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Esperanza Rising
Spanish Vocabulary
100

This is the name of the bird that flew across that flew across the sky and made "The very air seem splattered with their brilliant color."

What is a Macaw?

100

What does it mean to "go up"?

What is ascend?

100

Meg________________

What is Lowman?

100

What caused momma to get sick?

What is the dust storm caused Valley Fever?

100

What does Abuelita mean?

What is a grandmother?

200

This is another word for the layer of the canopy at the very top, like the roof of the canopy.

What is emergent or pavilion?

200

What does destruction mean?

What is to ruin or destroy something?

200

Bio______________

What is Diversity?

200

What did Esperanza grab to save from the fire?

What is her doll?

200

What does Las Uvas mean?

What are grapes?

300

This is a word the Meg believes that science is the ______________ that runs the earth.

What is machinery?

300

What does diversity mean?

What is different?

300

Rain_________________

What is forest?

300

What did Isabel want to be?

What is Queen of the May?

300

What does Mi Nieta mean?

What is granddaughter?

400

This is a word that is a type of vine that can pull down trees.

What is liana?

400

What does ormosia mean?

What is a cabbage bark tree?

400

Can_____________

What is opy?

400

Why did Miquel take the money orders?

What is to bring Abuelita home?

400

What does Los Higos mean?

What are figs?