Garden Heights · Independent Novel Study

Stone Fox

a novel by John Reynolds Gardiner

Ten-year-old Willy lives with his grandfather on a Wyoming potato farm — until Grandfather falls ill under the weight of a $500 tax debt that could cost them their home. With his loyal dog Searchlight, Willy enters the National Dogsled Race to win the prize money and save the farm, facing the undefeated Shoshone champion Stone Fox. A short, unforgettable story of courage, loyalty, and honor. Each Part workbook has vocabulary, comprehension, literary analysis, and writing, plus history and science background lessons.

Level 1Interactive & auto-gradedCLIL-based

Level 1 · Growing ReadersUS Grades 1–3Lexile 380–970LAR 2.9–5.6

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Subject Personalities

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

PRIMARY LENS

🏔️ The Mountain West & Sled Dogs

High-country farms, snow racing and the science of dogs built for the cold.

SUPPORTING

🐶 Dogs & Winter Survival

Sled dogs, hypothermia and staying alive in the mountain cold.

SUPPORTING

🪶 Shoshone History & Land

A real Native nation, stolen land, and the justice Stone Fox races for.

Novel Study Workbooks

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