A study guide for The Dog Snatcher, a chapter book by Phyllis Wheeler. This guide is a five-week language arts unit including vocabulary, comprehension, and extended lessons on Christian living themes from the book.

Extended lessons include:

• faith questions
• the Golden Rule
• storytelling
• imagery
• vocabulary
• a bit of the French language
• history details of Lyon
• a tabletop game
• and more!

Eleven-year-old Jake is amazed to find a strange silver key at the end of his suburban driveway.  Then a teenage boy kidnaps the family dog and vanishes. Jake and his twin Ava are determined to find their dog, and soon they use the key to seek help in--of all places--a clock shop.

This clock shop travels through time and space, piloted by a 700-year-old Swiss alchemist. But the dog snatcher isn’t easy to catch. He’s a centuries-old alchemist too.

An illustrated family-friendly story full of surprises, including a trip to France in 1680. Containing 18 illustrations. Lexile® reading level 550L.

Eleven-year-old Jake is amazed to find a strange silver key at the end of his suburban driveway.  Then a teenage boy kidnaps the family dog and vanishes. Jake and his twin Ava are determined to find their dog, and soon they use the key to seek help in--of all places--a clock shop.

This clock shop travels through time and space, piloted by a 700-year-old Swiss alchemist. But the dog snatcher isn’t easy to catch. He’s a centuries-old alchemist too.

An illustrated family-friendly story full of surprises, including a trip to France in 1680. For kids 8-11, containing 18 illustrations. Recognized as premier Christian fiction for kids--winner of a Purple Butterfly award, and named a 2023 finalist for the prestigious Selah Awards.  For ages 8-11, Lexile^® reading level 550L. Now with a comprehensive 5-week homeschool study guide.