Vocabulary
Enormous!
What is "massive"
Adelina could tell time by the way the light reflected on the water, which tells us she has a good understanding of this.
What is nature/sun(movement)/environment/science?
It is the reason the whales always come back to Laguna San Igancio.
What is to have their babies?
It is where Laguna San Ignacio is located.
What is on the coast of Baja California/Mexico?
He was the first person in Adelina's family to have a visit with a friendly whale.
Who was Adelina's grandfather?
It is how we know Adelina is interested in whales.
What is she asks many questions about whales/loves hearing stories about them/wants to study them/wants to work with them?
The wide flat tail of a whale is called this.
What is a fluke?
It is the main reason that many types of people come each year to Laguna San Ignacio?
What is to see the whales?
It is the author's purpose for writing this story.
What is to inform/entertain?
Adelina described her home as the place where two worlds come together which means...
What is it is the only place where whales and humans can visit each other?
It is the reason whales leave Alaska and Russia in the winter.
What is because the water is too cold?
In this dusty village, this is turned on for only a few hours a day.
What is electricity/lights?
Adelina's grandfather was actually doing this on his first encounter with a friendly whale?
What is fishing?
Adelina hopes to become the first girl to captain this and teach people about the whales in the lagoon.
What is a panga/small fishing boat?
It is the month that the whales usually arrive in Laguna San Ignacio.
What is January?
Whales do this with their newborns to show them off to tourists in La Laguna.
What is lift them up on their backs so others can get a better view?
It is the reason that Adelina thinks her hometown is a special place.
What is because it is the only place on earth where whales interact with humans?
Adelina always wants whales to be part of her future career in this.
What is a biologist (or a photographer)?
It is when a whale pops out of the water and looks around to see what is going on...
What is spyhopping?
Laguana San Ignacio is the perfect place for the mother whales to do this with their newborns.
What is teach them to swim/have them?
The whales swim for five thousand miles during these months.
What are November, December and January (cold months)?