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"A Dog's Purpose/A Dog's Journey" Teaching Guide
If you’ve read Dog's Purpose or the sequel A Dog's Journey, you are aware of the potential for using these novels to seize the imaginations of your students, and to get them thinking beyond the written page and into the deeper, more profound aspects of the story. Indeed, both books have been successfully used in grades as young as 5th and as old as 12th. Using feedback from these real world experiences, a pair of educators has created a study guide to assist teachers in using both books in the classroom. This study guide is available for download, free. The guide has been aligned to the CCR national standards and specific comprehension questions have been designed to meet these standards. Vocabulary development has been pre-leveled for students as: middle school level, high school level, and advanced level.
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"Emory's Gift" Teaching Guide
While exploring the woods of his home in northern Idaho, Charlie has a chance encounter with a grizzly bear. Things go very unexpectedly and Charlie quickly learns this very unique bear will change his life, and the lives of those around him forever. When others threaten to do the creature harm, it falls on Charlie and his father to protect it.
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"A Dog's Way Home" Study Guide
From W. Bruce Cameron, the author of A Dog’s Purpose, the number one New York Times bestseller and major film comes a completely unforgettable adventure as one devoted dog makes her way home.
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Puppy Tales Study Guides
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"Ellie's Story" Teaching Guide
Ellie is a little puppy when she is adopted by Ethan, a K-9 police officer who trains her in search and rescue. She learns words like "work," which means to "find" lost or injured people and "show" Jakob where these people are. But Jakob has a troubled past and is emotionally detached from his new dog, something Ellie can sense. Together they find and save people, and Ellie takes comfort from the work she is doing.
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"Max's Story" Teaching Guide
As soon as he sets eyes on CJ, Max knows that she’s his girl and quickly figures out his purpose: to show her how to navigate the big city. Being a native New Yorker, Max knows how to take charge, even though he’s the smallest dog at the park. At the same time, with CJ’s help, Max learns that he doesn’t always have to be ferocious—sometimes, he can be “gentle Max” and make friends.
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"Bailey's Story" Teaching Guide
Life is just wonderful for Bailey, a rambunctious Golden Retriever puppy who is adopted by his boy, Ethan. And life seems pretty good for Ethan, too: there’s a farm he visits in the summer (where a girl named Hannah lives down the road) and he has a family and is something of a football star at school. When a house fire permanently injures Ethan, his spirits go into a downward spiral. It’s up to his faithful friend Bailey to pull him out of the doldrums—a task for which a dog is ideally suited!
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"Molly's Story" Study Guide
Meet Molly―a very special dog with a very important purpose. Molly knows that her purpose is to take care of her girl, C.J., but it won’t be easy. Neglected by her mother, Gloria, who won’t allow her to have a dog, C.J. is going through some tough times. Molly’s job is to stay hidden in C.J.’s room, cuddle up to her at night, and protect her from bad people. And no matter what Gloria does to separate them, nothing will keep Molly away from the girl that she loves.
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Lily's Story
Lily's Story is a new standalone story in the bestselling A Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tales middle grade series by New York Times bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron! A rescue dog to the rescue! Lily is the smallest puppy in her litter and the only girl. Her brothers are bigger and stronger and like to push her around. When Lily meets a girl named Maggie Rose at the animal shelter, Lily discovers things are not so bad. Lily’s size means that she can help other animals who are in trouble. It’s Lily to the rescue!
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Lily to the Rescue
Once a stray, Lily was rescued. Now she has a very important purpose: to rescue other animals in trouble. When they are out of the dog park, Lily and Maggie Rose meet a crow with a broken wing, this study guide is the perfect way to engage young readers in what happens next, download it now for free!
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Bella's Story
Even though Bella has to hide from the neighbors and learn boring games like No Barks and Go Home, she loves her boy Lucas. Then one day Bella is picked up by Animal Control and Lucas is forced to send her to a foster home far away. Bella waits and waits for Lucas to come and get her, but days go by and he does not come. Finally Bella realizes what she needs to do―she needs to Go Home to Lucas―and even five hundred miles of dangerous Colorado wilderness won’t get in her way.
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Shelby's Story
Shelby doesn’t remember much of her early life―only that she was always hungry and cold. Then one day, Shelby is rescued by a kind woman, and things change forever. She soon finds herself on a movie set, and her new life is filled with challenges and rewards. She learns things like to Go Mark, Cut, and Dig. Her rewards include squeaky toys, yummy chicken, and best of all, love and affection from castmates and crew. Everyone loves Shelby! And so will young readers and movie fans.
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Toby's Story
Toby is a beagle who doesn’t seem to have a purpose. While all of his littermates are adopted right away, Toby is left behind because he's not as energetic as they are. But because he is so quiet, he is adopted by a girl named Mona and her mother, who works at a nursing home. As Toby comforts the residents of the home, he discovers that his purpose may be the most important of all!
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"Ellie's Story" Activity Kit
Mazes, word scrambles, coloring and other fun activities to make reading along with "Ellie's Story" even more engaging for young readers. Download the kit here, free.
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"Shelby's Story" Activity Kit
A word-search and a maze for free downloading and printing make reading this story more enjoyable for younger readers!
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