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    The document provides context and vocabulary about the book "The Wreck of Zanzibar" by Michael Morpurgo. It is written from a first person point of view and tells the story of a young girl named Laura Perryman who lives on Bryher Island in the early 1900s. Her dream is to row a boat, which is discouraged for girls at the time. When a ship becomes wrecked in a storm off the coast, Laura sees an opportunity to help rescue survivors and prove herself by achieving her dream of rowing to help save the island. The document also provides 20 vocabulary words used in the story and their meanings.

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    The document provides context and vocabulary about the book "The Wreck of Zanzibar" by Michael Morpurgo. It is written from a first person point of view and tells the story of a young girl named Laura Perryman who lives on Bryher Island in the early 1900s. Her dream is to row a boat, which is discouraged for girls at the time. When a ship becomes wrecked in a storm off the coast, Laura sees an opportunity to help rescue survivors and prove herself by achieving her dream of rowing to help save the island. The document also provides 20 vocabulary words used in the story and their meanings.

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    The document provides context and vocabulary about the book "The Wreck of Zanzibar" by Michael Morpurgo. It is written from a first person point of view and tells the story of a young girl named Laura Perryman who lives on Bryher Island in the early 1900s. Her dream is to row a boat, which is discouraged for girls at the time. When a ship becomes wrecked in a storm off the coast, Laura sees an opportunity to help rescue survivors and prove herself by achieving her dream of rowing to help save the island. The document also provides 20 vocabulary words used in the story and their meanings.

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    The Wreck of Zanzibar – Micheal Morpurgo

    Point of View
    • 1st person point of view
    Theme
    Hardship and bravery
    Genre
    Adventure
    Characters. Special
    Vocabulary
    • Micheal • Gig
    • Aunt laura • Schooner
    • Billy • Skipper
    • Father and Mother • Vicor
    • Joseph Hannibal • Squall
    • Uncle • Tresco
    • Bryher
    Summary
    • Laura Perryman lives on Bryher Island and her dream is to use a
    rowboat but unfortunately, it's just not the thing a girl should do in the
    early 1900's. But Laura is still determined to achieve her dream and
    when a wrecked ship and a ferocious storm give her the chance to do
    this and save the island, she takes it.
    20 Vocabulary. Meaning Synonym
    • Awken or stir up
    • Rouse- make someone more active
    • Heartily
    • Lustily- full of vitality
    • Seethe- turbulent as if boiling
    • boil
    • Stagger- move with difficulty • Walk unsteadily
    • Mildy- not severe • Lightly
    • Glare- stare in an angry • Valuable
    • Precious- Something of great value • Stare angrily
    • Pricking- pierce slightly • Puncture
    • Nightmare- unpleasant dream
    • Scary dream
    Vocabulary Meaning. Synonym
    • Wrecked - something that's destroyed. • Demolish
    • Bombard- attack • Attack
    • Protest- action expressing disapproval • object
    • Massive- large and heavy • Huge
    • Murmured- To say something very quietly
    • whisper
    • Frighten- -making someone afraid
    • Terrrified
    • Ramble- -walk for pleasure in the countryside
    • Haul- pull or drag with effort or force
    • Echo
    • Capsized- be overturned in the water. • Drag
    • Surge- a rush of something • Turnove
    • Groaning- denoting a deep inarticulate sound • Rush
    conveying pain • moan

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