Eva's Treetop Festival
by Rebecca Elliott
Grades 1-2; Genre - Diaries & Journals; GRL M; AR pts. 0.5
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.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- Describe Eva. 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 p.1
- Name three facts about owls. Awake in the night, sleep in the day, turn heads almost all the way around, can fly p.7
Chapter 2
- What do you think Eva’s idea is? Listen to your child’s answer p.17
Chapter 3
- What advice did Miss Featherbottom give Eva? Not to take on too much as she plans the festival p.23
- Why is this good advice? Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 4
- Why didn’t Eva accept Sue’s help? Sue is mean and Eva didn’t want to accept from her p.32
Chapter 5
- What did Eva spend her day doing? Helping her friend Lucy get ready for the festival p.37
- What should she have done instead? Prepare for the festival p.41
Chapter 6
- Was it a good idea that Eva turned down help from Lucy? Listen to your child’s answer p.45
Chapter 7
- What’s Eva worried about in this chapter? That she’ll need to cancel the festival p.50
Chapter 8
- What did Eva do in this chapter? She thought of the talents the other owls had and asked them to help get things ready for the festival p.52
Chapter 9
- What word describes Eva for asking Sue for help when she was scared? Courageous, brave, etc p.56
Chapter 10
- Why didn’t Eva enjoy the festival? Everything went wrong for her p.61
- Have you ever felt like Eva? Explain. Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 11
- Why couldn’t Eva accept the prize from Miss Featherbottom? She wasn’t the only one who worked on the festival p.69
- Why did Eva give everyone a chance to hold the trophy? Her classmates helped the festival be successful p.71