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Summer of the Monkeys
A humorous, fictional account of a boy in Oklahoma in the late 19th century who learns about love, responsibility, and what it means to put first things first.
His family could really use the money, so Jay sets off, determined to catch them. But by the end of the summer, Jay will have learned a lot more than he bargained for—and not just about monkeys.
Please note that a brief synopsis of many of the books included here are provided in our Library Builders section. Study guides for the same book are often available from several publishers, so we found it more efficient to give a description of the book only once.
If given a choice, most young readers will choose a book over a "reader" style collection of stories. Why? The stories are interesting, the illustrations engaging, and they seem more "manageable". Okay, so why not teach reading comprehension and beginning literature skills using wonderful children's books? Maybe because you don't want to invest in study guides for each book. Or maybe because you think there needs to be just a little more organized coverage of skills than you might come up with on your own. Or, maybe you just haven't found the right resource. Well, Logos Press has answered all these "maybes" by creating worksheets to go along with some great children's literature. These reproducible worksheets are compiled into spiral bound books and incorporate both the answers and notes for the teacher. Children have seven kinds of questions to answer: matching, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, drawing a picture, listing, vocabulary definitions, and essay-type. Beginning Literature 1 and 2 includes worksheets for each book plus a sample reading comprehension worksheet that functions as a book report form identifying and describing main characters as well as listing the book's happenings at the beginning, middle, and end. These worksheets provide an excellent introduction to literature studies and reading comprehension by encouraging both thinking about the reading selection and expressing those thoughts in a cohesive manner. A grading label (for reading, English, and spelling) is included on each worksheet. The teacher's instructions include guidelines for grading, and a complete answer key is included.
Meet the horse Boxer on your read through Animal Farm, and other characters in The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Pushcart War, Tuck Everlasting, and Summer of the Monkeys.
Product Format: | Softcover Book |
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Brand: | Bantam, Doubleday and Dell |
Author: | Wilson Rawls |
Grades: | 7-10 |
ISBN: | 9780440415800 |
Length in Inches: | 7.625 |
Width in Inches: | 5.25 |
Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.45 |