About this book
Grade Level Equivalent: 5.5
Lexile Measure: 1000
Guided Reading Level: V
Age: Age 11, Age 9, Age 10
Genre: Adventure, Classics
Subject: Determination and Perseverance, Native American, Survival
VOCABULARY
You may wish to review the following words with students before assigning the book. Have students work with a partner. Challenge them to make up a word search using some of the words. Students should write definitions for each word in the puzzle. Teams can then change puzzles with another team and complete the puzzles.
| kelp | mesa | parley |
| league | ravine | decreed |
| shrouded | crevices | chafing |
| lair | brackish | sinew |
| gruel | thong | roosted |
| reproachfully | fledglings | snares |
| vanquished | horizon | prow |
- Subjects:Vocabulary
- Skills:Reference Sources, Vocabulary
