Stories & More™: Animal Friends features three well-known stories - The Gunnywolf, The Trek, and Owl and the Moon (from Owl at Home) - with engaging activities that strengthen students' reading comprehension. A framework of pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities for each story helps kindergarten and first grade students practice prediction and sequencing skills; appreciate the importance of character and setting; and respond to literature through writing, drawing, and speaking.