Islands
Kids in Literature
Vocabulary
Long things ;)
Fun Songs!
400

This cold Atlantic island is larger than the second-, third-& fourth-biggest islands combined

Greenland

400

"I beg your pardon, sir!" This orphan "has asked for more!", 'cause that gruel was awesome

Oliver Twist

400

It can mean "to cover over", as the Moon sometimes totally does to the Sun

Eclipse

400

This river is the longest river in the world

Nile River
400

Taylor Swift:
"This time I'm telling you, I'm telling you, we are never ever ever" doing this

Getting back together

800

Lying at the southern tip of South America, the islands of Tierra del Fuego are split between these 2 countries

Chile and Argentina

800

First name of young Master Fowl, the 12-year-old millionaire/genius who kidnaps a fairy

Artemis Fowl

800

Two lines crossing to make a 90 degree angle, or this his word, meaning "upright" or "vertical"

Perpendicular

800

The giant Pacific species of this sea creature has 8 arms averaging about 16 feet long each

Octopus

800

This song by the Eagles is a classic. Such a lovely place!

Hotel California
1200

Manhasset, Islip & Ronkonkoma are stops on the LIRR, short for this New York railroad named for an island

The Long Island Railroad

1200

In 2007 Greg Heffley's adventures began in "A Novel of Cartoons", book 1 of this series

Diary of A Wimpy Kid

1200

A doorway on a ship, or to break out of an egg

Hatch
1200

It takes a long tine (actually, 2 long tines) to make a tuning one of these with a low tone

Fork

1200

Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen sing, "We don't even have to try, it's always" this

A good time 

1600

According to Hindu myth, a bridge once connected the Indian subcontinent to this island nation to the south

Sri Lanka

1600

Atticus Finch's 6-year-old daughter Jean Louise is better known by this nickname. She might be selling some Samoas or thin mints with that name.

Scout

1600

This instrument measures atmospheric pressure: its name is used to mean anything that indicates change

Barometer

1600

Part of the Overseas Highway, Seven Mile Bridge helps connect Key West to the mainland of this U.S. state

Florida

1600

You can't help but feel happy when you hear this Grammy-winning artist

"Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof /
Because I'm..."

Pharrell Williams

2000

The primary port of entry for tourists in this Caribbean island nation is Sangster Airport near Montego Bay

Jamaica

2000

This 19th century character asked, "Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?"

Tom Sawyer

2000

This 5-letter word for a brute was coined for "Gulliver's Travels"; now it's the name of a search engine.

Yahoo

2000

If a person is 6 feet tall, this longest bone in the body will be about 18 inches long

Femur

2000

Nickelodeon's Cat Valentine, in 2013 she had her first Top 10 hit with "The Way"

Ariana Grande