The helium melon seed boy

The Helium Melon Seed Boy - Pt 1, No 2, 2009

1. Find the meanings of these phrases from the story.

‘The sun winked at him’ - Today is a lucky day for him. x(the sun came out)

‘a wide grin’ - A large smile . ✔

‘take a zillion years to tell you all I’ve seen’ -  it would take long x(it would take forever to tell you)

‘her mouth an oval of surprise’ she was so happy x (she was shocked)

2. Find the meanings of these words from the story.

hollow - If something is hollow it has an empty space. ✔

helium - Helium is a gas that’s lighter than air.✔

cling - It means to hold on to something tightly.✔

3. Draw what adventure you think Jason might have.

I think this is where Jason might of went to. He might of went on top of the mountain and threw snow around. After that I think he went and looked at the bright sky and the shiny stars.