The Fairy-Tale Detectives opens with sisters Sabrina and Daphne moving from one foster home to another after their parents mysteriously disappear. They are on their way to live with their grandmother which is concerning because their father told them that she had died before they were born. As soon as they arrive they realize that the town isn't everything it seems and start to meet very interesting "everafters" or fairy tale characters including Snow White, the three little pigs, Prince Charming, and the Big Bad Wolf. They must battle a giant to save their grandmother and the town. My students enjoyed this book so much that they requested that I read all of the series to them!
Since this is such an involved plot I decided that we would practice summarizing. Each day that we read, we add to a summary on large chart paper. When we complete the story, we will revise our summary, making sure we have only the important events in the story. It is a very lengthy book so we are still in the middle of reading it. This would also be a great book to talk about vocabulary as there are many interesting and new words. Many times the meaning is even in the story as Daphne, the younger sister, asks what words mean very often!
These books are so exciting and fun. I really hope you give them a try!
Extra Resources:
The Sisters Grim webpage - It includes summaries of all the books in the series, a game, and a teaching guide. http://sistersgrimm.com/newsite/index.html
Scholastic's page with discussion questions and activites http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=10919&type=Book&typeId=4678
More activities (jeopardy game, group presentation) http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/80175.aspx
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