Student handbook for the #1 bestselling series! A gifted and distinguished writer, respected and skilled teacher and recipient of our nation's highest flying honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Robert Stanek wrote over 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction in his 30-year career. His works were published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher, including Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Microsoft, McGraw-Hill, Hachette, and HarperCollins, translated into 57 languages, and have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide. Contains the complete text of the original book plus student activities, review questions, vocabulary builders and more. Teachers around the world are discovering and using Robert Stanek's books in their classrooms and if you want to use the books in your classroom, this wonderful guide can help you every step of the way. Beyond being entertaining, the stories offer important life lessons. But most importantly, they learn that people who are true to each other and themselves can succeed.