The main character, wahoo cray, is the son of an animal wrangler named mickey. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Very good book, exciting reading, especially toward the end. The exposition of this book is when they get the contract with expedition survival. Hiaasen has also written scat, another book for teens and older confident readers, about conservation in the florida everglades. In the book chomp, how old was wahoo while the everglades set was constructed. Wahoo is surprised that in reality derek isnt a diehard survivalist, but a groggy tourist traveling easily through life, letting others do all the work for him. The title of the book i read is chomp by mark haissen. I was in the everglades in florida when i listened to this. In the book chomp, how long was mikeys wife going to china. I loved the relationship between wahoo and his family. I do love carl hiaasen, whether he is writing for adults or young people not always children. Mar 12, 20 in three previous mysteries hoot, flush and scat carl hiaasen has offered young readers entertaining comic mysteries that combine environmental concerns and social issues with plenty of wacky laughs.
Wahoo s mom is in china on a temporary work assignment and he and his dad are baching it at their home in the florida swamps. The real satisfaction, however, is not so much in the books humor but in its truth. Wahoos dad carries a tranquilizer gun 247, because he keeps wild animals in his backyard. He is good friends with a school friend, tuna cray. Wahoo s schoolmate, tuna, is a girl who finds an escape from her abusive father by memorizing the latin names of animals she discovers. How old is wahoo cray in chomp written by carl hiaasen. Chomp is a delightful laughoutloud sendup of the surreality of tv that will be enjoyed by readers of all ages. A summary for the book is that it is about a boy named wahoo and his dad mickey who in their back yard have wild animals that they use for television shows. Chomp by carl hiaasen chapters before you read the chapter. His dad, mickey, hasnt really worked since a reptile dropped on him from a height, so wahoo runs the show. Oct 15, 2015 if the server does not provide a quick download, then we remove it from the list. Chomp by carl hiaasen hardcover book the parent store.
Wahoo cray, a boy about thirteen years old, is the main character of chomp. They keep the animals in their own backyard, and make money by training them to appear on television. Wahoo is the son of mickey cray, the animal wrangler, and he was raised alongside with lots of animals. Chomp by carl hiaasen at the best online ebook storage. Chomp is young adult literature because the main character, wahoo, is a teenager. Literally everyone tries to stop him from escaping the everglades.
The real satisfaction, however, is not so much in the book s humor but in. His father is an animal wrangler, so hes grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, snappers, and more in his backyard. His father is an animal wrangler, so hes grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, and snappers in his backyard. For kids that struggle to find a good book to get into, look no further, my students could not put the book down. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read chomp. Why didnt wahoo s father take his pills they made him constipatedpg. He cares for loads of wild animals that were either injured or abandoned or that he found out in the wild, and he loves his family and depends on them for support.
Mickey is an animal wrangler by trade, and loves what he does for a living. And wahoo s acquired a shadow named tuna a girl whos sporting a shiner courtesy of her old man and needs a place to hide out. Wahoo and his father are forced to become personalities on a reality tv show called expedition survival. I thought about giving it to my neighbors child, age 11, and decided i would need to run it by her mother first, because it is a wee bit over the top. Ive read and listened to carl hiaasen books for a couple of years now, after picking up one of his books from the library and falling in love with his wit and narrative. Theyve only been on location in the everglades for a day before derek gets bitten by a bat and goes missing in a storm. Where did wahoo and his family live they lived in floridapg. His dad, mickey, hasnt really worked since a reptile dropped on him from a height, so wahoo. Once the campaign is underway, it goes awry, causing derrick to go missing, and the cray family sets out on a mission to save the movie star. Although rated as a childrens book, adult fans of the authors other books will feel equally at home with chomp. Mickey hasnt been working due to a concussion from a dead iguana that fell from a tree and hit him on the head.
The reason i like this book is because of the funny characters. Wahoo cray named after a wrestler and not the fish looks after his wrangler fathers animals that are used in films. When a reality show contacts wahoo s father micky about providing animals to set up a survivalists show he is reluctant but agrees because he needs to pay the bills. If the server does not provide a quick download, then we remove it from the list. Wahoo is a good kid from a loving and supportive family. I ordered 5 copies and they all came in brand new condition. In the book chomp, what did wahoo do so the airboat would not run over his father as he paddled along on the stuffed alligator. My book chomp by carl hiaasen a rebecca caudill nominee this year, was a very good book.
Chomp, by carl hiaasen, is a novel written for middleschool readers. In the book chomp what was the name of the tv show. Chomp 2012 is a humorous young adult novel from florida writer carl hiaasen. Download and read online for free chomp by carl hiaasen. Mickey cray had been out of work ever since a dead iguana fell from a palm tree and hit him on the head. The book is mainly from his perspective, and in this way the book is oriented toward older children and teens. And wahoos acquired a shadow named tuna a girl whos sporting a shiner courtesy of her old man and needs a place to hide out. Wahoo cray and his dad, mickey, take care of wild animals from the florida everglades. He has lost his thumb in an accident with his alligator, alice. I had some students finish the book i less than a week, and thats all they taliked about.
Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Chomp by carl hiaasen follows wahoo a boy whose father is an animal wrangler. In the book chomp how old was mickey cray when he was first bitten by a garter snake. The story is told primarily from wahoo s point of view. It incorporates serious social issues in this case, child abuse and economic insecurity into what is otherwise a pretty lightspirited novel. Parents need to know that chomp, a funny, sarcastic novel from the author of hoot, flush, and scat, is a perfect story for middle schoolers who are beginning to realize the world isnt perfect.
Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. The story is told primarily from wahoos point of view. An excerpt from carl hiaasens new book chomp msnbc. Some of the conflicts in this book were that wahoo s mother was away in china teaching, tunas father is beating her. In the midst of political turmoil, how do you escape the only country that youve ever known and navigate a new life. Mickey cray, the father of wahoo, had a serious concussion about 5 months ago. Check out the labels on the right hand side for specific genres or topics. Now, in chomp, he extends his winning streak with a funny novel that dives into the world of reality television. Set in the everglades of florida, the book depicts events in the life of protagonist wahoo cray, whose family is in the business of wrangling wild animals for use in hollywood films and television shows. In the book chomp, what did they do with the lizzard. Chomp is about wahoo cray, a 10 year old boy who lives in the everglades.
Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels. Wahoo s dad, mickey, is an animal wrangler, and the backyard of their everglades home is crawling with gators, snakes, monkeys, and other wild creatures. The book is about a family named the crays and they are very low on money. Derek badger seems to actually believe his pr and insists on using wild animals for his stunts. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of chomp. Hiaasen includes facts about the flora and fauna of the florida everglades as well as a strong environmental message. The book follows their adventures as animal wranglers on a survival tv show called expedition survival. He cares a lot for the environment, and he spends his time feeding animals and with his dad. He is in high school, but doesnt seem to have all of those high school diseases like laziness or a bad attitude. In the book chomp how much were wahoo and mickey getting paid to do the tv show. Wahoo s mother, susan cray, goes on a trip to china to see if she can earn some money. When the difficult star of the reality television show expedition survival disappears while filming an episode in the florida everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by wahoo cranes family, wahoo and classmate tuna gordon set out to find him while avoiding tunas gunhappy father.
Cray gets a job working for movie star derrick badger. And wahoos acquired a shadow named tunaa girl whos sporting a shiner courtesy of her old. Chomp by carl hiaasen synopsis wahoo cray lives in a zoo. Mar 27, 2012 in the midst of political turmoil, how do you escape the only country that youve ever known and navigate a new life. The real satisfaction, however, is not so much in the book s humor but in its truth. When his dad takes a job with a reality tv show called expedition survival.
Chomp free pdf, chm, djvu, epub free download ebook pdf. The protagonist of chomp is wahoo, a young boy with an unusual name and an even more unusual father. Mar 27, 2012 chomp is a delightful laughoutloud sendup of the surreality of tv that will be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Filled with his trademark quirky characters and offbeat humor, this novel by bestselling author carl hiaasen combines wild animals, reality tv, and hilarious high jinks. The main character in this book is a boy named wahoo cray after a. The iguana, which had died during a hard freeze, was stiff as a board and weighed seven and a half pounds. Like hiaasens earlier books for young people, chomp provides plenty of interesting information about florida ecosystems and the animals that inhabit them. His previous three, also about florida wildlife, are hoot, flush and scat. Climax rising action tunas dad, jared, ends up getting wasted and shooting an airboat driver and wahoo s dad while trying to snatch tuna and escape the everglades with his daughter in tow. His father is an animal wrangler, so hes grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, and snappers in.
His parents are mickey and susan, an animal wrangler and a language instructor, and they live together in southern florida. The story behind carl hiaasens new novel for young adults, chomp. Parents dont always act responsibly, and many other adults are downright unethical, but the kid characters are remarkably levelheaded. Wahoo is named, to his embarrassment, after the wrestler and football player wahoo mcdaniel. It is a story about a boy named wahoo and his father named mickey cray. Chomp study questions study guide by cporcelli includes 122 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Wahoo s dad, mickey cray, is an animal handler with a lot of respect for animals. The book was nominated for numerous awards but won the newbery honor, the florida book award for young adultssilver 2012, and the pennsylvania young readers choice award for grades 68 2014. This vision emphasizes how tvespecially reality tvfalsifies life, tricking audiences into believing people are different than they really are. Parallel stories of three different middle schoolaged refugeesjosef from nazi germany in 1938, isabel from 1994 cuba, and mahmoud from 2015 aleppoeventually intertwine for maximum impact. Wahoos mother was so concerned that she wanted mickey to see. And wahoo s acquired a shadow named tunaa girl whos sporting a shiner courtesy of her old man and needs a place to hide out. Chores including caring for a minizoo, school work, and sports take up all of his time, and he doesnt really.
His father is an animal wrangler, so hes grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, snappers, and more in. Chomp is a young adult novel by carl hiaasen first published in 2012, and set in hiaasens native florida. For some, car hiaasen is an acquired taste, but, for me, i find his books both funny and ecologically informative. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. In the book chomp, how old was mickey craw the first time he got chomped.