Module 5: Chapter Book 11

A.   Author	Sheila Burnford
B.    Title	The Incredible Journey: A Tale of Three Animals
C.    Illustrator	Carl Burger
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 1320L,  DRA 44,  Grade Equivalent: 8.1
E.    Genre	Fiction
F.    Subgenre	Adventure
G.   Theme	Animal Adventure
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Primary: Luath, Bodger, Tao Secondary: Longridge Family
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	Published: December 18, 1995
J.     Publishing Company	Random House Digital
K.   ISBN Number	978-0440226703
L.    Summary	Three best friends travel the Canadian wilderness together on a journey to find their way to their family.  The Labrador retriever, bull terrier, and Siamese cat would have died if they had not been together.  They face the harshest elements and starvation on their journey.  In the beginning they were not the best of friends, but in the end they wouldn’t have it any other way.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	You could do so many things with this story.  Students could write from the point of view of the animals, change the ending, or write about how they would have felt if their pet ran away.