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Inquiry Unlimited Presents . . .
The Homebase of the
Looney Lobsters
(spawned in 1997 - retired in 2000)

. . . the traveling lobster buddy projects that were developed
and refined over 4 years by a now-retired practitioner
from the Joseph Lee School, Boston, MA.


[Explore these links and books for our Looneys' crustacean family background.]


A NOTE FROM MARJORIE DUBY: The original idea for these travel projects was based on the experiences my class had while hosting Kathy Allen's Pueblo Petey for a school week in November, 1996. I designed a project that was on-the-road by January, 1997 and continued to adapt the travel framework and themes for 4 consecutive years until Looney and I retired from active teaching. Each project fit our 4/5th grade curriculum content and attempted to broaden the use of technology as a tool through email; listserv; sharing video clips and online journal webpages; matching online clues; and sharing online postcards.


Project timelines, histories, and archived messages:


1996 - 1997
"The Looneys on the Loose"

(Lisa, Larry, and Lester
traveled 22,762 miles)
1. Looney97 project announcement

2. "Looneys on the Loose" - Looney97

1997-1998
"The Looneys Love Regional Literature"

(Larry, Lester, Lisa, and Lee
traveled 26,831 miles)
1. Looney98 project announcement

2. "The Looneys Love Regional Literature" - Looney98 webpages and journal entry links

3. Looney98 read-aloud regional titles

1998-1999
"Where In the USA Is Looney Lobster Reading?"

(Lexus, Lugz, Luigi, and Leo
traveled 30,359 miles)
1. Looney99 project announcement

2. "Where In the USA is Looney Lobster Reading?" - Looney99 project webpage and journal entry links

3. Letters from Looney in colonial Boston

1999-2000
"Log-On With Looney: CyberWriting"

(Latavia, Linda, and Lucy
traveled 22,484 miles)


1. "Log-on with Looney: CyberWriting" - Looney2000 project announcement

2. Looney2000 acrostics



Looney genealogy:

Looney family tree


Mascots and "real" animal friends
our Looneys met on their travels


Looneys' extended family:

Abbe and Alphonse | Petey | Laissez | Oscar

Spawned projects:

Anne Guilbeaux's "Read Across America"
Muriel Burns' "Ollie and Oscar's Online Odyssey"



Travel mascot projects we have hosted:

Pueblo Petey | Redwood Willie | Super Ted | Alphonse Alligator | Classroom Pet Exchange | Dinky Platypus | Snowball

Sharing our project:

  • A three-year overview of our Looney Lobster project
  • 1998 International Reading Association presentation, Wednesday, May 6, 1998 (Originally a HyperStudio Stack)
  • My personal views on - "Designing an Original Project"
  • "Get-your-feet-wet" suggestions for participating in successful telecommunications projects.
  • Eureka! is a database I am developing to complement our curriculum content and themes.

Links to Online Travel Projects:

  • "Looney Lobsters on the Loose" - 1997 from Boston, MA
  • Sited at http://lee.boston.k12.ma.us/gr/barb/barb.asp - - -Berry, the Bog Frog from Boston, MA
  • "The Looneys Love Regional Literature" - Looney 98 - from Boston, MA
  • "Make Way for Ducklings" - Natalie Thomas
  • "Read Across America" with Abbe and Alphonse Alligators (Abbeville, LA)
  • Ollie and Oscar's Odyssey (California)
  • Bernie visited the United Kingdom
  • Abbey and Addey of Indiana
  • Chuck the Woodchuck of Pennsylvania

  • Flat Pals
    • Flat Stanley in Canada




Educator is a recipient of the Miss Rumphius Award


As of December 4, 2003, you are visitor to enjoy Looney's travel page.
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