About
Having a Bloomtastic Festival at school to celebrate spring is a great idea, but Eva Wingdale, a young owl, discovers that it is also a lot of work, and there is nothing wrong with asking her friends for help.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Describe Eva.
Page 1 — She’s a red, blue and pink owl, has likes and dislikes, has a pet bat named Baxter, has a family, Lucy is her best friend, goes to school
1
Name three facts about owls.
Page 7 — Awake in the night, sleep in the day, turn heads almost all the way around, can fly
7
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What do you think Eva’s idea is?
Page 17 — Listen to your child’s answer
17
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What advice did Miss Featherbottom give Eva?
Page 23 — Not to take on too much as she plans the festival
23
Why is this good advice?
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Eva accept Sue’s help?
Page 32 — Sue is mean and Eva didn’t want to accept from her
32
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did Eva spend her day doing?
Page 37 — Helping her friend Lucy get ready for the festival
37
What should she have done instead?
Page 41 — Prepare for the festival
41
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Was it a good idea that Eva turned down help from Lucy?
Page 45 — Listen to your child’s answer
45
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What’s Eva worried about in this chapter?
Page 50 — That she’ll need to cancel the festival
50
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Eva do in this chapter?
Page 52 — She thought of the talents the other owls had and asked them to help get things ready for the festival
52
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What word describes Eva for asking Sue for help when she was scared?
Page 56 — Courageous, brave, etc
56
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Eva enjoy the festival?
Page 61 — Everything went wrong for her
61
Have you ever felt like Eva? Explain.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Why couldn’t Eva accept the prize from Miss Featherbottom?
Page 69 — She wasn’t the only one who worked on the festival
69
Why did Eva give everyone a chance to hold the trophy?
Page 71 — Her classmates helped the festival be successful
71
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