by boot | Mar 13, 2025
How has life changed for Parvana’s family in ten years?
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
What characters do you meet in this chapter? Begin character profiles for each one: write their names or sketch the character and write some notes about what you have learned about each of them.
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
mischievous – a playful desire to cause trouble tumble – to fall down suddenly and quickly prickle – the feeling of having lots of sharp points on your skin
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Poetry is a type of writing that uses techniques to stir the reader’s imagination. The poet does this by carefully choosing words for their meaning, sound, and rhythm. Some poems are stories, some poems rhyme, some are humorous and others are like prayers. One thing...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
When you read the story-poem focus on the section that talks about snowflakes. Notice that some snowflakes are soft and large, and others arrive “icy and sharp.” Why is this? The narrator in the story likes to catch snowflakes on their tongue and comments that they...
