Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney These are the vocabulary words that go along with the next story we will be reading in class. Tools A B curious eager to know more hollows small valleys lupine a plant that has long spikes of flowers figureheads carved figures used to decorate the front of ships tropical relating to hot, wet parts of the world satisfaction the condition of fully having what is wanted or needed catalogues books that show things to buy and give descriptions of them as well island land surrounded by water