This cartoon is one in a series that accompany the song "The Journey," which is a song about homographs. This cartoon illustrates the adjective "close," as in, "those you kept close" (its partner is the noun "close," as in "close of the day."). This song is a great follow-up to the Montessori Homograph Key Experience, but the song and the cartoons work nicely with any elementary language arts/word study curriculum. A free MP3 recording of the song, as well as lyrics and chords, are also avail