Discuss Fred’s thoughts about his father and their strained relationship.
As the children worked together to make the raft, Con “covered her face with her hair as she worked and refused to meet anybody’s gaze.” Why is Con so protective of her emotions? How does she grow over the course of the text?Ħ.
From Fred’s perspective, “The fire made a noise like an idea being born, a roar that sounded like hope, and sent up a column of flames.” How can fire, an element that is also associated with destruction, sound like hope?ĥ. The children are successful in making fire. The author notes that “her voice had sympathy in it, but grit, too.” What is grit, and how does Lila demonstrate this quality throughout the text?Ĥ. Lila is sympathetic toward Fred’s unwillingness to comply, yet she gently persuades him. The children attempt to talk Fred into turning over the watch his father gave him as a tool to make a fire. How can certain clothes project an image? Give examples from your life that support your ideas.ģ. And there are outfits that suggest of their own accord that their owner should sit still and smile nicely.” Discuss the meaning of this description.
Fred observes Con as such: “She moved stiffly she wore her body like a uniform she hadn’t chosen. Discuss what the author means by the following description of Fred: “Inside, Fred was hunger, hope, and wire.”Ģ. After reading the first two chapters, what do you know about Fred, Con, Lila, and Max? Cite examples from the text that help to inform your understanding of them. This exciting adventure story of trust, courage, and friendship will appeal to the explorer in every young reader.ġ. As they begin their journey by raft to find help, they encounter a strange, mysterious, and learned man who will teach them not only how to survive in the jungle, but how to face their fears and eventually risk everything to get home. Utterly alone, they quickly learn that in order to survive, they must work together and trust each other. Four children crash-land into the Amazon rain forest.
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