could be why the seasons stopped changing on the Bailey’s farm. (Students may make the connection between the cool breeze and fall weather.) *Note in the illustration how the trees/grass look like they are beginning to change colors. Pages 5 and 6 in odd rough leather clothing.” A hermit is someone who lives away from “…dressed be some sort of hermit…sort of someone and doesn’t really know how to “must fellow who lives alone in the woods.” interact with people. This description stranger didn’t seem to understand shows us that the stranger isn’t really “The the questions Mr. Bailey asked him.” acting (or dressed) like a person. He doesn’t talk or seem to understand the Baileys. This may tell the students that he isn’t used to being around people. Pages 7 and 8 When the doctor came to check the We know that thermometers measure stranger, he believed that his temperature. The stranger’s temperature thermometer was broken because of the is very low which tells us that the stranger mercury went all the way to the bottom. is cool (like fall weather!). Also, students may note that this isn’t what happens to a real person. Pages 9 and 10 The stranger is confused about buttons The stranger is fascinated with things that and buttonholes. The steam coming from most people do not really notice. *Note the food fascinated him. When he blows the look on the stranger’s face in the on his soup, Mrs. Bailey feels a draft. illustration confused, surprised, unsure. – The draft that Mrs. Bailey feels may be the stranger blowing on the soup. We know from the previous page that his body temperature is low and would produce a cool breeze such as a draft.
could be why the seasons stopped changing on the Bailey’s farm. (Students may make the connection between the cool breeze and fall weather.) *Note in the illustration how the trees/grass look like they are beginning to change colors. Pages 5 and 6 “…dressed in odd rough leather clothing.” “must be some sort of hermit…sort of fellow who lives alone in the woods.” “The stranger didn’t seem to understand the questions Mr. Bailey asked him.” A hermit is someone who lives away from someone and doesn’t really know how to interact with people. This description shows us that the stranger isn’t really acting (or dressed) like a person. He doesn’t talk or seem to understand the Baileys. This may tell the students that he isn’t used to being around people. Pages 7 and 8 When the doctor came to check the stranger, he believed that his thermometer was broken because of the mercury went all the way to the bottom. We know that thermometers measure temperature. The stranger’s temperature is very low which tells us that the stranger is cool (like fall weather!). Also, students may note that this isn’t what happens to a real person. Pages 9 and 10 The stranger is confused about buttons and buttonholes. The steam coming from the food fascinated him. When he blows on his soup, Mrs. Bailey feels a draft. The stranger is fascinated with things that most people do not really notice. *Note the look on the stranger’s face in the illustration – confused, surprised, unsure. The draft that Mrs. Bailey feels may be the stranger blowing on the soup. We know from the previous page that his body temperature is low and would produce a cool breeze such as a draft.
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