ME and UNCLE ROMIE LindaC/Callison/2011

Me and Uncle Romie is Claire Hartfield’s only book. Illustrator Jerome Lagarrigue has illustrated several books.

1.Read the definition 2.Look at the picture 3.Try to guess the word 4.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 front of 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

skyscrapers collage barbecue glorious strutting swarms technology software fire escapes High Interest Words stoops stickball subway grits