Lanesha
Mama Ya-Ya
Vocabulary
Characters
Story Plot
100

Her favorite subject (Su favorito subjeto/clase) 

What is math (Que es matematicas?)

100

Her age (Su edad)

What is 82 years old? (Que es 82 años?)

100

strength to endure (fuerza para soportar)

What is fortitude? (Que es fortaleza?)

100

The character that has twelve fingers (Personaje que tiene doce dedos)

Who is TaShon? (Quien es TaShon?)

100

Lanesha's friends (Amigos de Lanesha)

Who are TaShon and Ginia? (Quien son TaShon y Ginia?)

200

Can see them (Puede ver a ellos)

What are ghosts? (Que son fantasmas?)

200

Occupation (Ocupación)

What is a midwife? (Que es una partera?)

200

beyond understanding, unable to measure (más allá de la comprensión, incapaz de medir)

What is unfathomable? (Que es insondable?)

200

This character owns a Grocery Store (Este personaje es dueño de un supermercado)

Who is Mr. Ng? (Quien es Mr. Ng?)

200

storm book based on (nombre de tormentas basado en el libro)

What is Hurricane Katrina? (¿Qué es el huracán Katrina?)

300

wants to build (Quiere construir)

What are bridges? (Que son los puentes?)

300

relationship to Lanesha (relación a Lanesha)

Who is her grandmother/guardian/caretaker? (¿Quién es su abuela/cuidadora?)

300

Thin covering of tissue/membrane (Recubrimiento delgado de tejido/membrana)

What is a caul? (Que es una compresa?)

300

The name of the animal Lanesha takes care of (El nombre del animal que cuida Lanesha)

Who is Spot? (Quien es Spot?)

300

People were TOLD to do this because of the storm (A la gente se le DIJO que hiciera esto debido a la tormenta)

What is evacuating? (¿Qué es evacuar?)

400

Compares her mom and dad to (Compara sus padres a)

Who are Romeo and Juliet? (Quien es Romeo y Julieta)

400

always likes to give these to Lanesha (siempre le gusta dar esto a Lanesha)

What are hugs? (Que son abrazos?)

400

A Louisiana dish that has rice, meat, seafood, and tomato. (Un plato de Luisiana que tiene arroz, carne, mariscos y tomate.)

What is a Jambalaya? (¿Qué es una jambalaya?)

400

The boys that attacked TaShon (Los chicos que atacaron a TaShon)

Who is Max and Eddie? (¿Quiénes son Max y Eddie?)

400

family Lanesha often talks about (familia que Lanesha siempre habla de)

What is her Uptown Family? (¿Cuál es su familia Uptown?)

500

Favorite teacher (Favorita profesora)

Who is Mrs. Johnson? (Quien es Mrs. Johnson?)

500

Her 2 gifts/special about her (Dos cosas especial sobre ella)

What are ghosts and dreams? (Que son fantasmas y sueños?)

500

greatly concerned/worried, especially about the future (muy preocupado, especialmente por el futuro)

What is anxious? (Que es ansioso?)

500

The pregnant ghost that always sits on Mama Ya-Ya's bed but never speaks (El fantasma embarazada que siempre se sienta en la cama de Mama Ya-Ya pero nunca habla)

Who is Lanesha's mother? (¿Quién es la mama de Lanesha?)

500

Mama Ya-Ya is worried/unsure about...(Mama Ya-Ya está preocupada/insegura por...)

What is she doesn't understand her dream about the storm? (¿Qué es lo que ella no entiende de su sueño sobre la tormenta?)

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