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Comprehension Questions- Calico Illustrated Classics: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

adapted by Lisa Mullarkey

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL P; AR pts: 2.0

Howard Pyle's classic tale of magic, bravery, and honor tells of the adventures of King Arthur. From the time young Arthur pulled the fabled sword from the stone, he was a just king. As the head of the Round Table, King Arthur led the most gallant men and brought peace to the land. King Arthur's most dramatic struggles are retold in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Pyle's King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Calvin Coconuts #1 Trouble Magnet

Trouble Magnet

By: Graham Salisbury

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL 410L; AR pts: 2.0

Nine-year-old Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the unfriendly fifteen-year-old daughter of his mother's best friend has taken over his room. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Hank Zipzer #7 Help! Somebody Get Me Out of the Fourth Grade!

Help! Somebody Get Me Out of the Fourth Grade!

by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL R; AR pts: 4.0

Hank Zipzer is in the fourth grade and has just had parent teacher conferences and is getting terrible grades.  He is faced with the fear that maybe he won't pass the fourth grade and will be stuck in the fourth grade while all of his classmates move on to fifth grade.  Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions – The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth

By Norton Juster

Grades 5-8; Genre - Fantasy; GRL W; AR pts: 7.0

Milo is a boy who seems unhappy in everything he's doing.  He gets a special delivery which turns out to be a magical tollbooth.  He gets in his little car and decides to try out the phantom tollbooth.  He ends up in a strange land with many strange creatures and ends up trying to help them by saving two princesses that have been banished. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions – The Chronicles of Narnia #3 The Horse and His Boy

The Horse and His Boy

By C. S. Lewis

Grades 3-7; Genre – Fantasy; GRL T; AR pts: 8.0

Shasta and Bree set out for an adventure trying to escape their homeland, in hopes of reaching Narnia.  They run into another set of travelers on their way and  join together with them.  The travelers learn of an evil plan to conquer Narnia as well as kidnap Queen Susan and know they are the only ones to prevent it from happening.  Together they rush to Narnia in hopes of saving the free land they are escaping to. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Time Warp Trio #1 Knights of the Kitchen Table

Knights of the Kitchen Table

By Joe Scieszka

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL P; AR pts: 1.0

In this adventure, three boys are whisked away to the time of King Arthur and are asked to face a giant and a dragon in hopes of saving King Arthur's kingdom.  Using their creative ways, the boys come up with clever fighting tactics that defeat the giant and dragon and save everyone in the kingdom.  Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Classic Starts)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Classic Starts)

Retold from the Mark Twain original

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; AR pts: 3.0

This is a classic story adapted from the full account of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain.  In this simplified version children are swept away to the 1800's and the adventures of a young boy about 12 years old.  Even though he's always causing trouble for his aunt and finding some mischief to get into, he ends up being a hero to all. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions – Why do Leaves Change Color?

Why do Leaves Change Color?

By Betsy Maestro

Grades K-2; Genre - Non-fiction; GRL L; AR pts: 0.5

This book is full of interesting facts about why and how leaves change color during autumn time.

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Comprehension Questions- Ellen Tebbits

Ellen Tebbits

By Beverly Cleary

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL P; AR pts: 3.0

Ellen Tebbits is eight years old and is lonely now that her best friend has moved.  She becomes best friends with the new girl in town, Austine and together they share a secret that no one else knows about.  Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Children of the Red King #1 Midnight for Charlie Bone

Midnight for Charlie Bone

By Jenny Nimmo

Grades 3-7; Genre - Fantasy; GRL U; AR pts: 10.0

Charlie Bone gets caught in the middle of mystery of finding a girl about his age as he realizes he has an unusual talent.  He gets sent to a private school and finds the missing girl, but is opposed by his aunts, grandma and the family who runs the school.  With a group of reliable friends, Charlie helps the girl and solves the mystery.

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