Hi, my name is Jan H. and I am one of the children’s librarians on staff at the library. Each week, I will pose some questions for you to think about as you read each chapter of “The Trumpet of the Swan.”
Chapter One is entitled “Sam.” I wonder, who is Sam and what is his connection to Louis, the trumpter swan? The illustration on the first page shows a boy walking through a swamp with binoculars around his neck. Could this be Sam and why does he have binoculars? If you read the beginning of the chapter it says that Sam is walking back to camp and he is wondering whether he should tell his father what he saw. If he told him, Sam thinks his father will want to go back to the pond with him. I’m curious, what do you think Sam saw and why doesn’t Sam want his father to come with him? Let’s read the chapter and find out!
