BOOKS

New words (meanings)

1. fancies- imagination
2. melts away- disappears
3. before the end- soon

Keywords (make a sentence)

1. books-
2. idea-
3. friend-

MEMORISATION
NAME OF THE LESSON/POEM NAME OF THE AUTHOR/POET
2. Books Eleanor Farjeon

Sl Chapter What Why

No.

2. Books Books take us away Books bring many new

to some other land or ideas that help man to
time. As such, awake and see the world
physically we are in in a new way.
the chair of our room
but mentally we sail
out with the words of
the book to
somewhere
unknown.

Pre-requisite knowledge
About the poet – Eleanor Farjeon was an English author of children’s
stories and play, poetry and biographies. She won many awards for her
work and the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented
annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle, a society of
publishers.

About the poem-The poem ‘Books’ tells about the joy of reading.
Understanding the Poem (pg-10)

Answer the following questions-

2. And we find ourselves at play with someone who, before the end, may
become our chosen friend.
a. Where does the chosen friend comes from?
Ans a. The friend is a character from the book that seems to come alive.

b. How does this person or thing become a special friend?

Ans b. While reading the story, the reader may begin to like certain qualities of
the character so much that the reader may make this person a special friend.

3. Or we sail along the page to some other land or age.

What is the speaker trying to convey when the speaker uses the word
‘sail’?
Ans 3. The feeling we get when we read the word ‘sail’ is a feeling of ease and
smoothness. It is a soft and gentle movement. When we read a book we get
transported into the age and land of the story as easily as sailing on water.

4. Here’s our body in the chair, but our mind is over there.
a. Where is the mind at this point?
Ans a. The mind is in the land and the time of the story that we are reading.

b. Why is there a distance between the mind and the body?

Ans b. There is a distance between the mind and the body because the body is in
the room but the mind is far away in another age and another land.

c. What kind of feeling is this? Does it make you feel uncomfortable or

happy?
Ans c. This is a dreamy feeling and all book-lovers enjoy this feeling. It makes
us happy.

5. Each book is a magic box

Why does the speaker refer to a book as a ‘magic box’?
Ans 5. A book takes the reader into the wondrous world of surprises and
exciting events, just like a magic box that brings out a whole load of exciting
things, taking us by surprise.

OUTCOME- Books bring many new ideas that help man to awake and see
the world in a new way. This poem tells us about the importance of reading
books.
RAP QUESTION

Q1. How does the speaker convince us that reading books is a magical
experience?
Ans1. Reading a book is a magical experience, according to the speaker because
it introduces the reader to new ideas and experiences. It sparks our imagination.
It takes us to new lands and makes us meet new people while being seated in
our own homes. Just like how a magic box brings out exciting things, a book
can also spring surprises for a book lover.

Rhyming words-
1. ok – book, look, cook, took
2. ay – play, away, clay, spray
3. er- lover, lever, cover, never
4. nd- friend, sand, send, bend
5. re- chore, there, chore, more

EXIT CARD

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understood
WORDS OF THE SUBJECT

Words Meaning Parts of Rhyming Frame a

speech words sentence
1. fancies
2. melts
3. sail
4. magic
5.wonder