Island of the Blue

Dolphins

Chapter 1-5

gulls

• a water bird with

webbed feet

otter

• an animal that has

dark brown fur and

webbed feet with

claws and that eats

fish

ravine

• a deep, narrow gorge

with steep sides.

Russian

• a person born, raised,

or living in Russia

• a person whose

family is from Russia

leagues

• any of various units of

distance from about

2.4 to 4.6 statute

miles

• 1 league =

• 5.55600 kilometers

dolphin

• a small usually gray

whale that has a

pointed nose

skimming

• that which is skimmed

from a liquid

pelts

• to strip off the skin or

pelt of (an animal)

bale

• a bundle of paper,

hay, cotton, etc.,

tightly wrapped and

bound with cords or

hoops.

retreat

• withdraw from enemy

forces as a result of

their superior power

or after a defeat.

cormorants

• a large diving bird

with a long neck, long

hooked bill, short

legs, and mainly dark

plumage.

kelp

• a large brown

seaweed that typically

has a long, tough

stalk with a broad

frond divided into

strips.

intruder

• a person who

intrudes, especially

into a building with

criminal intent.

Aleuts

• a member of a people

inhabiting the Aleutian

Islands, other islands

in the Bering Sea,

and parts of western

Alaska.

mesa

• an isolated flat-

topped hill with

steep sides, found in

landscapes with

horizontal strata.

glistening

• shine; glitter

carcasses

• the dead body of an

animal.

dusk

• the darker stage of

twilight.

surged

• move suddenly and

powerfully forward or

upward.

abalones

• an edible mollusk of

warm seas that has

a shallow ear-

shaped shell lined

with mother-of-pearl

and pierced with

respiratory holes