Three 2ndgraders have been enjoying reading Joanna Horowitz’s books about Lexi, a squirrel and Pee Wee, a guinea pig. We started reading Lexi’s Tale. As we read the book we practiced using three comprehension strategies, ones we had been introduced to last year. We predicted, questioned and made connections. For Pee Wee’s Tale, the second book (which we discovered was actually the first book in the series), we practiced three new comprehension strategies. This time we visualized, looked at new and interesting vocabulary, and identified the main idea of each chapter.