This is a novel study and a cross-curricular NO PREP unit with STEM, ELA, and math assignments included. It is an original novel that can be printed in packets for students. Common Core State Standards aligned for the 3rd and 4th grades. Janie has trouble sleeping one winter night. When she gets up to roam the house, a mysterious light, from across the street, catches her eye. She quickly goes outside to explore. The light is radiating from a tiny violet. The smell of the flower is scrumptious. Janie bends to get a better whiff and tumbles down its stem -- falling, falling, falling -- finally to land in a thump in the Kingdom of Fluberbia -- where she meets the Princesses Claire and Julia and the adventure begins. The three embark on a quest to solve the riddles of the Crown of Goodness - to rescue the princesses' parents and save Fluberbia from the evil Empress Ephora. The fearless friends trick Ogres, battle Cinderbeasts brave the Enchanted Forest and prove that the power of friendship can conquer all Introduction5 Vocabulary for 21st Century Teachers 6 Before You Begin: Plot Overview, Theme, Main Characters, Teaching Fluberbia7 Chapter 1: The Magic Flower9 Performance Task 1: ELA 11 STEM Tie-In Plant Growth Rate16 Quick Write Comprehension23 Constructed Response Comprehension Questions24 Chapter 2: Down to Fluberbia25 Janie and Princess Julia: CCSS RL 3.329 Constructed Response Comprehension Questions30 Differentiation Advanced Learning: Making Inferences31 Storyboard Your Narrative33 Math Performance Tasks 2 and 334 Chapter 3: The Only Way Home - Close Read: Conflict in Literature37 Chapter 4: The Violet Path38 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking: "The Violet Path"41 The Violet Path Grammar Corrections42 Dictionary Skills43 Math Performance Task 444 Chapter 5: The Princess Claire46 Fluberbian Food50 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking: "The Princess Claire"51 Chapter 6: Miloph52 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking: "Miloph"60 Miloph Sentence Strips61 Socratic Seminar: Teacher Pages and Student Templates62 Chapter 7: The Journey Begins65 Fluberbia, So Far...In My Opinion66 Summary: Four Panel in Pictures67 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking68 Chapter 8: Flash: Close Reading69 Write a Summary of Chapter 875 Chapter 9: The Stranger76 Chapter Summary - Fluberbia - Characters, Setting, Plot Problem, Plot Solution80 Character Study - Janie81 Dictionary Skills82 Chapter 10: The River Accident83 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking: The River Accident86 Setting Studies: The River Accident87 Chapter 11: The Gulch of Doom88 Main Idea: The Gulch of Doom91 From Dialogue to Character Traits92 Comprehension for Critical Thinking: Chapters 10 and 1193 Character Study: Choose a Character94 Chapter 12: To the Bottom95 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking99 Learn the Skill: Story Sequence100 Chapter 13: The Enchanted Forest101 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking105 The Enchanted Forest Sentence Strips106 The Enchanted Forest: Fix it Up Grammar Corrections107 Chapter 14: The Cinderbeast108 The Cinderbeast Story Map 111 The Cinderbeast: Questions for Comprehension113 Chapter 15: Another One Down: Close Reading114 Chapter 16: Almost There116 Almost There Questions for Comprehension120 Almost There Character Trading Cards121 Chapter 17: The Old Animal Refuge122 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking125 Dictionary Skills126 Main Idea: The Old Animal Refuge127 Performance Task 4: ELA128 Chapter 18: The Snot and the Diamond132 The Snot and the Diamond Questions for Comprehension135 End of Book Assessment: Comprehension Cut-Outs136 Appendix A: Rubrics for Scoring and Answers138 Appendix B: Fluberbian Math Task Cards143 Appendix C: Fluberbian Interactive Notebook Activities144