Marven of the Great North Woods

Vocabulary Words Marven of the Great North Woods Written by Kathryn Lasky Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

Au revoir • good-bye

bonjour • hello

broche • A Hebrew blessing

bunkhouse • a building in a camp where a group of people sleep.

cords • Measures for stacks of cut wood.

dismay • To fill with sudden concern

en retard • late

Cords (of wood) • Measures for stacks of cut wood.

derrière • bottom

flapjacks • pancakes

fragance • A sweet or pleasant odor

frantic • Wildly excited

glinting • A brief flashing, like a light

glowered • Looked annoyed

horizon • The line along which the earth and sky seem to meet.

immense • Huge, very large

knishes • Squares of dough filled with potato or other mashed vegetable and baked.

landscape • a stretch of land

latkes • potato pancakes.

les en retards • The people who are late

Lève- toi • Get up!

lumberjacks • People who chop down trees and haul the wood to a sawmill.

merci beaucoup • Thank you very much

mon petit • My little one

notched • A cut shaped like a V

Quelest ton nom? • What is your name?

Qui estu? • Who are you?

snowshoes • Frames attached to shoes and used for walking across snow.

timber • Trees that can be used as building wood.

woodsman • A person who works or lives in a forest.

Marven of the Great North Woods