Stone fox

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Overview: Teachers can download a PDF file of all the book’s exercises formatted as individual worksheets for easy printing and copying. These worksheets can be utilized for homework, class practice, revision, or tests, and are prefaced by practical ideas for classroom use. To access the download area, refer to the blue sidebar on the left and click the link for “kostenlose Downloads.” The story follows little Willy, whose grandfather is ill, and the state threatens to take their farm. Willy needs to find five hundred dollars, and his only hope lies in winning the National Dogsled Race. Competing against him is Stone Fox, a formidable Indian champion with five undefeated Samoyeds. The tension builds as Willy and his dog, Searchlight, face the challenge of the best dog teams in the country. Will they win the race in time to save their farm and grandfather? Set in the early 1900s Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, this engaging reader for Class 7 features a powerful, tragic ending. The text is a slightly abridged original, making it accessible and illustrated in black-and-white. It has been successfully used in many classrooms and is considered a modern classic. Accompanying the reader is a separate workbook with a variety of grammar, language, and vocabulary exercises related to the text. Note that no exercises are included in the reader itself.