Looking for ways to add rigor to your students’ explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this beloved children’s story about a boy and his dog. This instructional guide for literature provides engaging activities in Spanish that incorporate these research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks. Strengthen English language learners’ literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in the home or classroom!