By Angela, Derek, Logan, Lucy, Riley, and Sierra February, 2010

Chapter Work 1.My Father Meets the CatMy Father Meets the Cat 2.My Father Runs AwayMy Father Runs Away 3.My Father Finds the IslandMy Father Finds the Island 4.My Father Finds the RiverMy Father Finds the River 5.My Father Meets Some TigersMy Father Meets Some Tigers 6.My Father Meets a RhinocerosMy Father Meets a Rhinoceros 7.My Father Meets a LionMy Father Meets a Lion 8.My Father Meets a GorillaMy Father Meets a Gorilla 9.My Father Makes a BridgeMy Father Makes a Bridge 10.My Father Finds the DragonMy Father Finds the Dragon VocabularyQuestions

Vocabulary 1.My Father Meets the CatMy Father Meets the Cat 2.My Father Runs AwayMy Father Runs Away 3.My Father Finds the IslandMy Father Finds the Island 4.My Father Finds the RiverMy Father Finds the River 5.My Father Meets Some TigersMy Father Meets Some Tigers 6.My Father Meets a RhinocerosMy Father Meets a Rhinoceros 7.My Father Meets a LionMy Father Meets a Lion 8.My Father Meets a GorillaMy Father Meets a Gorilla 9.My Father Makes a BridgeMy Father Makes a Bridge 10.My Father Finds the DragonMy Father Finds the Dragon Questions Chapter Work

Chapter Two- Vocabulary My Father Runs Away _Course, A series of lessons. The lesson at his house was very hard. _Nobody, not a single person. Nobody was there. _Inconvenient, if something is inconvenient, it causes trouble or difficulty.

Chapter Seven- Vocabulary My Father Meets a Lion Yesterday- a day that was the day before today. Yesterday was fun. Skidded- to slide across the ground. I skidded across the ground. Divide-

Chapter Six Vocabulary My Father Meets a Rhinoceros Rhinoceros, a large animal with a horn that lives in Africa.

Chapter Five Vocabulary My Father Meets some Tigers Gloomy- Managed, Drier,whispery Gloomy- A very sad feeling Managed-to do something right away Drier-to not be wet Whispery- to be secretive.

My Father Meets the Cat Dreadful- A horrible thing. A pool when it gets struck by lightning. Particularly- A specific thing you want. Inconvenient- being mean to someone or something.

1.My Father Meets the CatMy Father Meets the Cat 2.My Father Runs AwayMy Father Runs Away 3.My Father Finds the IslandMy Father Finds the Island 4.My Father Finds the RiverMy Father Finds the River 5.My Father Meets Some TigersMy Father Meets Some Tigers Questions 6.My Father Meets a RhinocerosMy Father Meets a Rhinoceros 7.My Father Meets a LionMy Father Meets a Lion 8.My Father Meets a GorillaMy Father Meets a Gorilla 9.My Father Makes a BridgeMy Father Makes a Bridge 10.My Father Finds the DragonMy Father Finds the Dragon VocabularyChapter Work

My Father Meets the Cat 1.Where did Elmer meet the cat?

Chapter 6 Were did Elmer find the Rhinoceros? What was the rhinoceros complaining about? What did Elmer give the rhinoceros? Was the Rhinoceros happy with it?

Answers for Chapter 5 1.Elmer found seven tigers. 2.Elmer gave the tigers gum to chew so they wouldn’t eat him. 3.The tigers were happy because Elmer gave them something to chew on.

My Father Meets some Tigers How many tigers did Elmer find? What did Elmer give the tigers? Did the tigers like what he gave them? Did they eat Elmer or not?

chapter 5 - How many tigers did the father find? What did the father give the tigers? Did the tigers like what he gave them? Did they eat him or not?

Chapter One- My Father Meets the cat Elmer found a cat in the street. He took the cat home. Elmer asked his mother for a saucer of milk. His mother wouldn't let him keep the cat. So Elmer hid him in the cellar. His mother found the cat’s saucer of milk and whipped Elmer and threw the cat out the door. The cat talked about Wild Island and how Elmer could fly.

Chapter 2- My Father Runs Away Elmer ran away on a boat to Wild Island. Wild Island had a big muddy river. Earlier, the cat told Elmer about a dragon that was trapped on Wild Island. Elmer wanted to save the dragon from all the wild animals on Wild Island.

