Whirligig by Paul Fleischman
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Whirligigby Paul Fleischman
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reconnoitered
• Verb• ree-kuh-noi-ter• to inspect, observe, or survey (as in trying to
gain information from an enemy)
shaman
• Noun• A person who acts as intermediary between
the real world and the supernatural
perennial
• Adjective• Lasting a long time, such as perennial beauty• a plant having a life cycle of more than 2 years
hostels
• Noun• Inexpensive lodging for youths, for example,
traveling by bike; an inn
soliloquy
• Noun• the act of talking while or as if alone• Hamlet’s famous soliloquy begins: “To be or
not to be”
skeins
• Noun• A length of yarn or thread wound around a
reel• It could also be a skein of hair, a skein of
geese, or a skein of words