Garden Heights · Independent Novel Study

Prince Caspian

a novel by C.S. Lewis

A year after their first adventure, the four Pevensie children — Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy — are pulled by magic out of a train station and back into Narnia, only to find that centuries have passed and their old castle, Cair Paravel, now lies in ruins. Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines, and young Prince Caspian, the rightful heir, has fled his wicked uncle King Miraz to lead the hidden Old Narnians — Talking Beasts, Dwarfs, and the valiant mouse Reepicheep — in a desperate fight to restore the old world. When Caspian blows Queen Susan’s magic Horn, it calls the children back to help; but Lucy must first learn to follow Aslan even when no one else can see him. C.S. Lewis’s beloved second Chronicle of Narnia is a story of faith, courage, and a kingdom reborn. These 8 Part workbooks cover the full novel, with vocabulary, comprehension, literary analysis, Think Deeper reasoning, SAT & TOEFL-style practice, and writing, all built on real-world CLIL background.

Level 4Chronicles of Narnia #2Interactive & auto-gradedCLIL-based

Level 4 · Strong ReadersUS Grade 5–6Lexile 880LAR (ATOS) 5.7 · Classic Fantasy · Chronicles of Narnia #2

📖 Get the right book: our workbooks follow the HarperCollins (paperback, Pauline Baynes illus.) edition — ISBN 9780064405003. All recommended editions →

Subject Personalities

The real-world subjects this novel study leans into — the depth behind every Knowledge Bank and reading passage.

PRIMARY LENS

⚔ The Medieval & Chivalric World

Castles and their ruins (Cair Paravel), kingship and the rightful heir, usurpers, single combat and the duel with its codes of honor, sieges, and the heralds who carried challenges between armies.

SUPPORTING

🗸 Faith, Belief & Allegory

The theme of believing without seeing — Lucy following Aslan when no one else can. C.S. Lewis was a Christian writer, and Aslan is widely read as an allegorical figure, presented here as neutral literary and cultural background.

SUPPORTING

🦁 The Fantasy Tradition of Talking Beasts

An “Old” magical world hidden beneath the ordinary one — Talking Beasts, Dwarfs, and centaurs — and the idea that the deep roots of a land can wake again after long being forgotten.

8-Part Novel Study

Choose a Part

Progress

PT1

Part 1 · Chapters 1–2

Pulled Back to Narnia • The Island • The Ancient Treasure House

VocabularyComprehensionLiterary ElementsThink DeeperStandardized TestWriting

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PT2

Part 2 · Chapters 3–4

The Dwarf’s Tale • Young Caspian • Fleeing the Castle

VocabularyComprehensionLiterary ElementsThink DeeperStandardized TestWriting