![]() ![]() She visits the library, digs up newspaper articles, draws sketches of the creature, interviews townsfolk who may or may not have seen the creature, maps the locations of suspected sightings, and puts together a Common Core-worthy, book-length report earning her "Friend to Animals" badge. After a face-to-face with the hound, Hilda sees an opportunity to earn her first scout badge, which thus far has eluded her. Back home, more mysterious happenings occur all over town, Nisse (those furry-faced house spirits that live behind bookcases and the "gaps in the floorboards") are being tossed out in the street, forced to fend for themselves. People have gone missing, and a sighting of the hound ends Hilda's first camping trip. Gr 3-5-While Pearson's wide-eyed, turquoise-haired protagonist goes about joining the Sparrow Scouts and learns some handy skills from building campfires to erecting shelters, a large, "wolf-like" creature prowls about Trolberg. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |