Follow Poppleton the pig on his winter adventures with friends Patrick the finch, Cherry Sue the llama, and Hudson the mouse. Poppleton in Winter: An Instructional Guide for Literature was created as a support tool for this delightful series, and helps familiarize young readers with the story and its theme of friendship while adding rigor to their explorations of rich, complex literature. Challenging and engaging cross-curricular lessons and activities are correlated to College and Career Readiness Standards and encourage early learners to analyze the story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more.