Interview with Naomi Shihab - L.A.

light and easy to carry

way of seeing something

made up of many cultures

continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something

something that is good or helps you

something that gives you a good idea

What is one location where Naomi likes to write her poems?

Naomi said reading is your pleasure, blessing and ___________.

someone who writes short pieces about a particular subject

What are Nye's points of view in her writing?

connections with a place because you were born there or your family lived there

Who interviewed Naomi?

related to a particular society and its way of life

At what age did Naomi start writing?

clearly marking a person or thing as different from others

great surprise

things that have an effect on people or things

What is Naomi's advice to young readers?

Which is one of the reasons why Naomi learned to write poems?

What was one of the places Naomi had lived?

What are one of her grandma's ethnic background?

qualities or features

very important

What did Naomi write about when she was a child?

When did Naomi publish her first poem?

old and valuable

exact and correct in every detail

What is one of the reasons why Naomi likes poems?

explain or translate

something that you must do