Animal+Stories-+The+Missing+Pony,+Wilfred+Wolfred,+and+The+Butterfly+Garden

Melissa Steffero


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 This book contains 3 stories, //The missing Pony,Wilfred Wolfred, and The butterfly Garden.// The Missing Pony is about a girl who sad because a thief came and stole her pony from outside of her house. She is very sad and depressed and can't seem to bring herself to go outside because that would mean that she would walk by the empty field where he beloved pony used to live. Gemma finally snaps out of it and decides to go for a walk with her dog and there she came across a little girl from her class. The Mary ended up becoming one of Gemma's best friends. Mary was saddened that her best friend lost her pony so when Mary came home from school that night she grabbed her rosemary and began to make a wish while blowing the rosemary and dandelions out of the bowl. Gemma's pony was able to smell the rosemary and followed the scent back to Gemma's house were the two were reunited. Wilfred Wolfred is about a wolf who was having an awful day. Wilfred was contemplating why all these bad things were happening to him. He recounted his week for all the good things he had done. He help out Mrs. Red Riding Hood, he helped Mrs. Little pig, Mrs. Goat, and The boy who cried wolf. Then the wilfred decided he would try going back to being back and maybe then he would have better luck. Just as Wilfred was about to be bad Mrs. Red Riding Hood found him and gave him a cake for helping him. Then as he continued to try to be bad all the people he had helped were offering their assistance to him. Which helped him to realize that being good is more important than being bad. The Butterfly garden is about two girls who go chasing after a butterfly in the center of town and find themselves inside a garden that they never knew was there. In this garden the girls play with the butterflies and have so much fun together in their secret spot. Then one day the town decides that they are going to build a mini mall right ontop of the garden so the girls ban together to fight to keep the garden. They enlist the help of their local science museum and have the butterflies identified as a rare species so the town can not build on top of the garden and the garden remains in tact. I chose this book because it is one that I read to my niece all the time. The stories teach a lesson and the pictures go nicely with each story. I really liked the words because although it may be a little challenging for younger readers it teaches them to persevere and learn new words. This book is great to use in a classroom setting because you can do so much with it. I also really like the Wilfred Wolfred story because it has the elements of the Little Red Riding Hood and The Three little pigs, together this story ties in older traditional stories and creates a unique new story from the perspective of the wolf. I would recommend this story. I thoroughly enjoyed this mini series. Each story was connected by the main theme of animals. Each story had a problem and solution. The stories contained vocabulary words that might be tough for younger grades but it makes a great vocabulary lesson. I felt that these books contained material that was easily understood. You can make many lesson plans using this book because each story although similar contains something a little different. In the missing pony it there were more vocabulary words that would need to be gone over. I felt that Wilfred Wolfred was a better story for doing a lesson on prediction. There were many opportunities to make predictions. The Butterfly Garden display more changes in the characters from the beginning to the end. I would definitely use this book in a classroom to teach specific lessons. There are so many ways you can use this book to teach multiple lesson from each story
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 * **Hardcover:** 24 pages
 * **Publisher:** Igloo; 1ST edition (2010)
 * **Language:** English
 * **ASIN:** 085734577X
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