This is about a deer mouse named Poppy who is ruled by Ocax, a hoot owl that promises to protect the mice. When Poppy sees Ocax eat her fiance she is determinded to prove that Ocax is a phony, which ends with a one on one battle between the two.

This book is probably one of my favorite chapter books! I read it for the first time in 5th grade. I thought the story was very good, I loved all the characters, and I could totally read this book over and over!!!

I could have my students make a food web out of all the animals mentioned in the story to see where they all fall in to place. And then the studdents can see how every animal has a special place on that web.
Also, my students could all draw their favorite animals and explian how they think that each animal should have responed to the situations in the story. ( )