As they changed the sheets, the book she had stolen fell onto the floor. Papa saw the book and asked if she wanted to learn to read the book. He, at that moment, became her reading teacher. He taught her, using pieces of sandpaper, to write the alphabet and words.
Likewise, people ask, what chapter is the other side of sandpaper in The Book Thief?
Keeping this in consideration, what happens when Liesel stands before the class to read?
What happens when Liesel stands before the class to read? She is unable to read to she recites the Grave Diggers Handbook by memory.
What is the smell of friendship in The Book Thief?
When they run out of sandpaper Hans has Liesel paint words on the basement wall. After their lessons they both smell like cigarettes and kerosene (from their lamp), which Liesel thinks of as the smell of friendship.
Where does Liesel steal her first and second books?
The first book she stole was The Grave Digger’s Handbook: A Twelve-Step Guide to Grave-Digging Success. The second book Liesel stole was The Shoulder Shrug.
Why does Hans slap Liesel?
When Hans slaps Liesel for saying she hates Hitler, he demonstrates his love for her by showing the extremes to which he will go in order to keep her from using words that will get her into trouble with the dangerous Nazi Party.
Why is the sandpaper useful?
Sandpaper is produced in a range of grit sizes and is used to remove material from surfaces, either to make them smoother (for example, in painting and wood finishing), to remove a layer of material (such as old paint), or sometimes to make the surface rougher (for example, as a preparation for gluing).