2. Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocabulary By Avrey Hendrix BYU-I ELED 431

4. A water animal with a shell Did you know that ______ can be eaten for dinner?

5. RAVINE A long, deep, narrow, valley eroded by running water.

6. HEADLAND A narrow ridge of high land jutting out into the water. FYI: Another name for a large _______ is a peninsula.

7. Den or resting place of a wild animal

8. GNAWED Bitten at or torn away.

9. KELP Definition: Any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds Interesting facts -gives you energy -you can use it instead of salt -can be made into soap and glass.

10. SINEW Things we can do with it: cordage, binding points on arrow shafts, and for backing material for bows A Tendon or a cord that connects a muscle with a bone or part.