Names
Pard, Perlita, Beulah, and Wims
Zara’s bird friends
Birthplace of Zada
Where is Smyrna, Turkey
The military used camels to transport…
Supplies
They can puff up to twice their size and squirt blood from your eyes.
What are Horned Toads?
Custom built for aerodynamics, they’re among the bird kingdoms most agile raptors.
What are American Kestrels?
The lion who Zada saved.
Who is Pecos de Leon?
Year of Zada’s arrival in Texas
1910
Pard saved Perlita from this tangly and prickly type of bush.
Tumbleweed.
A favorite food of Zada
What are juicy figs
Killy, killy. Klee, klee.
What are bird sounds?
Name of the Once Upon a Camel Author
Kathi Appelt
The name of the river where Zada and Asiye raced.
What is the Rio Grande?
Spanish name for horses
What is Caballos?
Puissant
What is to have great power or influence?
Bobcats, wolves, coyotes, snakes, other birds.
What are bird-eating creatures?
Name of Zada’s best friend
Asiye
Legendary City of Gold, that the Conquistadors were searching for.
Cibola
16th century Spanish and Portuguese explorers that wore metal armor.
Who are the Conquistadors?
Rules for Camel Racing
No bumping, no tripping, and no spitting.
They were fake Conquistadors and gold diggers who rode on a mule named Soot.
Cosmo and LaLaFitte
Halime, Rezan, Elif, Tarkan, Naime, Melek, or Kahraman
Who are Zada and Asiye camel friends?
A medium-sized, pig-like hoofed mammal of the family Tayassuidae.
What are Javelinas
A semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” where the camels raced.
Where is Cappadocia?
A headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia consisting of a long cloth that is wrapped around a cap. Zada thought they looked like Tulips
What is a Turban?
Goodbye in Turkish
Güle güle