Meet the characters
This gosling calls Roz his mother.
What is Brightbill?
Roz gives her new home this name.
On swimming day, Brightbill practices this skill.
What is swimming?
Find the common noun : "The gosling swims."
What is "gosling"?
Find a conjunction: "Roz and Brightbill go into their home to rest."
What is "and"?
The older goose teaches Roz how to care for her gosling.
Who is Loudwig?
Loudwig tells Roz to feed Brightbill this mashed-up plant food.
What is grass?
This large fish threatens Brightbill in the pond.
What is a Rockmouth?
Find the verb: "Roz helps the beavers".
What is "helps"?
Complete the sentence with and, but, or: "Brightbill can fly, _______ Roz cannot".
What is "but"?
This animal helps Roz build a lodge.
Who is Mr. Beaver?
Roz brings the beavers these large building materials in exchange for help.
What are trees?
This goose rescues Brightbill from the fish.
Who is Loudwig?
Find both proper nouns: "Roz protects Brightbill in their home."
What are "Roz and Brightbill"?
Name the tense: "Brightbill swam in the pond".
What is "past"?
This deer helps Roz grow a garden.
Who is Tawny?
Roz uses this to warm the lodge because her body produces no heat.
What is fire?
In chapter 39, Brightbill learns this exciting new skill.
What is flying?
Find both verbs: "Brightbill flaps his wings and soars through the air!"
What is "flaps and soars"?
Change this sentence to future tense: "Roz helps her neighbors".
What is "Brightbill will help her neighbors"?
This opossum teaches Roz that pretending can help an animal survive.
Who is pinktail?
Animals leave these behind to enrich the garden's soil.
What are droppings/animal poo?
Explain how sharing her garden helps Roz become part of the animal community.
What is animals visit, get to know Roz, and begin to see her as a friend?
Find 3 nouns and a verb: "Roz carries branches to the lodge."
What are "Roz, branches, lodge - carries"?
Change both verbs to past tense and name the conjunction: "Brightbill swims because he likes the water."
What is: "Brightbill swam because he liked the water"?
"Because"