Double Bass Blues by Andrea Loney, Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez

3rd/4th Word of the Week: Hibernaculum

From Dictionary.com

Hibernaculum:

noun, plural hi·ber·nac·u·la  [hahy-ber-nak-yuh-luh].

a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.

winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.

Latin root:  hibernare meaning "to winter"

Snowy Valentine, Written and Illustrated by David Petersen

3RD/4TH WORD OF THE WEEK: PHILOSOPHER

From Merriam Webster Dictionary

PHILOSOPHER

N. a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment : scholar, thinker.

Roots:  philo= love soph=clever, skilled wise

RELATED WORDS: PHILOLOGIST, PHILOSOPHIC

Go to Sleep, Groundhog! by Judy Cox illustrated by Paul Meisel

3rd/4th Word of the Week: Superhuman

From Google Dictionary

Superhuman

adjective

1. having or showing exceptional ability or powers.

Root:  super= above or beyond

Some words using the super root:  supersonic, superstitious, supercritical