Inspired by: Farther - Week 1

A worthy winner of the Kate Greenaway award. When a father who dreams of flying goes off to war and does not return, his son decides to make the dream come true. Grahame Baker-Smith's moving story, with stunning illustrations, shows how, with love and a bit of ambition, you can reach seemingly impossible goals. The activities in this 5th Grade English Lesson are clearly linked to objectives for composition, comprehension, grammar and punctuation using the book as the stimulus to learning. The engaging ideas provide super starting points for Elementary School learning and are driven by probing questions.