So Long, Mom

Do you have a favorite comic strip? What do you like about it? If you were a comic strip character, which one would you like to be?

Bill Watterson (1958–) is an American cartoonist.

UNDERSTANDING

1 Answer the questions. a Why do Calvin and Hobbes decide to leave Earth? b Where are they going? c How does Calvin’s mother react? d How often will they write home? e What does Calvin wonder about? f What does Hobbes wonder about?

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VIEWPOINTS

2 Discuss the questions. a What is Hobbes? b What makes Calvin and Hobbes funny? c What do you think Calvin means by “the mysteries of creation”? d How is Hobbes different in panels five and six compared to the other panels?

Why do you think this is so?

CREATIVE CORNER

3 Draw your own comic strip about space travel. Include at least three panels with speech bubbles.

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