Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner Lit Link Grades 4-6 - Paperback

Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, the story of Stone Fox revolves around a young boy, his dog, and his sick grandfather. In order to help his grandfather retain the family's farm, little Willy enters a dog sled race. Who will win?

Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross-curricular activities, complete with answer key.

A novel by John Reynolds Gardiner.

The students will:

- become familiar with an author and his/her writings and style of writing.

- develop literacy strategies necessary to obtain meaning from print.

- read to find new information about a topic deriving it from print and pictures.