1. The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
A Visual Dictionary

2. And You Wonder Why We Get Called the Weird Watsons
Chapter 1
And You Wonder Why We Get Called the Weird Watsons

3. p. 1
Jack Frost
A personification of a cold winter’s day

4. A sneaky person who isn’t to be trusted
Snake in the grass
(p. 6)
A sneaky person who isn’t to be trusted

5. Brown Bomber (p.6)

6. Give My regards to clark, poindexter
Chapter 2
Give My regards to clark, poindexter

7. egghead/poindexter/professor (p. 25)
Slang terms for an intelligent person used to tease someone
“You don’t want to start panning on folks…” (p. 30)
To go panning on someone meant to hit or fight with them (like with a pan over their head.)

8. The World’s Greatest Dinosaur War Ever
Chapter 3
The World’s Greatest Dinosaur War Ever

9. p. 39
radioactive
A reaction with unstable atoms that causes serious disease for all living things

10. Froze-Up Southern Folks
Chapter 4
Froze-Up Southern Folks

11. p. 56
Frostbite
What happens in extreme colds when you are outside for long periods of time; can harm your skin

12. Carp (p. 62)
A fresh water fish

13. Every Chihuahua in America lines up to take a bite out of byron
Chapter 7
Every Chihuahua in America lines up to take a bite out of byron

14. p. 87
linoleum
An inexpensive floor covering for kitchens

15. p. 87
A conk
A hairstyle for men created by chemically treating hair to relax it

16. p. 99
Yul Brenner
A famous actor with a bald head, played a King of Siam

17. Chapter 8
The Ultra-Glide!

18. Spark plugs (p. 100) Pinnacle (p. 103)
Car part that transfers electricity to ignite fuel and start the engine
The summit or top of a mountain, a career, or an important task

19. Under the Boardwalk
Yakety-Yak

20. Tru-Tone AB 700 Ultra-Glide a record player installed in a car

21. ThE Watsons Go To birmingham - 1963
Chapter 9
ThE Watsons Go To birmingham

22. Hillbilly music (p. 126) seniority (p. 135)
Music that has it’s roots in country and southern music
The idea that the longer you are with a company you have more power or privilege

23. Tangled up in god’s beard
Chapter 10
Tangled up in god’s beard

24. p. 142
Buster Brown Shoe
A popular shoe for children that was based on a comic strip

25. Bobo brazil meets the sheik
Chapter 11
Bobo brazil meets the sheik

26. p. 150
“Et tu, Brute?”
A latin phrase, written by William Shakespeare, in the play Julius Ceasar
Translated it means, “And you, Brutus?”
Julius Ceasar was attacked and realized one of his dear friends had joined in to betray him.

27. vittles (p. 152)
Slang for food

28. That Dog won’t hunt no more
Chapter 12
That Dog won’t hunt no more

29. Joe Louis (p. 163) Coon dog (p. 163)
A famous boxer; he was the World Heavyweight Champion from ; also known as the Brown Bomber
A hunting dog; known for it’s sense of smell to track animals

30. I Meet winnie’s twin brother, the wool pooh
Chapter 13
I Meet winnie’s twin brother, the wool pooh

31. Whirlpool (p. 169)
Rapidly rotating water; may draw objects into the center

32. The world famous watson pet hospital
Chapter 15
The world famous watson pet hospital

33. Albert Einstein(p. 195)
Genius scientist; focused on theoretical physics (using math and science and models to explain natural events in the world)