The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole

The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole Chapter Book Activity Box
By Michelle Cuevas
Lexile® Measure: 710L
Lit League’s The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole Chapter Book Activity Box contains space-themed activities for kids to complete as they read this astonishingly original and funny adventure with a great big heart. This book is a wonderful choice for kids who are space enthusiasts and those working through grief.
When 11-year-old Stella Rodriguez shows up at NASA to request that her recording be included in Carl Sagan’s Golden Record, something unexpected happens: A black hole follows her home and sets out to live in her house as a pet. The black hole swallows everything he touches, which is challenging, to say the least – but also turns out to be a convenient way to get rid of those items that Stella doesn’t want around. Soon the ugly sweaters her aunt has made for her all disappear within the black hole, as does the smelly class hamster she’s taking care of, and, most important, all the reminders of her dead father that are just too painful to have around. It’s not until Stella; her younger brother, Cosmo; the family puppy; and even the bathroom tub all get swallowed up by the black hole that Stella comes to realize she has been letting her own grief consume her. And that’s not the only thing she realizes as she attempts to get back home.
Box Includes: Book, Discussion Questions and Answers, Wonderful Words Vocabulary Bookmark, Your Voyager Golden Record Craft, Telescope Kit, Constellation Activity with Glow in the Dark Stars, Fishing in the River of Words Poetry Activity, Brussels Sprouts Recipes, Joke Recording Activity, Online Book Tour, Instruction Pamphlet