Vocabulary
What does position mean?
the way in which something or someone is placed or arranged
What did the kids in Brooklyn play during the summer in the story?
Stickball
What is a lake habitat?
Squirt
a name for a young or small kid
Why did Luke not play with the boys?
Too young, too little. Big kids called him a squirt.
What is an ocean habitat?
Muttered?
to speak in a soft voice that only you hear
Why did the kids finally let Luke play with them?
They were missing a player.
Where are animals on the food chain?
Ablaze?
bright with light
How did Jackie Robinson "never give up"?
Even with 3 balls and 2 strikes, he kept trying and he hit to win the game.
Stickball
baseball played on the street rather than a field. Often uses rubber ball and a stick or broom handle instead of a bat.
What did Luke choose to do when he couldn't play ball? What other choices could he have made? Did he make the right choice?
He chose to watch the games and practice catching, swinging, and running. He watched the dodgers play from his roof.