Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

1
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• WEB RELAY
• Maniac Magee was a great book! We enjoyed it so
  much that now we want to run around and learn
  more about some of the interesting topics Jerry
  Spinelli wrote about in the book. Please run
  right in and join the fun!

2
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• Directions On the following pages you will find
  a question and a website that goes with that
  question. Read the question and use the
  information on the website to answer the
  question. (Be sure to look at the websites and
  do a quick mental evaluation of each one See
  http//www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm)

3
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• Where is the Schuylkill River located?
• http//www.bikemap.com/bm-pdfs/wissahickon.pdf

4
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• Maniac often stayed at the Philadelphia Zoo.
  What is the latest he could sleep in if he didnt
  want to be discovered by zoo visitors?
• If Maniac went to the zoo as a visitor, how much
  would he have to pay?
• http//www.phillyzoo.org

5
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• Do you know what a trolley on a trestle looks
  like? See if you can locate one.
• http//joelance.home.texas.net/thumbs.html

6
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• Maniac Magee was a master at untying knots. How
  many different types of knots can you locate on
  this site? Which one looks the most difficult?
• http//www.mistral.co.uk/42brghtn/knots/42ktmenu.h
  tml

7
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• Who was Mars Bar? What was he named after? How
  many calories are in one Mars Bar?
• http//www.bradkent.com/wrappers/bar-by-abc.html

8
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• Which one of these do you think is a Mars Bar?
• http//www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/c/crosssection/nam
  ethatbar.html

9
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• How old was Jerry Spinelli, the author of Maniac
  Magee, when he started writing?
• How many children does he have?
• Where does he get a lot of his ideas for stories?
• http//www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/spinelli.htm
  l

10
Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli

• CONGRATULATIONS! You have just finished our
  Maniac Magee Web Relay!
• Ideas for this Web Relay were found in TrackStar
  147252.