The Secret Garden is a wonderful classic story loved by many. Several movies have been made from the book by Francis Hodgson Burnett, but none are quite like the book itself. If you love the book or the movie, you're sure to love this unit study full of exciting activities for the whole family.
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Recommended Resources:
The Secret Garden (required) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Birdsong Guide for Eastern and Central North America
Backyard Bird Guide for Young Naturalists
Free Printable Bird Log for Little Learners
The Garden Thief: The Boxcar Children Book 130
Vocabulary
Ayah- (Hindi meaning nanny)
Mem- Sahib (Hindi meaning the wife of a Sahib or a white women in a position of authority. In this book, Mary's mother)
appalling
desolation
gay (archaic for happy)
queer (archaic for strange or unusual)
clergyman
toddling
hibiscus
bungalow
rockery
dialect
Mistress (British definition: Woman in position of authority or control)
contrary
sallow
moor
hunchback
brougham
mannor
vicarage
vicar
gorse
heather (the flower)
broom (wild shrub)
corridor
cinders
imperious
coax
orchard
mysterious
wench (Archaic for young girl)
courting
corridor
tapestry
perennial
pedlar
tea (British definition: a light afternoon meal)
obstinate
imperious
Anatomy
cottage
undergardener
romp
wrapper (loose robe or gown)
meddle
ferocious
typhus
to look wick (English for looking lively)
impudent
chap
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