THE BULLETIN • MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021 A9
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 30
Use the number code to find out some
amazing facts about Snoopy!
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noopy was created as a cartoon
character by Charles M. Schulz in
1950. Snoopy is based on a real dog
Schulz had when he was a teenager,
named Spike. Spike had a white body
with black ears (like Snoopy!) and was a
very smart dog—also like Snoopy!
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Spike’s name was also used for one of
Snoopy’s brothers. In the Peanuts comic
strip, Snoopy’s brother Spike
lives in the desert and
sometimes
talks to the
cactus!
Number of Peanuts comic strips
Charles M. Schulz drew during his
50-year career:
Snoopy Through the Years
As he sits on his doghouse, Snoopy imagines
himself to be much more than just an ordinary
dog. One example is the World War I Flying Ace
shown above, who is always in search of his
enemy, the dreaded Red Baron.
Number of Snoopy and the Peanuts gang
feature films:
TV specials:
Snoopy started out as a small puppy in Peanuts and acted a lot like a real dog. But as
the Peanuts comic strip developed, Snoopy grew up, stood on two feet, climbed on top
of his doghouse, and had wild, imaginative adventures! Compare the versions of
Snoopy. Circle three things about Snoopy that stayed the same through the years.
Although
Snoopy is
perhaps the
world’s most famous
beagle, his breed had not
been mentioned at all for the
first 10 years or so of Peanuts.
And when he was first
called a beagle, Snoopy
denied it!
How did Snoopy “meet” his little bird buddy,
Woodstock? Woodstock was born in a nest
built on Snoopy’s stomach one day while he
was napping on top of his doghouse. A mama
bird laid two eggs in the nest, and two chicks
hatched. One of the chicks flew away.
But the other couldn’t quite fly right and
never seemed to want to go far.
That little bird was Woodstock.
And Snoopy and Woodstock
soon became best friends.
In 1969, Snoopy soared into _________
in the Peanuts comic strip and declared
himself the “first Beagle on the Moon.”
At the same time in real life, ___________
were trying to land on the moon. The lunar
module that was part of the Apollo 10 mission
that ______ astronauts to the
moon in May 1969, was
nicknamed Snoopy
Snoopy.
The astronauts _____ the lunar
module in outer space when they
returned to Earth. So Snoopy (the
lunar module) has been orbiting
in space for over 50 years!
Today, Snoopy’s image is used on a special pin
given to astronauts and NASA scientists called
The Silver Snoopy Award. The Silver Snoopy
Award is awarded for __________.
What does Snoopy teach children?
Snoopy teaches us that having an active imagination is not only
fun, but important. Snoopy is very creative. He loves to write
stories. He also paints, performs puppet shows (which he calls
“Pawpet Shows,” often retellings of his favorite movies), and he
dances a lot.
And Snoopy spreads love and
friendship throughout the
Peanuts comic strip,
especially when he kisses
Lucy, even if she doesn’t
like “dog lips.”
Snoopy makes mistakes,
too. He often forgets the
name of his owner, Charlie
Brown. Circle every other
letter to find out what
Snoopy calls him instead.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Standards Link: Writing dialogue.
Number of newspapers in which Peanuts
appeared:
A Very Special Award
Charles Schulz won many
awards for his Peanuts work.
Shortly after his death in 2000,
the U.S. Congress voted to
recognize Charles Schulz’s
work and life with the highest
honor the United States
government can bestow upon
a citizen. Hold this page up
to a mirror to discover the
name of this award.
Comic Strip
Puzzles
Find a comic strip in
the newspaper and cut
the frames apart. Then
read the comic and
see if you can put the
strip back together in
the correct order.
Standards Link: Sequence
information.
ASTRONAUTS
WOODSTOCK
PEANUTS
F S M R O F R E P U
STOMACH
N C E E L G A E B S
SNOOPY
S I D Y O N A N P S
BEAGLE
P M A D P N Y I D A
SAFETY
I O L M U O L P O F
SPIKE
COMIC
K C O T S D O O W E
SMART
E O S M A R T N G T
MEDAL
N S T O M A C H S Y
MOON
S T U A N O R T S A
LIPS
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
DOG
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Children are born curious.
From their earliest days, sensory exploration
brings delight and wonder. New discoveries
expand their minds. When they unlock the
joy of reading, their world widens further.
Magic happens.
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This week’s word:
BESTOW
The verb bestow means to
present something as a gift
or an honor.
A medal was bestowed on
the essay contest winner.
Try to use the word bestow
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Toon Opinion
Make Pictures Talk
Cut out a photo in the newspaper that has a
person or an animal in it. Make up something
for each person or animal to say.
Images courtesy: Peanuts Worldwide, LLC
Which of the characters below has Snoopy
pretended to be? Do the math under each
character below. If the answer is an even
number, circle that character in green. If it’s an
odd number, cross it out in red crayon.
Kid Scoop thanks our good friends at the
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research
Center in Santa Rosa, CA for their help with this
page. Learn more at schulzmuseum.org
What is your favorite
cartoon? Why is it your
favorite? Use examples to
back up your opinion.