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Chester has just seen Times Square for the first time — towers like mountains of light, neon signs blazing, the roar of traffic. It is too much. Then he looks up and finds one star from Connecticut. The passage teaches young readers how one small familiar thing can carry a child through a strange new place, and how a single shared sky can connect two very different worlds.
He looked up, and way far above him, above New York and above the whole world, he made out a star that he knew was a star he used to look at back in Connecticut.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of Chapter 4. Who turns out to be Tucker Mouse's best friend? What does Chester learn about New York City cats and mice? What does Chester see when he goes up to Times Square for the first time? What does he see at the very end that makes him feel better?
Discussion Questions
- Tucker Mouse says Harry Cat is his 'oldest friend' and that in New York, cats and mice gave up being enemies 'long ago.' What in the story tells you that Tucker and Harry really are good friends, not just pretending?
- When Chester chirps, Harry Cat says 'it makes me want to purr to hear it.' How do you know Harry is being truly kind to Chester, not just polite?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A far-away point of light we can see in the night sky.
Item 2
The whole Earth, all its lands, and all the people and creatures on it.
Item 3
In a place higher than something else.
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