by boot | Feb 26, 2025
What did you already know about the Taliban before reading this chapter? What did you learn about them while reading this chapter?
by boot | Feb 26, 2025
Have students view photo essays or other collections of photographs of Afghanistan and have them discuss their responses with a partner or small group.
by boot | Feb 26, 2025
While it does not dwell on his turbulent past, the story hints at the violence that drove Mustafa and his family from their old home. At the same time, it focuses on where he is now and what is going on in his life as he adjusts to his new home. Every child can relate...
by boot | Feb 26, 2025
When he goes to the park, Mustafa meets the girl-with-the-cat, Maria. She speaks to him several times before he relaxes and becomes friends with her. As a class, review the scenes where these characters interact. In each one, Mustafa leaves. Why does he do that? How...
by boot | Feb 26, 2025
One day, while he is in the park, Mustafa draws a picture of an airplane in the dirt. He then draws the house he used to live in and other things he remembers from his old home. As a class, examine this page and identify what he has drawn. Based on his drawings, what...