Chapter 3 – My Father Finds the Island Elmer got on the boat to Wild Island without being caught. He put a sack over himself so he would not get caught on the boat. He arrived at Wild Island a few days later.

Chapter 4- My Father Finds the River Elmer thought about finding the river because the dragon was tied to a tree on the other side. He met two boars and a mouse and two turtles. He had to go through the jungle to find the dragon.

Chapter 5- My Father Meets Some Tigers. Some tigers found Elmer in the jungle. They were going to eat him unless he gave them something to eat. He gave them some gum the cat had told him to bring so they would not eat him.

Chapter 6- My Father Meets a Rhinoceros Elmer found a rhinoceros by the river when he stopped to get a drink of water. The rhino saw Elmer and scooped him up with his horn. The rhino said his horn was dirty and then put Elmer down. Elmer offered to give him something to clean it. He gave him a toothbrush and toothpaste.

Chapter 7- My Father Meets a Lion Elmer met a lion. The lion growled at him and planned to eat him. The lion told Elmer that his mane was ratty and his mother is coming. Elmer said he had something for the lion and gave him a comb and a brush. The lion groomed his mane and Elmer escaped.

Chapter 8- My Father Meets a Gorilla While walking in the jungle on his way to the river, Elmer met a big gorilla. Elmer gave some monkeys magnifying glasses to find where fleas were on the gorilla’s chest. My father found the crossroads to see how to get to the river.

Chapter 5 questions 1.How many tigers did Elmer find? 2. What did Elmer give the tigers? 3. Did the tigers like what Elmer gave them? 4. Did they eat Elmer or not?

Chapter 6 questions 1.Were did he find the Rhinoceros? 2.What was the rhinoceros complaining about? 3.What did Elmer give the rhinoceros? 4.Was the rhinoceros happy with it?

Chapter 7 questions 1.Where does the father get a drink? 2.What does the father find? 3.What did the father give the lion? 4.What was the lion upset about?

Chapter 9- My Father Makes a Bridge Elmer tricked the crocodiles into making a bridge by giving them lollipops to make a line across the river. He climbed across their backs to get to the other side of the river where the dragon was tied up!

Chapter 10- My Father Finds the Dragon At last, Elmer crossed to the other side of the river. It was hard finding the dragon but he finally found him tied to a tree. The dragon was in misery and pain. The other animals on Wild Island tried to cross the river to stop Elmer from freeing the dragon and escaping with him. Elmer flew away into the sky with the dragon!

Questions Why does Elmer run away? 2.How does Elmer find the island? 3.How does Elmer get on the boat without getting caught? Answers

Questions 8 Who was the first animal Elmer met in the forest? What did the monkies find on the cretin animal chest? What did Elmer give the monkies to find the thing on the animals chest? Answers

Questions 9 What did Elmer give to the crocodiles? Why did Elmer trick the crocodile’s into making the bridge? How many lollipops did Elmer pull out of his knapsack? Answers

Questions 10 What did Elmer find around the dragons neck? Who did Elmer almost get caught by? who came to get the Dragon? Answers

Answers To help the dragon and to save Wild Island. 2.Elmer gets on the boat to save Wild Island. 3.Elmer sneaks in the cranberry bag in the cellar.

Answers Chapters 8-10 Gorilla,He found the Gorilla. a flea, The monkies found a flea on the gorillas chest. Lollypops, He gave the lollypops to the crocodiles. a rope,a rope was tied around the dragons neck.

Vocabulary 8 Rhinoceros, chewing, busy, horse feathers, chewing, To grind food in teeth, she was chewing very slowly. Busy, Having a lot to do, She was very busy. horse feathers, A saying for frustrations He was mad and said horse feathers.,

Vocabulary 9 Disorderly, unfriendly, rubber, Disorderly, A confusion chows, She was disorderly. unfriendly, Not nice, He is unfriendly. Rubber, A mix of materials, It was rubber.

Vocabulary 10 Stamped, recovered, circles, Stamped, A small peace of paper that has bean patched, The dragon was Stamped. recovered, A return to good health, he finely recovered. circles, A round object with a center point, She was running in circles.

Vocabulary 1 Exactly, in every detail.