ME andUNCLE ROMIE

LindaC/Callison/2011

Me and Uncle Romie is Claire Hartfield’s only book.

Illustrator Jerome Lagarrigue has illustrated several books.

1. Read the definition2. Look at the picture3. Try to guess the word4. Click to see the word

very tall buildings

skyscrapers

a picture formed from many small pieces

collage

a meal made on a grill

barbecue

something that is full of beauty and wonder

glorious

walking proudly, often in an exaggerated manner

strutting

Peacocks are often said to strut.

many of something in a group

swarms

devices that are used to increase efficiency

technology

the program a computer uses to perform tasks

software

disadvantages or things that make a plan difficult

drawbacks

Darn

High Interest Words

These are words in the story you may not have seen before.

a special metal stairway attached to a building for escaping fires

fire escape

a small porch at the frontof a house

stoop

a baseball-type game played with a stick

stickball

an underground train

subway

ground corn made into a mush, eaten with butter

grits

skyscraperscollagebarbecuegloriousstruttingswarmstechnologysoftware

fire escapes

High Interest Wordsstoopsstickballsubwaygrits