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'Loco Motive' It' s autumn at Hillside Manor B&B, and with the changing leaves come some unexpected guests. From 'USA Today' bestselling author Mary Daheim comes her latest Bed-and-Breakfast book featuring innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn and her irrepressible cousin Renie in a mystery that takes them on the wrong side of the tracks. Where do Peter and Willie go at the end of the story? (They go on an errand to the grocery store.Mass Market Paperback.What do Peter's parents do when he shows them he can whistle? (They congratulate him.).What does Willie do when Peter whistles? (He stops to see who it is.Where is Peter when he discovers he can whistle? (He is hiding from his dog in a big empty carton.).Why does Peter want to learn how to whistle? (He wants to be able to call his dog.).What does Peter want to learn how to do? (He wants to whistle.).

What is the name of the little boy in the book? Who is Willie? (The boy's name is Peter.

What is the title of the book? (The book is called Whistle for Willie.).

Help them label the picture with the dog's name.Īsk the following questions to check children's understanding of the story. What other dogs do children know about? They can draw a picture of a dog they know of.

Have children use simple props and dramatize the story while you read it aloud.

Children can read Whistle for Willie to each other.

You may wish to discuss the prompts shown below.

If he or she needs help in answering a question, ask that question again the next time you read the book. For example, ask: Where is Peter hiding? Use your finger to point to what you are asking about.

Give prompts about objects or activities in the pictures.

For example, ask: What's happening on this page? What is Peter doing? Do less reading of the words to the story each time you read, leaving more and more of the "reading" or retelling to the children. Continue to ask these questions when you reread the book, until he or she knows the answers.

After you have finished reading, ask children the recall questions below.

After reading, ask: Can you whistle? How would you whistle to make your dog come to you?.

Read the story, moving your finger under the words as you read.The little boy's name is Peter.) What is the little boy doing? (He is whistling for Willie.) Ask: Who do you think Willie is? (Willie could be the boy or the dog, but in this story Willie is the name of the little boy's dog. Have children repeat the title as you point to each word. Read the title of the book on the cover, pointing to each word as you say it.Peter learns to whistle so that his dog will come to him. Of 2 Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats Summary of the Story