magician in the park who turned a feather into a bird. What and different from things Grandfather had seen in his country did Grandfather marvel at and why? of Japan. What does the author tell us on pages 74 and 75 about how The more Grandfather traveled, the more he wanted to travel. Grandfather feels in regards to his travels in North America? He wanted to see more new places and didn’t think of going back home. He liked California best because of the sunlight, the mountains and the seacoast. He enjoyed his travels so much that he returned home only to marry his childhood sweetheart and then settled in San Francisco making it his home. How does the illustration on page 76 help you to understand The picture shows birdcages all around Grandfather, so I can the meaning of the word “surround”? infer that to surround means to have all around you. Page 76 Watching his daughter grow reminded Grandfather of his own Why did Grandfather “wait no more” and take his family back childhood back in Japan. He remembered his old friends and to his homeland? other things like the mountains and rivers of his homeland. He was homesick and missed Japan the place where he grew up. Page 77-78 Things were as he remembered. He was happy with his old What was life like when Grandfather returned to Japan? friends again. After raising his daughter in the city of San Francisco he moved to a large city in Japan and bought a house. His daughter fell in love, got married and had a son. He missed the mountains and rivers of California. He was homesick for California. Page 79 After the war, the city had been destroyed by bombs and Scattered means to separate, to go in different directions. For grandfather had to move back to his childhood village. Just like instance, the ants scattered in different directions when they leaves being scattered, people were scattered. People had to were splashed with water. How had the war “scattered lives move to different places. like leaves in a storm”? What evidence does the author provide on page 79 to show He never kept another songbird. that Grandfather was upset by the war?
magician in the park who turned a feather into a bird. What did Grandfather marvel at and why? and different from things Grandfather had seen in his country of Japan. What does the author tell us on pages 74 and 75 about how Grandfather feels in regards to his travels in North America? The more Grandfather traveled, the more he wanted to travel. He wanted to see more new places and didn’t think of going back home. He liked California best because of the sunlight, the mountains and the seacoast. He enjoyed his travels so much that he returned home only to marry his childhood sweetheart and then settled in San Francisco making it his home. How does the illustration on page 76 help you to understand the meaning of the word “surround”? The picture shows birdcages all around Grandfather, so I can infer that to surround means to have all around you. Page 76 Why did Grandfather “wait no more” and take his family back to his homeland? Watching his daughter grow reminded Grandfather of his own childhood back in Japan. He remembered his old friends and other things like the mountains and rivers of his homeland. He was homesick and missed Japan the place where he grew up. Page 77-78 What was life like when Grandfather returned to Japan? Things were as he remembered. He was happy with his old friends again. After raising his daughter in the city of San Francisco he moved to a large city in Japan and bought a house. His daughter fell in love, got married and had a son. He missed the mountains and rivers of California. He was homesick for California. Page 79 Scattered means to separate, to go in different directions. For instance, the ants scattered in different directions when they were splashed with water. How had the war “scattered lives like leaves in a storm”? After the war, the city had been destroyed by bombs and grandfather had to move back to his childhood village. Just like leaves being scattered, people were scattered. People had to move to different places. What evidence does the author provide on page 79 to show that Grandfather was upset by the war? He never kept another songbird.