The Whipping Boy, by Sid Fleischman Lit Link Grades 4-6 - Paperback
by Miriam Basten (Author)
Prince Horace is a mischievous prince who lives in a medieval castle. He enjoys pranks and refuses to study the lessons that his tutor prepares. As a result, everyone calls him Prince Brat. But the prince is not allowed to be spanked, so an orphan boy named Jemmy is taken from the streets to be the prince's whipping boy. When Prince Brat decides to run away, he takes Jemmy with him. The boys begin a wild adventure that lands them in the clutches of two thieving cutthroats! Can Jemmy use his street smarts to outwit his kidnappers and free himself and the prince?
Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key.
Students will:
- be introduced to some characteristics surrounding the lives of royal households and poor common folk in the 18th century.
- be shown some of the characteristics of friendship including that you must be a friend to have a friend and that a friendship can be struck in the unlikeliest of situations and with the unlikeliest of companions.
- study Newbery Award winning literature.
Novel by Sid Fleischman.
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