1. Island of the Blue Dolphins
Key Vocabulary (Week 3)

2. scallops: a type of shellfish that has a flat, round shell with two parts and that is often eaten as food
Chapters 19-21

3. urchins: a small sea animal that lives on the ocean floor and is covered in sharp spines
Chapters 19-21

4. gazing: a long look at something
Chapters 19-21

5. prow: pointed, front part of a ship; bow
Chapters 22-24

6. fledglings: young birds
Chapters 22-24

7. teetering: wobbling, as if about to fall
Chapters 22-24

8. hobble: to walk with difficulty
Chapters 22-24

9. snares: anything used to entrap animals
Chapters 25-27

10. glimpse: brief look
Chapters 25-27

11. crest: the head or top of an animal, especially a bird
Chapters 25-27

12. vanquished: to defeat and win
Chapters 25-27

13. wreckage: broken and disordered parts from something wrecked
Chapters 25-27

14. horizon: line where earth and sky meet
Chapters 28-29

15. waded: walk with your feet in shallow water
Chapters 28-29

16. trousers: pants
Chapters 28-29

17. mission: religious center
Chapters 28-29