The World According to Humphrey
A theme running through all the GSA books is overcoming obstacles.
Facing fears seems to be in several of them. In this book, it introduces Humphrey's fear on page 11. Pages 7 talks about fear without using any specific words to name it.
Tier Two Word
| Page
| Student Friendly Definition |
| meandered | 36
| walking in a winding way
|
commotion
| 47
| disturbed by noise
|
scowled
| 105
| angry frown
|
bellowed
| 76
| deep loud roar
|
outsmart
| 109
| beat through cleverness
|
cunning
| 110
| cleverness in a devious kind of way
|
obstacle
| 114
| something that gets in the way of your progress
|
encouragement
| 122
| to give support
|
assured
| 68
| get rid of doubts
|
consulted
| 62
| seek advice
|
(Words written in red occur in several Golden Sower Award books.)
What other words can you find that the author uses to describe how
Humphrey moves? Pay attention to this in other Golden Sower books as well.
