Has anyone ever read the book Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry? It's a historical fiction novel for kids that tells the story of a Danish family during World War II who helped out their Jewish friends and neighbors. The book talks about how one of the daughters got really upset that her new shoes were made of fish skin. This launched a conversation about rationing things during wartime, and I explained that leather was one thing that had to be rationed so the people would make shoes out of other materials. Someone didn't know what leather was, so I pointed out some leather shoes in the classroom and asked if anyone knew what animal leather usually came from.
One of my normally quiet Japanese students burst out, "STEAK!"
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