Read this shortened version of the Monkey King story, then try your hand at writing a new folk tale starring the Monkey King himself!

Explore characters in literature by extracting clues from this paragraph about one of the main Secret Garden characters: Miss Mary Lennox.

Is your child having trouble with reading comprehension? The wizard can help!

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.

If you're studying The Wizard of Oz, take a break with this fun quiz on quotes from different characters in the book.

Children reflect on the importance of a book's setting as they design a travel brochure for a work of fiction they have read.

Help your growing reader understand characterization with this worksheet that asks her to identify the heroes and villains in the book she's reading.

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.