Pg 1 “We had gone to gather roots that grow there in the spring.… I went on digging in the brush with my pointed stick.”

Engr_ Identify and explain the appropriate materials and tools (e.g., hammer, screwdriver, pliers, tape measure, screws, nails, and other mechanical fasteners) to construct a given prototype safely.
Life science-Identify the structures in plants (leaves, roots, flowers, stem, bark, wood) that are responsible for food production, support, water transport, reproduction, growth, and protection

Pg 9.  Perhaps I should tell you about our island …

Our island is two leagues long and one league wide, and if you were standing on one of the hills that rise in the middle of it, you would that that it looked like a fish.  Like a dolphin lying on its side, with its tail pointing toward the sunrise, its nose pointing to the sunset, and…”

Wonderful opportunity to learn about Math units, creating a map, compass and creating a foundation to log locations ( the villages, springs, caves, etc. ) and interpret locations  as the story progresses.