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This is one of the softest moments in the book — a whole troop of wild monkeys treating a dog like a dog friend. Copying it gives children a chance to slow down and SEE the scene: tiny fingers in big floppy ears, peering down at teeth. Rawls turns a grooming into a greeting. It teaches young readers that friendship between animals doesn't always need words — sometimes it's just hands in fur, one creature learning what the other is made of.
Monkeys were all around him, looking through the hair on his body as if they were searching for fleas. They lifted up his long floppy ears and peered down in them. They played with his tail, crawled u...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Chapter 9 in three or four sentences. Include Jay Berry filling his pockets with apples, finding the whiskey still, Jimbo giving him a can of sour mash, and Jay Berry waking up with no britches.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that Jimbo UNDERSTOOD Jay Berry was offering him a gift?
- What in the story tells you that Rowdy did NOT want to go to the bottoms with Jay Berry?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
tiny biting bugs that live in the fur of dogs and other animals
Item 2
the two parts on the sides of the head that people and animals use to hear
Item 3
the long wagging part at the back end of a dog, cat, or other animal
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