Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Wilson Rawls lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho when he wrote "Where the Red Fern Grows." The library has a Wilson Rawls memorial and collection, some of which is available online here.

After sharing chapter 19 of Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls as an example of emotion-evoking writing, the students will write their own detailed and emotional paragraphs. Students can draw from background knowledge of a real...

Front cover of the book Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls.

Learners compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.

This site contains an engaging biography of Wilson Rawls and provides access to an audio tape of a famous speech Rawls gave about himself and the book.

This biography of author Gary Paulsen gives a lot of unique, hard-to-find information about his career and life. You can also find a photograph of this author within this resource.