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Grandfather wants me to be his caddie at the

golf tournament. Now we have to take a flight

to Mouseport! What have I gotten myself into?

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Chew on it!

1. What did Grandfather

want Geronimo to do?

No More Than Two Pounds!

2. Why did Grandfather

want Geronimo to

pack light?

Who is Geronimo Stilton?That’s me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing adventure stories. Here in New Mouse City, the capital of Mouse Island, my books are all bestsellers! My stories are funny, fa-mouse-ly funny. They are whisker-licking-good tales, and that’s a promise!

THE GIANT DIAMOND ROBBERY

I, Geronimo Stilton, am no sports-mouse. But that didn’t stop Grandfather William from dragging me to a golf tournament so I could be his caddie! Once I arrived, who should I bump into but my friend Kornelius von Kickpaw, aka Special Agent 00K. Someone was plotting to steal the Super Mouse Cup, and it was up to me and Kornelius to crack the case!

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I ran home and crammed my clothes into my suitcase. I was so rushed I forgot to call back 00K.

Just then the phone rang. It was Grandfather.

“Make sure you pack l ight,” he squeaked. “And I mean really l ight, Grandson. No more than two pounds. Now move it! Move it! Move it!”

I repacked my stuff in a smaller bag, making sure I put in only the essentials. Then I raced to the airport.

Grandfather was nowhere in sight.

Suddenly, I heard someone calling me. I looked around, but all I saw was a huge mountain of luggage in the corner. Then a face popped out from behind it.

“Over here, Grandson!” my grandfather called.

I was livid. So that was why Grandfather wanted me to pack light! He wanted me to carry all of his stuff! I dragged everything to the check-in counter, where the ticket agent made us pay an expensive fee because the luggage weighed so much.

© 2015 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-4629-64-5 6 Excerpt from The Giant Diamond Robbery (Originally published in Italy by Edizioni Piemme Il Furto del Diamante Gigante) 7

An entertaining passage from a Geronimo book starts each four-page unit

Authentic Geronimo stylized

fonts

Bold, full-color illustrations

Book cover of passage

source

The answers can be found in the

passage

On the plane with Grandfather!

Circle the correct answers.

1. Why do you think Geronimo was livid?

(a) He found out why Grandfather told him to pack l ight .(b) He rushed to the airport but Grandfather was nowhere in sight.

(c) He had to pay extra for the heavy luggage.

(d) He forgot to bring his wallet.

2. Why did Geronimo’s back scream in pain?

(a) He had a backache from rushing to the airport.

(b) He played too much golf.(c) He had to carry all the heavy luggage.

(d) He was at the gym the day before.

3. Why did Geronimo not enjoy the flight with Grandfather?

(a) Grandfather did not let him take the window seat.

(b) Grandfather would not stop talking.

(c) Grandfather made him do many unreasonable things.

(d) Grandfather snored.

4. How can you tell that Geronimo was afraid of Grandfather?

(a) He let Grandfather take the window seat.

(b) He did everything Grandfather told him to do even when he did not like it.

(c) He told 00K that he was afraid of Grandfather.

(d) He didn’t dare to look at him in the eye.

5. Why did Geronimo feel a massive headache coming on?

(a) He had motion sickness.

(b) He forgot to take his medication.

(c) Grandfather was giving him a lot of stress.

(d) He was scared of the flight attendant.

No More Than Two Pounds!

© 2015 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-4629-64-5 8 Excerpt from The Giant Diamond Robbery (Originally published in Italy by Edizioni Piemme Il Furto del Diamante Gigante) 9

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Number the events 1, 2, 3 and 4 as they took place on the plane.Then, fill in the thought bubbles to show what Geronimo was thinking!

On the plane with Grandfather!

Yikes! Grandfather

really scares me!”

No More Than Two Pounds!

© 2015 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-4629-64-5 9Excerpt from The Giant Diamond Robbery (Originally published in Italy by Edizioni Piemme Il Furto del Diamante Gigante)

Fun questions follow each passage

Graphic games develop visual comprehension skillsWhile you read

questions help learners think about the contents

of the text

Questions develop literal, inferential and higher-order

reading skills

Full-color graphics

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Skills: Predicting, inferring, sequencing, comparing and contrasting, recalling details and main ideas

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