The Hidden Kingdom
by Tui T. Sutherland
Grades 3-7; Genre - Fantasy; GRL W; AR pts. 10.0
The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the RainWing kingdom, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil. Text has violence.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- Summarize the introduction. The friends traveled with Webs toward the RainWing kingdom; two MudWing guards passed the group, were attacked and died p.1
Chapter 2
- Describe Glory’s expectations in meeting her family? She wants it to be better than life on the mountain and hopes her parents won’t be like Clay’s parents p.14
Chapter 3
- Describe the RainWings they meet in this chapter. They were different beautiful colors; didn’t recognize Glory; use poisonous darts to capture and question dragons
Chapter 4
- What is something Glory learned about herself in this chapter? The sun recharges RainWing scales and makes them happier, prettier, smarter, and better at camouflage p.30
Chapter 5
- Why is Glory unimpressed when she found out she’s related to Jambu? He never cared about her before so she figured he wouldn’t now p.44
Chapter 6
- Summarize this chapter. The friends wake up and demand to see the queen to get help for Webs; there’s a line and as they wait, they learn a number of RainWings are missing from the tribe p.47
Chapter 7
- What response did Glory get from the queen when she said she was stolen? The Queen thought whoever took her was rude but didn’t really care p.67
Chapter 8
- Predict what Glory and her friends do. Listen to your child’s answer
- Choose a word that defines Glory in this chapter. Explain. Impulsive, reasonable, brave; listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 9
- Summarize what Clay and Glory do. Were you correct in your prediction? They hide in the trees and watch the area to see if anything goes in and out of the doorway/hole p.82
Chapter 10
- Summarize the journey into the tunnel and what Glory found. The tunnel seemed to be made from magic and led to the desert, and the Sand Kingdom p.89
Chapter 11
- Explain why Mangrove rushed through the tunnel unannounced. He wants to find Orchid and knew if he said something, he would be stopped p.102
Chapter 12
- Summarize this chapter. The dragons fly toward the Ice Kingdom; waking early, Glory flies around and finds a NightWing near where she and her friends slept p.105
Chapter 13
- Describe Deathbringer. A young learned NightWing; he’s on a mission, waiting for someone; flirtatious with Glory; expects other dragons to be in awe of him p.113
Chapter 14
- Why did Glory decide they needed to go into the fortress appearing as IceWings? There wasn’t a way to sneak in and she didn’t want Jambu to freeze; Mangrove wouldn’t have given up trying to get in p.126
Chapter 15
- What choice did Glory make when determining what to do to Blaze. She gave a version of the truth p.133
Chapter 16
- Predict what you think will happen. Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 17
- How is Glory and Tsunami’s friendship growing? They are individually maturing and don’t fight and argue like they used to p.154
- Do you agree with Mangrove that his search for Orchid in the fortress was useless? Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 18
- What does Glory mean when she wants to be the bait? She’s willing to be in danger to find out more about the monster p.168
Chapter 19
- Summarize this chapter. Glory was alone and was captured; She was taken into a cave and heard dragons talking; Deathbringer knows them and is giving them instruction p.169
Chapter 20
- Describe the home of the NightWings. Cave with molten lava and smells of eggs; full of NightWings p.181
Chapter 21
- Describe Kinkajou. A dragonet no more than three years; talks a lot; is very brave; the RainWing that was out training and was kidnapped
Chapter 22
- Do you think Glory will be able to trust Deathbringer? Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 23
- Why didn’t Kinkajou want to use her acid? She didn’t want to hurt another dragon p.203
Chapter 24
- Why did Glory challenge Queen Magnificent for the throne? Because the Queen didn’t care what happened to her tribe and Glory did; if Glory is queen, she can control what the tribe does p.217
Chapter 25
- Summarize Glory’s reason for wanting to be queen? To save the missing RainWings p.227
Chapter 26
- Describe Sunny in this chapter. Hopeful dragons can change; encouraging; positive p.231
Chapter 27
- Summarize this chapter. Glory trained for the challenge the next day; her friends made her sleep; she woke up looking at Queen Scarlet p.237
Chapter 28
- Describe how Queen Scarlet found Glory. A magical dreamvisitor stone an animus dragon created to see and talk to people while they sleep p.244
Chapter 29
- Predict the challenge the Queen will have Glory and her team do? Listen to your child’s answer p.257
Chapter 30
- What had the sloths done during the tree gliding race? Cheated for the queen; threw out a vine to slow Jambu down p.267
Chapter 31
- Summarize the camouflage contest and who won. The queen went first; Glory found her by watching the audience’s reactions; the Queen found Glory by scaring her sloth and chasing it when it ran to Glory; the queen won p.276
Chapter 32
- Summarize this chapter. Glory and the Queen were tied two to two; during the venom contest, Kinkajou saw a sloth wander in front of the board and was burned when saving it as Grandeur spit and hit her p.280
Chapter 33
- Summarize the conclusion to this story. Glory is rightfully queen due to being Grandeur’s descendent; the tribe celebrates; Clay comes to warn Glory that Starflight is gone and possibly went to warn the NightWings p.287
Epilogue
Who is the unconscious dragonet? What do you think happened? Starflight, he was kidnapped p.296