Chapters 4 through 6

 

1)   Does Janet provide motives (reasons) for Cam to be suspicious of Janet for being the bonenapper? Explain the motives.

 

2) Would you have ridden in a milk truck as a disguise or would you do something else to steal the bones?  Explain your reason.

 

3) Compare the characteristics of Cam to Eric’s characteristics.  How are they alike? How are they different?

 

 4) Did you think Janet was the bonenapper before Cam found out? What helped you find out?

 

5) Explain why you would suspect the milk truck.

 

6) Compare the characteristics of Cam to Eric’s characteristics.  How are they alike? How are they different?

 

Chapter 7 through End

 

1) What do you think of the story?  Rank it from one to ten by the plot and style.

 

2) Make a list of names for every chapter in the book.

 

3) If Janet wasn’t the culprit (thief), who is the next person you’d suspect and why?

 

4) Choose any three chapters.  Write a few sentences that tell about the most important thing that happened in each chapter.

 

5) Find four quotations in the book and rewrite them replacing the word “said” with a more descriptive word for “said”.

 

6) If you stole the dinosaur bones, what reason would you want it for?

 

7) How would the plot change be different if Eric wasn’t in this story?

 

8)  If Janet wasn’t the culprit (thief), who is the next person you’d suspect and why?