What is poor old grumpy porcupine Ereth Dorsathum to do when his mousie friend Poppy forgets his birthday?  Leave home, of course.  His decision takes him face to face with giants that seeks to destroy animals of the forest.  As old and slow as he is, what will he get for this birthday that will help him defeat these giants?

Avi

Ereth's Song--A Kids' Wings Sample from Defeating Giants

Picture of a Young Porcupine Ereth's baby picture!

Field Guides

Adult Porcupine      Ereth

American Porcupine    Scientific Name and Information

Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center  Search the online field guides, find detailed species descriptions, then save your own notes in the eNature  Life Lists. 

Rhyme Zone   A Rhyming Dictionary to help you write a ballad

Activities in the Kids Wings Poppy Unit Include:

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: An Overview of Poppy,
Using a Map to Track the Events,
Writing a Narrative Poem or Song,
Making a Mural,
Eye "Poppy" Vocabulary,
Character Collages,
Pronoun Pointers,
T he Real Reason Is (Multiple Choice),
Phenomenal Terminology, (Vocabulary Multiple Choice),
How to Prepare a Readers' Theater Script,
Wisdom, Warnings, and Folk Sayings,
Figures of Speech,
Diamante Poetry,
Pieces of a Puzzle (Crossword)
Weekly Squeaker's Outdated Lessons in History,
Math Connections and Research,
Family Names (A Logic Puzzle),
Building Vocabulary Through Games,
Writing Prompts,
Answer Keys

Activities in the Ereth's Birthday Unit Include:

Thinking Pages (Dialectical Journal),
The Gift of Character,
Predict/Confirm Chapter Questions,
Words Walls,
How-to Present a Readers' Theater,
Multiple Choice Comprehension Pages,
Crossword Puzzle,
3-Page Editing and Revising Exercise,
Animal Tracks Logic Puzzle,
The Ballad of Erethizon Dorsatum,
Research and Sequel,
Erethmetic,
Homecoming Logic Puzzle,
Writing Prompts,
Answer Keys

Poppy was originally printed in Character Connections, Student Units for Award-Winning Books by Suzy Red
Ereth's Birthday was originally printed in Defeating Giants, Student Units for Award-Winning Books by Suzy Red