Table of Contents
- 1 What is the reading level of Maroo of the Winter Caves?
- 2 What is Maroo about?
- 3 When was the book Maroo published?
- 4 Where does old mother create a map for Maroo and otak?
- 5 What superstition does Maroo remember to do before they walk away from the crevasse?
- 6 Why didn’t the tribe use the trail that crossed the White Mountains?
- 7 Is the baby born in the winter caves?
- 8 What do tikek and Maroo name Areg in the winter caves?
What is the reading level of Maroo of the Winter Caves?
840L
ISBN-10: 0618442995 Lexile Reading Level 840L. Guided Reading Level V.
What is Maroo about?
It tells the story of Maroo, a girl living at the end of the last Ice Age, who has to complete a dangerous journey to save her family.
Who is the author of Maroo?
Ann Turnbull
Bibliographic information
| Title | Maroo of the Winter Caves Clarion fiction |
|---|---|
| Author | Ann Turnbull |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, annotated |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0618442995, 9780618442997 |
How many words are in Maroo of the Winter Caves?
Maroo, a girl of the late Ice Age, must take charge after her father is killed, and lead her little brother, mother and newborn baby, and aged grandmother to the safety of the winter camp before the first blizzards strike….
| ATOS Book Level: | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| Word Count: | 31047 |
| Fiction/Nonfiction | Fiction |
When was the book Maroo published?
1984
Maroo Of The Winter Caves/Originally published
Where does old mother create a map for Maroo and otak?
Where does Old Mother create a map for Maroo and Otak? How will they carry that map? She will leave the snow house and walk across the plain until she dies of cold or hungry animals eat her.
Where did they find Rivo Maroo?
Then, Areg and Vorka went hunting because they were all starving and they were gone for two days already. Maroo, Old Mother, Otak and Rivo went to go find them and they found Vorka below the cliff on a small edge who looked like his arm was broken and they saw Areg just laying there on the ground at the bottom.
When was Maroo of the Winter Caves first published?
What superstition does Maroo remember to do before they walk away from the crevasse?
What superstition does Maroo remember to do before they walk away from the crevasse? A cave lion. They could smell his droppings. Who else had passed along the path recently?
Why didn’t the tribe use the trail that crossed the White Mountains?
Why didn’t the tribe use the trail that crossed the White Mountains? Hunting was better along the foothills. They were afraid of the mountain spirits. They tribe elders were unable to make the difficult climb.
Why didn’t Areg follow Sovi’s trail into the mountains?
Why didn’t Areg follow Sovi’s trail into the mountains? Tikek was still weak from childbirth. Old Mother advised him to take the lower path. He wanted to hunt deer along the Winding River.
Where does Maroo go in the winter caves?
Maroo’s family travels across the plain, miserable in the increasingly cold and blizzard conditions.
Is the baby born in the winter caves?
The baby was born although later than the had expected. The adults are worried about not making it back to the winter caves before winter comes. The baby is a boy. Later, Sovi’s group decides to leave the beach 2 days before Maroo’s family, which leaves Maroo and her family alone.
What do tikek and Maroo name Areg in the winter caves?
Maroo climbs down and splints Vorka’s broken arm. They bury Areg and the next day get back on the trail. Tikek names the baby “Areg.” after his father.
Who is the Elder in the winter caves?
Maroo is the elder for this journey which means that Otak would have to listen to her. There is a few parts in the chapter that Maroo does much like Old Mother; she sensed there was a blizzard and had to make a snow house, also entertains Otak with stories as Old Mother had said and went to bed.