Bob

Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead • Alternating Narrators

The Dart is the monthly digital product that features copywork and dictation passages from a specific read aloud novel (you purchase or obtain the novels separately). It's geared toward children ages 8–10 (kids learning to read and write) and is an indispensable tool for parents who want to mechanics and literature in a natural, literature-bathed context. 

This handbook contains the following features:

• 4 Passages (one per week) for copywork/dictation
• Notes about grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, and literary devices
• Weekly Reading Guide
• Dart Planner and Skills Tracker
• Highlight each week: copywork and three dictation practices
• Literary Device: Alternating Narrators
• Writing Activity: Turn the Tides of the Tale
• Big Juicy Questions
• Book Club Party Ideas
• 56 pages
• Publication Date: September 2024
  

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About the book

It’s been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy’s grandmother in Australia. Now that she’s back, Livy has the feeling she’s forgotten something really, really important about Gran’s house.

It turns out she’s right.

Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed in a chicken suit, didn’t forget Livy, or her promise. He’s been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet like she told him to. He can’t remember who―or what―he is, where he came from, or if he even has a family. But five years ago Livy promised she would help him find his way back home. Now it’s time to keep that promise.

Clue by clue, Livy and Bob will unravel the mystery of where Bob comes from, and discover the kind of magic that lasts forever.– Amazon

Purchase the Bob novel here.

This Dart is also part of the 2024-2025 Year-Long Dart program.