"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. While there is some crossover with English’s previous Nikki and Deja series, this story belongs to Gavin. Black-and-white spot illustrations break up the text and make this an accessible book for emerging chapter-book readers. Included as a bonus at the end are word work sorting activities to use in conjunction with the book. Unlike his old school Bella Vista Elementary where he had lots of friends, Gavin managed to make only one friend, Richard. The story is told in the present tense, which gives immediacy to the events each injustice stings sharper, but so does each triumph feel mightier. This packet includes chapter work for each chapter from the book Dog Days by Karen English following 3rd Grade ELA CCSS. Dog Days by Karen English and beautifully illustrated by Laura Freeman is the first book in the scheduled The Carver Chronicles series and unpacks gently with the introduction of Gavin, a new third grader at Carver Elementary. How Gavin survives the week-despite unwanted attention from the school bully, the undignified picking up of poop, bossy girls, a stolen chew toy, and a lack of snacks-makes for a tale of small triumphs. Gavin’s attempts to fit in are further hampered when he has to spend a week walking his great-aunt Myrtle’s Pomeranian so he can pay back his older sister for the snow globe he and Richard broke. Third-grader Gavin knows “you have to start over whenever you change schools.” He has made one new friend so far-Richard-but there is still so much his new classmates don’t know yet, like that he is practically a soccer star and really good at his times tables. English returns to Carver Elementary, the setting of her Nikka and Deja books, in this strong.
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