Stellaluna has to save the birds from a situation can I,” howled Flitter. Howled to make a long, loud cry that sounds of danger or harm. “Neither sad. Why does Flitter howl? They are going to crash because they can’t see She lifted them to a tree, and the birds grasped a branch. Grasped means to take at night, and they can’t see in the dark. and hold something firmly. Why is it important to grasp the branch? They need to hold tightly so they don’t fall because they can’t see in the dark. p. 41 safe,” said Stellaluna. Then she sighed. wish you could see in the “We’re “I dark, too.” A sigh is when you breathe in and out and make a long especially because you Stellaluna is She is also disappointed, are bored, disappointed, or tired. Why does the author have Stellaluna sigh when because she says, wish you could see in the “I she is hanging with her friends? dark, too.” perched in silence for a long time.” “They Perch means to sit or stand on the edge of something can we be so different and feel so much alike?” mused Flitter. Muse means “How to think about something for a long time. think this is quite a mystery,” Flap chirped. “I A mystery is something that people do not understand or can’t explain because they don’t know enough about it. Why does the author want you to think about this mystery? Tomorrow when we read the story again and discuss how Stellaluna and her friends are alike and different, we can help solve this mystery.
“Neither can I,” howled Flitter. Howled to make a long, loud cry that sounds sad. Why does Flitter howl? She lifted them to a tree, and the birds grasped a branch. Grasped means to take and hold something firmly. Why is it important to grasp the branch? p. 41 “We’re safe,” said Stellaluna. Then she sighed. “I wish you could see in the dark, too.” A sigh is when you breathe in and out and make a long especially because you are bored, disappointed, or tired. Why does the author have Stellaluna sigh when she is hanging with her friends? “They perched in silence for a long time.” Perch means to sit or stand on the edge of something “How can we be so different and feel so much alike?” mused Flitter. Muse means to think about something for a long time. “I think this is quite a mystery,” Flap chirped. A mystery is something that people do not understand or can’t explain because they don’t know enough about it. Why does the author want you to think about this mystery? Tomorrow when we read the story again and discuss how Stellaluna and her friends are alike and different, we can help solve this mystery. Stellaluna has to save the birds from a situation of danger or harm. They are going to crash because they can’t see at night, and they can’t see in the dark. They need to hold tightly so they don’t fall because they can’t see in the dark. Stellaluna is She is also disappointed, because she says, “I wish you could see in the dark, too.”
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