Vocab
a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire.
What is Ember?
11 year old boy who is from New Jersey
Who is Josh?
to be surrounded or filled with a large group of insects/people moving together
What is swarm?
These character thought the deer were smart because they were heading toward the river.
Who were Josh and Holly.
to cause someone or something to move in a quick and sudden way
What is jolt?
an unexpected and usually minor problem
What is glitch?
Young girl who live in California and loves nature and animals
Who is Holly?
to lie on the stomach close to the ground with the legs bent
What is crouch?
The name of the craft that Josh and Holly rode in during their rescue from the fire.
What is the Huey.
extremely hot; scorching
What is broiling?
substance that prevents or inhibits something, especially the outbreak of a fire
What is retardant?
A giant lizard that may appear scary, but is actually very sweet
Who is Bubbles?
to move quickly and lightly along a surface
What is skitter?
What Josh and his mom compared to skeletons.
What was a burnt California forest.
treading water by moving legs as if you were riding a bicycle
What is bicycled?
equipment that provides a secure method for transporting someone in a seated position in helicopter rescues
What is screamer suit?
The name of the snake that disappears at one point during the book
Who is King Kong?
an area that is surrounded by a wall/fence
What is enclosure?
Holly and Josh dropped into this for safety from the fire.
What is the river.
showing concentration or great attention
What is intent?
the part of a company or organization that provides protection
What is security?
These are 2 firefighters that are friends of the California based family
Who are Lucas and Eleanor?
to hang or bend loosely
What is loll?
King Kong escaped from this.
What is his enclosure.
to open up and spread out the parts
What is deploy?