The Mysterious Howling
by Maryrose Wood · The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book 1 series · Grade 4-6 · Ages Ages 8-12
Young governess Penelope Lumley comes to Ashton Place to teach three unusual children who were found in the woods and raised by wolves. As she helps them learn manners, words, and how to behave in a grand house, strange questions about where they came from begin to grow.
Key vocabulary
A governess is a teacher who lives with a family and teaches the children at home.
Incorrigible means very hard to change or correct, especially when someone keeps misbehaving.
Howling is a long, loud cry, like the sound a wolf or dog makes.
Manners are polite ways of acting, like saying “please” and “thank you.”
An estate is a large house with lots of land around it.
Proper means correct, polite, or just right for the situation.
Mysterious means strange or puzzling, like a secret waiting to be solved.
Latin is an old language that people used long ago in ancient Rome, and some students still learn it today.