Point of View: Third Person - The narrator seems to be speaking directly to the reader as in telling a story. We have sellers with exciting granite slab remnants for sale to those who wish to buy them. After his grandfather becomes ill, Willy sets out to find out why his grandfather is so sick. Stone Fox is a children's novel based on the story of Willy, a ten-year-old boy who lives with his grandfather on a potato farm in Wyoming. Stone Fox? Is she dead?” little Willy asked, looking up at Stone Fox with his one good eye.įirst Line: One day Grandfather wouldn't get out of bed. The Traditional Hero versus The Modern Hero. Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. Setting: Wyoming - set at an indeterminate time in the American Old West Genre: Historical Fiction, Based on a Rocky Mountain Legend, Action Adventure

Major Awards: Beehive Award (Utah) * Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award * Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Minnesota) * Library of Congress Children's Books * New York Times Outstanding BookĪpproximate Word Count: 29,280 words - The average reader will spend 1 hours and 57 minutes reading Stone Fox at 250 words per minute.*īook Themes: Love Between a Boy and his Dog, Competition, Perseverance (Determination) Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner, Greg Hargreaves (Illustrator) 4.5 (213) Paperback (30th Anniversary Edition) 7.99 Hardcover 16.99 Paperback 7.99 eBook 7.49 Audiobook 0. Interest Level: Grade Level: 2 - 6 Age Level: 8 - 12 It tells the tale of little Willy, a ten-year-old boy who is determined to win the National. Ideal as a book club or literature circle. Reading Level: Lexile Measure 610L, Scholastic Guided Reading Level P Stone Fox is a childrens novella written by John Reynolds Gardiner in 1980. John Reynolds Gardiners classic Stone Fox is an amazing book to incorporate into your winter reading instruction.

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