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The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

A Visual Dictionary . The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. Chapter 1. And You Wonder Why We Get Called the Weird Watsons. p. 1. Jack Frost. A personification of a cold winter’s day. Snake in the grass (p. 6). A sneaky person who isn’t to be trusted.

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The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

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  1. A Visual Dictionary The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963by Christopher Paul Curtis

  2. Chapter 1 And You Wonder Why We Get Called the Weird Watsons

  3. p. 1 Jack Frost • A personification of a cold winter’s day

  4. Snake in the grass (p. 6) A sneaky person who isn’t to be trusted

  5. Brown Bomber (p.6)

  6. Chapter 2 Give My regards to clark, poindexter

  7. egghead/poindexter/professor (p. 25) • To go panning on someone meant to hit or fight with them (like with a pan over their head.) • Slang terms for an intelligent person used to tease someone “You don’t want to start panning on folks…” (p. 30)

  8. Chapter 3 The World’s Greatest Dinosaur War Ever

  9. p. 39 radioactive • A reaction with unstable atoms that causes serious disease for all living things

  10. Chapter 4 Froze-Up Southern Folks

  11. p. 56 Frostbite • What happens in extreme colds when you are outside for long periods of time; can harm your skin

  12. Carp(p. 62) • A fresh water fish

  13. Chapter 7 Every Chihuahua in America lines up to take a bite out of byron

  14. p. 87 linoleum • An inexpensive floor covering for kitchens

  15. p. 87 A conk • A hairstyle for men created by chemically treating hair to relax it

  16. p. 99 Yul Brenner • A famous actor with a bald head, played a King of Siam

  17. Chapter 8 The Ultra-Glide!

  18. Pinnacle (p. 103) Spark plugs (p. 100) Car part that transfers electricity to ignite fuel and start the engine The summit or top of a mountain, a career, or an important task

  19. Under the Boardwalk Yakety-Yak

  20. Tru-Tone AB 700 Ultra-Glide a record player installed in a car

  21. Chapter 9 ThE Watsons Go To birmingham- 1963

  22. seniority (p. 135) Hillbilly music (p. 126) Music that has it’s roots in country and southern music The idea that the longer you are with a company you have more power or privilege

  23. Chapter 10 Tangled up in god’s beard

  24. p. 142 Buster Brown Shoe • A popular shoe for children that was based on a comic strip

  25. Chapter 11 Bobo brazil meets the sheik

  26. p. 150 “Et tu, Brute?” • A latin phrase, written by William Shakespeare, in the play Julius Ceasar • Translated it means, “And you, Brutus?” • Julius Ceasar was attacked and realized one of his dear friends had joined in to betray him.

  27. vittles(p. 152) • Slang for food

  28. Chapter 12 That Dog won’t hunt no more

  29. Coon dog(p. 163) Joe Louis (p. 163) A famous boxer; he was the World Heavyweight Champion from 1937-1949; also known as the Brown Bomber A hunting dog; known for it’s sense of smell to track animals

  30. Chapter 13 I Meet winnie’s twin brother, the wool pooh

  31. Whirlpool (p. 169) • Rapidly rotating water; may draw objects into the center

  32. Chapter 15 The world famous watson pet hospital

  33. Albert Einstein(p. 195) • Genius scientist; focused on theoretical physics (using math and science and models to explain natural events in the world)

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