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Orca Book Publishers: Five Stars for Emily Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Five Stars for Emily, a novel written by Kathleen Cook Waldron, looks at a young girl's experience of leaving modern comforts behind and going to live in a log cabin without electricity. This teacher's guide includes a book summary,...
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Penguin Group Canada: 'Run' Teacher's Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Run' by Eric Walters is a fictionalized account of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope run across Canada. This teacher's guide has discussion questions and response journal prompts for each chapter as well as extension activities for the novel....
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Teacher2b.com: Notes for "To Kill a Mockingbird"

For Students 9th - 10th
Review notes for the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
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Orca Book Publishers: Hero Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
Hero, a story written by Martha Attema, is a historical fiction novel set in Holland during World War II. It centers on a young boy's love for a horse that sustains him after he is separated from his family. The horse is later taken away...
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Orca Book Publishers: Peggy's Letters Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Peggy's Letters, a novel by Jacqueline Halsey, is set in World War II London during the bombing raids and looks at the experience through a child's eyes. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's...
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Orca Book Publishers: Eric Walters' Basketball Series Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This series of basketball novels by Eric Walters is popular, particularly among boys. This teaching guide includes book summaries, teaching ideas and the author's reflections about writing the books.
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David's Gallimaufry: To Kill a Mockingbird, Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by an experienced high school teacher, this study guide includes notes about the book, about its 1930's setting, review material and quizzes. Also provides links to other relevant sites on Lee, the novel and the time period.
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Orca Book Publishers: Lucky's Mountain Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Lucky's Mountain, a novel by Diane Maycock, is about a girl's love of a three-legged dog that she tries to save. The novel is set in a mining community in British Columbia. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and...
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Orca Book Publishers: Tj and the Sports Fanatic Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Hazel Hutchins has written the TJ series of novels. This teaching guide for TJ and the Sports Fanatic, about TJ playing football, includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the book.
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Orca Book Publishers: Any Pet Will Do Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This is a teacher's guide for Any Pet Will Do, a novel written by Nancy Shouse. The novel looks at a child's quest to find the right kind of pet. It includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the book.
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Orca Book Publishers: Bio Pirate Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Bio-Pirate, a novel by Michele Martin Bossley, is a science mystery about medical research materials that go missing. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, extensive teaching ideas and a short profile of the author.
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Connie Brummel Crook: 'The Hungry Year' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"The Hungry Year", an historical novel by Connie Brummel Crook, begins in 1787 and is set in what is now Ontario. It follows the life of a Loyalist pioneer family that has fled into Canada. This teacher's guide has a book summary,...
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Beverley Brenna: Wild Orchid Teaching Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wild Orchid, a novel by Canadian author Beverley A. Brenna, is about the struggles of an adolescent girl with Asperger's Syndrome. This teaching guide has ideas for discussion and learning activities.
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Orca Book Publishers: Catching Spring Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Catching Spring, a novel written by Sylvia Olsen, looks at a First Nations boy who wants to participate in a fishing derby on Vancouver Island in 1957. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's...
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Orca Book Publishers: Casey Little Yo Yo Queen Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Casey Little - Yo-Yo Queen, a novel written by Nancy Belgue, looks at a girl's longing for a horse and what she does to try to buy one. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing...
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Orca Book Publishers: Birdie for Now Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Birdie for Now, a novel written by Jean Little, looks at a boy with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder who longs for a pet of his own. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on...
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Orca Book Publishers: Murphy and Mousetrap Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Murphy and Mousetrap, a novel by Sylvia Olsen, is about a First Nations boy's adjustment to living on a reserve in British Columbia. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the...
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Orca Book Publishers: Jo's Triumph Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Jo's Triumph, a novel by British Columbia author Nikki Tate, follows the adventures of an orphan girl named Jo as she disguises herself as a boy and works for the Pony Express. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas...
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Orca Book Publishers: Jo's Journey Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Jo's Journey, a novel by Nikki Tate, follows the adventures of an orphan girl named Jo as she heads north disguised as a boy to look for gold during the Caribou Gold Rush. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and...
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Orca Book Publishers: Jesse's Star Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Jesse's Star, a novel by Ellen Schwartz, is about a young boy who develops an appreciation and understanding of his Russian Jewish heritage. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on...
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Orca Book Publishers: Forward, Shakespeare! Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Forward, Shakespeare!, a novel by Jean Little, is about a seeing-eye dog named Shakespeare who helps a young boy learn to live with his blindness. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections...
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Orca Book Publishers: Flight From Big Tangle Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Flight From Big Tangle, an adventure novel written by Anita Daher, is set in Saskatchewan and follows a young girl's experiences as she struggles to overcome her fear of flying a plane when she is trapped by a forest fire. This teacher's...
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Orca Book Publishers: Flight From Bear Canyon Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Flight From Bear Canyon, an adventure novel written by Anita Daher, is set in the Nahanni River Valley of Canada's Northwest Territories. It tells the story of a young girl's experience as she flies a plane and helps to save the life of...
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Orca Book Publishers: Things Are Looking Grimm, Jill Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Things are Looking Grimm, Jill, a novel by Dan Bar-el, follows the adventures of Princess Jill as she meets characters from the Grimm Brothers fairy tales. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's...