The Year We Learned to Fly

Front

How did the brother and sister feel in spring during a rain storm?

Back

They were bored, because they could not go outside.

Front

The grandmother told the brother and sister to use their beautiful and _______ minds.​ What word goes in the blank?

Back

brilliant

Front

The brother and sister used their imagination for what action?

Back

fly

Front

When the sister and brother were over the city, what was exploding?

Back

Every kind of flower

Front

During the summer, the siblings made a silent promise to each other while doing their chores. What was the silent promise?

Back

They promised to never speak to each other.

Front

How did their grandmother learn to fly?

Back

She learned to fly from her ancestors.

Front

What time of the year was it when the family moved from the city?

Back

Winter

Front

What instructions does the book provide in order to fly?

Back

Close your eyes, Use your beautiful and brilliant minds to fly away, Lift up your arms.

Front

The grandmother told her grandchildren that their relatives before them were cuffed with iron on their hands and ankles, but there was one thing that could never be cuffed. What was it?

Back

Nobody could cuff their beautiful and brilliant minds.

Front

Who is the author of this book?

Back

Jacquline Woodson