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! Introduction 5 Vocabulary for 21st Century Teachers 6 Before You Begin: Plot Overview, Theme, Main Characters, Teaching Fluberbia 7 Chapter 1: The Magic Flower 9 Performance Task 1: ELA 11 STEM Tie-In Plant Growth Rate 16 Quick Write Comprehension 23 Constructed Response Comprehension Questions 24 Chapter 2: Down to Fluberbia 25 Janie and Princess Julia: CCSS RL 3.3 29 Constructed Response Comprehension Questions 30 Differentiation Advanced Learning: Making Inferences 31 Storyboard Your Narrative 33 Math Performance Tasks 2 and 3 34 Chapter 3: The Only Way Home - Close Read: Conflict in Literature 37 Chapter 4: The Violet Path 38 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking: "The Violet Path" 41 The Violet Path Grammar Corrections 42 Dictionary Skills 43 Math Performance Task 4 44 Chapter 5: The Princess Claire 46 Fluberbian Food 50 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking: "The Princess Claire" 51 Chapter 6: Miloph 52 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking: "Miloph" 60 Miloph Sentence Strips 61 Socratic Seminar: Teacher Pages and Student Templates 62 Chapter 7: The Journey Begins 65 Fluberbia, So Far...In My Opinion 66 Summary: Four Panel in Pictures 67 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking 68 Chapter 8: Flash: Close Reading 69 Write a Summary of Chapter 8 75 Chapter 9: The Stranger 76 Chapter Summary - Fluberbia - Characters, Setting, Plot Problem, Plot Solution 80 Character Study - Janie 81 Dictionary Skills 82 Chapter 10: The River Accident 83 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking: The River Accident 86 Setting Studies: The River Accident 87 Chapter 11: The Gulch of Doom 88 Main Idea: The Gulch of Doom 91 From Dialogue to Character Traits 92 Comprehension for Critical Thinking: Chapters 10 and 11 93 Character Study: Choose a Character 94 Chapter 12: To the Bottom 95 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking 99 Learn the Skill: Story Sequence 100 Chapter 13: The Enchanted Forest 101 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking 105 The Enchanted Forest Sentence Strips 106 The Enchanted Forest: Fix it Up Grammar Corrections 107 Chapter 14: The Cinderbeast 108 The Cinderbeast Story Map 111 The Cinderbeast: Questions for Comprehension 113 Chapter 15: Another One Down: Close Reading 114 Chapter 16: Almost There 116 Almost There Questions for Comprehension 120 Almost There Character Trading Cards 121 Chapter 17: The Old Animal Refuge 122 Comprehension Questions for Critical Thinking 125 Dictionary Skills 126 Main Idea: The Old Animal Refuge 127 Performance Task 4: ELA 128 Chapter 18: The Snot and the Diamond 132 The Snot and the Diamond Questions for Comprehension 135 End of Book Assessment: Comprehension Cut-Outs 136 Appendix A: Rubrics for Scoring and Answers 138 Appendix B: Fluberbian Math Task Cards 143 Appendix C: Fluberbian Interactive Notebook Activities 144