Glossary

Some of the words in this list may have more

than one meaning. The meaning listed here
reflects the way the word is used in the book.

hike to take a long walk,

especially in the country
lily pad the floating leaf of
a water lily
-ad as in loon a water bird that lives
near lakes and can dive

dad rad
and swim under water
short form of the word
radical that is slang for
great or terrific

Mary Elizabeth Salzmann squirrel a rodent that has a

bushy tail and lives
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in trees

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Glossary
Some of the words in this list may have more
than one meaning. The meaning listed here
reflects the way the word is used in the book.

collar a thin band of

material worn around
an animal’s neck
crag a steep rock or cliff
-ag as in field a large grassy area
lag to slow down or fall
flag nag
behind
an old horse
sleeping bag a padded bag you
can sleep in and that
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stag a male deer

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 In the end,
Val colors with her dad. the trip wasn’t bad.
In fact, Brad thought
it was totally rad!
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Matt took the fruit out Then Mag woke up

in her sleeping bag!
of the bag.
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Good grades mean They couldn’t tell if the
sound was happy or sad.
Jon is a smart lad.
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Steve waves an Mag got tired and

began to lag.
American flag.
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Tim writes on a pad. It was sitting
on a lily pad.

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Mag, the nag,

The stag rests in a field. and the stag played
a fun game of tag.

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 Brad and
His Dad

So they began to hike

around Lake Chad.

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Mag, the Nag,

and the Stag

Then she wiped the crag

with a rag.

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 They fished all day, but there were no fish
to be had.

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Mag dreamed that she The nag carried her

rode on a nag. to the top of a crag.

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