The 21-Page unit for Kimberly Willis Holt's When Zachary Beaver Came to Town contains terrific focusing and extension activities for small or large groups who study this entertaining, yet touching, novel!

The activities in the guide include:

• discussion cards,
• readers' theater,
• journaling,
• map study,
• ballad/summary writing,
• changing tense,
• writing with voice,
• logic puzzle,
• illustrating text,
• character studies,
• multiple choice comprehension,
• discussion/writing prompts, and
• research.
• Answers.

This unit encourage your students to work together cooperatively and will be a strong character-building experience.