- directions
- lines or paths along which someone or something goes, lies, or points
- rumpled
- wrinkled or creased
- situations
- sets of conditions at certain moments in time
- unusual
- not usual, common, or ordinary
- visible
- able to be seen
- worried
- concerned or anxious
Theme 2 - Celebrating Traditions
"The Keeping Quilt"
- border
- a part that forms the outside edge of something
- gathering
- a coming together of people
- needles
- small, thin tools used for sewing
- scraps
- leftover bits of cloth
- sewn
- fastened with stitches, using a needle and thread
- threaded
- passed thread through the eye of a needle
"Grandma's Records"
- conga
- a tall, narrow drum with one head that is played by beating with the hands
- percussion
- the striking together of two things to create sound; a family of musical instruments played by being struck or shaken
- performing
- presenting something, such as music or acting, before an audience
- record
- a grooved disc that can be played on a phonograph
- salsa
- a style of Latin American dance music that mixes African, Cuban, jazz, and rock music
- theater
- a building where plays, movies, or concerts are presented
"The Talking Cloth"
- collector
- a person who gathers things or has a collection
- collection
- a group of objects with something in common
- flourish
- a dramatic waving motion; a showy way of doing something
- royalty
- members of a royal family, such as kings, queens, princesses, or princes
- embroidered
- decorated by sewing designs with thread or yarn
- symbols
- designs that stand for other things or ideas
- wealth
- plenty of money or other valuable things
"Dancing Rainbows"
- ancestors
- people one's family comes from
- elders
- people who are older and often wise, respected leaders in a group
- honor
- to show special respect for
- imitating
- copying what someone does
- respect
- admiration or consideration
Theme 3 - Incredible Stories
"Dogzilla"
- colossal
- very big; enormous
- creature
- a living being, especially an animal
- heroic
- very brave or daring
- horrifying
- causing much fear
- monstrous
- extremely large; enormous
- terrifying
- causing much fear
- tremendous
- very great, large, or powerful
"The Mysterious Giant of Barletta"
- giant
- a huge, strong, imaginary creature that looks like a human being
- mysterious
- very hard to explain or understand
- pedestal
- a base or support for a column or a statue
- square
- a rectangle having four equal sides; an open area where two or more streets come together, often in the center of a town
- statue
- an image, often of a person or an animal, usually made of stone, metal, or wood
- weakling
- a person lacking strength or character
"Raising Dragons"
- appetite
- the desire for food; hunger
- chores
- small jobs usually done on a regular schedule
- harvested
- picked or gathered
- hitched
- tied on or fastened by a knot, ring, or hook
- plow
- to break up and turn over dirt so that seeds can be planted
- sown
- scattered or planted
- tended
- looked after; took care of
"The Garden of Abdul Gasazi"
- awesome
- causing a feeling of wonder, fear, and respect
- convinced
- made to do, believe, or feel certain about something
- disappeared
- passed out of sight; vanished
- discovered
- found; learned
- incredible
- too unlikely to be believed; astonishing or amazing
- impossible
- not able to happen or exist
Theme 4 - Animal Habitats
"Nights of the Pufflings"
- ashore
- on or to the shore (from the water)
- burrows
- holes or tunnels dug in the ground by small animals
- instinctively
- acting on an inner feeling; doing without thinking
- launching
- throwing; sending forcefully upward
- stranded
- left in a helpless or difficult position
- uninhabited
- having no people living there
- venture
- to set out to do something even though it might be dangerous
"Seal Surfer"
- basked
- rested in pleasant warmth
- buffeted
- struck powerfully, blown about
- horizon
- the line where the sky seems to meet the sea or Earth
- quay
- a dock where ships are loaded and unloaded
- surf
- to ride on waves, often on a surfboard
- swell
- a long wave that moves without breaking
- swooped
- moved with a sudden, sweeping motion
"Two Days in May"
- appreciate
- to enjoy and understand
- grazing
- eating growing plants
- population
- relating to the number of people or animals living in a certain place
- starve
- to suffer or die from not having enough food
- surrounding
- on all sides of
- territory
- an area of land
- wander
- to move from place to place without having a special destination
Theme 5 - Voyages
"Across the Wide Dark Sea"
- anchor
- a heavy metal hook attached to a ship and dropped overboard to hold the ship in place
- cramped
- crowded; not enough room to move about
- journey
- a trip from one place to another
- seeping
- slowly leaking; oozing
- settlement
- a small community in a new place
- survive
- to stay alive; to hold up or withstand
- weary
- tired; needing rest
"Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip"
- bustling
- full of activity; busy
- custom
- a tradition; a way of doing something that many people follow
- foreigners
- people who come from another country or place
- passport
- a government document that allows a person to travel in foreign countries
- sightseeing
- visiting interesting places; touring
- skyscrapers
- very tall buildings
- vendor
- someone who sells something
"Trapped by the Ice!"
- barren
- having little plant or animal life
- crevasse
- deep hole or crack
- deserted
- empty; not lived in, or having few or no people
- floes
- large sheets of floating ice
- grueling
- very tiring
- impassable
- not able to be crossed or traveled through
- perilous
- very dangerous
- terrain
- land, ground, or earth
Theme 6 - Smart Solutions
"Pepita Talks Twice"
- language
- spoken or written human speech
- Spanish
- a language
- enchiladas
- tortillas rolled aroung a filling, then covered with spicy sauce
- salsa
- a spicy sauce usually made with tomatoes, onions, and peppers
- tortilla
- a round, flat bread made of corn, from Mexico and Central America
- tamales
- cornmeal dough wrapped in a corn husk or leaf around a filling and steamed
- tacos
- tortillas folded around a filling such as ground meat or cheese
"Poppa's New Pants"
- draped
- hung loosely in folds
- fabric
- cloth
- hem
- to fold back and sew down the edges
- mended
- repaired by sewing
- pattern
- a repeated design or decoration
- plaid
- a pattern of stripes that cross each other
- rustling
- quick, soft, fluttering sound
"Ramona Quimby, Age 8"
- ceaseless
- not stopping; constant
- companionable
- friendly
- discouraged
- having little hope or enthusiasm
- dismal
- gloomy; miserable
- dreary
- gloomy; bleak; dull
- exhausted
- very tired
- pelting
- beating against again and again
- sullenly
- in a bad-humored way; not happily; gloomily