G I R A F R N G A F F E J S l d r g b s y a b S E L H D T I W A N V L M E C L M J R P S u h j w m p u l F S E L H O X L H A B T I W q l p r j e g R A E C X N j C X U I A C P L e R J K O d I T F H K Q V I O H M W Q K E M F W f J R w H K Q V I O H M W Q K E M g C B R O t N O L N X Z K I O L W D S T F H H C H R O t N O L N X Z K I O L W w C B R O t N O L N d h f u h j b v z M J R w C B R O t N O L N h j b O A P H I X L R B E T U D J L H M E i A E C P A H I X L R B E L H M e H S P O T T E D S f q f h u g j s b t N O I H N O T T E D S u g j u K O P T N R P S u h r y K T N Y H E O p s t j v e r w g F F E J g Track down dinosaurs, uncover treasures, spot the space objects, and learn about language Track down dinosaurs, uncover treasures, spot the space objects, and learn about language! CAT SAT SIP ___ ___ ___ ___ G E M R O C K E T L i O N Word searches, crosswords, word games, quizzes and more
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Into the Rainforest
Desert Discoveries
Wild Ocean Word Magician
Little Friends
Animal Expert Towering Trees
Fabulous Flowers
Word Whiz
Word Whiz Quiz Come One, Come All!
Word Magician Time for Action!
Quickly, Slowly It’s a Rainbow!
Wild Weather Star Chart Secret Stellar Codes Super Sleuth Busy Body
Word Magician Sensational!
Stuck Together
Fruit Bowl Bake Sale In-Tents! Campfire Quiz
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Word Whiz
Word Whiz Quiz Sky-High Roadwork Ahead Shine Bright Crystal Quiz Bow Wow Chirp, Chirp
Jurassic Planet Cretaceous Creatures
This Is Huge! Shrink It Down! Recipe for Success
Ice Age Beasts Fossil Finds Word Whiz
Word Whiz Quiz Total Transformation
Super-Speedy Animal Quiz On the Farm Out in the Dark Reaching the Peak Down the River On the Map Boom! Moonwalk
Word Magician Can You Hear That?
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Contents
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Pop Quiz
Ancient Adventure
Awesome! Word Magician Total Opposites
Cool Capitals! Main Hub
What Does It Mean? At the Castle! That’s a Wrap! Crack the Code Go Greek
The Myth, The Legend Play Ball!
Rock On! Backward and Forward Word Magician Down the Rabbit Hole Coral Chorus Slithery Snakes
Lizard Blizzard Beach Days
Word Magician Solar System Scramble
Space Quiz Word Whiz Word Whiz Quiz High Count
Shape It Up! Switch It! Super Sleuth Slice of Paradise I Scream, You Scream Rhyme Time! The Name of the Game Catching Prey Word Magician I Feel Happy!
Seeing Red My Gang Group Effort Olympic Gold! Welcome to the Museum! Find the Animal Birthday Party! Engineer That! Career Day
ANSWERS
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Answers on page 112 GORILLA BUTTERFLY SLOTH TOUCAN PARROT JAGUAR GIBBON LEMUR ANACONDA FROG Can you spy the 10 rainforest animals? INTO THE RAINFOREST L L L A L P I A O L A G E L L B S F G R S A N A R P P R A I R O I R B F H R A N R O A B D Y N M O I U L H R A G O G R O A L T F L A D L L O N T D O O G I B B O N H L E O T O B P I U U A R D G I S U M O R F L C T E L R A R O L O J U F U A C G O R I L L A O U A C R R O A Y R A A A O G T F G A A E O O O O O U A A C H L U N G I R G A L G O A O G A N A C O N D A P E A A T T F R H R T L A N I H S L B U T T E R F L Y O R L P A L S O C O A O A B O M A O Words List GORILLA BUTTERFLY SLOTH TOUCAN PARROT JAGUAR GIBBON LEMUR ANACONDA FROG 8
Answers on page 112 DIDYOU KNOW? DESERT discoveries SIDEWINDERS are snakes! They earned their name because of the way they side-shuffle to move themselves along the sand. Find these 10 desert-dwelling creatures. SCORPION CAMEL COYOTE SIDEWINDER MEERKAT ROADRUNNER JERBOA HARE SAND CAT ARMADILLO L E O T A R M R S E T O R T P M E E E U A E E I A M E I R N E A N M H D L E K A O S R N D O C D H A R E L E K I C D N K E Y N S R A A H A A C A O O E C E C T Y T E R R C S I O I E O A S K J M E I Y R A S A C E W R A E D A P T A I O A S E D M E E I T E D Y D M I I R W E O N A O O O R E L R I E N A N A T E A E L I N D A E E T E D R E O N D P O J E R B O A R C I E O H S A R D E E R D D R R O A D R U N N E R Words List 9
Answers on page 112 B C R A _ _ _ _ Unscramble the letters to name 6 ocean-dwelling animals. N G I E P N U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wild ocean L O N I D P H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A H E S E O R S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Q I D U S _ _ _ _ _ 10
WORD
MAGICIAN
Change the letters to create new words.
CHANGE ONE LETTER TO MAKE THE NEXT WORD
clue : These items help clean the floor clue : What a bunny does clue : What a balloon does when it breaks clue : Young dogs
M _ P S
CHANGE TWO LETTERS TO MAKE THE NEXT WORD
clue : You might whistle this clue : Means the same as “finished” clue : Comes before “ten” clue : Thoughtful and sweet
_ N E
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M A P S LANE
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Search forthe words inCAPITAL LETTERS! Answers on page 116 Seek out the 8 gems and crystals in this treasure trove. DIAMOND RUBY SAPPHIRE EMERALD Rose QUARTZ TOPAZ AMETHYST TURQUOISE L S H A S E E A M E P A U S I Q T A I M P H Z D S R M Z T R I U O M U A E T Q I D U A A L E T A D R M E M E R A L D P Z A E M R U B Y R U A E M L A M T S E A T P Z T I A T D O R R Q P T Y M Z E E I I U E O N P M N H I M P T O Q I S R T Y D D R Y T Q N I U D S Q Q T U H S T S E T E D R M S S Z M P P T O T I I M R P R Y N U I I T S P D U R D Q U U A L U D E L S A P P H I R E D E M U R R I R Z O Q B L Y O D R I A E E R T I N U M N T U R Q U O I S E Words List shine bright 40
Answers on page 117 Crystal quiz See if you can match the gemstone to the right color. TURQUOISE RUBY ROSE QUARTZ SAPPHIRE DIAMOND EMERALD AMETHYST TOPAZ 41
TOTAL TRANSFORMATION
Learn about metamorphosis with this cool crossword.
ACROSS
1. The early form of an insect that transforms
4. A young frog or toad
5. A silky envelope where caterpillars become moths or butterflies
6. A colorful insect with big wings
DOWN
1. All of the stages an insect goes through as it grows (two words)
2. A worm-like young form of a fly
3. An insect that looks similar to a butterfly and is active at night
WORD BANK
BUTTERFLY TADPOLE MAGGOT LARVA COCOON MOTH LIFE CYCLE
Butterflies begin life as caterpillars, and frogs hatch as tadpoles. They both undergo METAMORPHOSIS, or transformation, as they grow.
Answers on page 116
Answers on page 119
DIDYOU KNOW?
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super-speedy animal quiz
Quiz yourself about some high-speed animals.
1. Which spotted cat is the fastest land animal on Earth?
Bengala Cheetahb Leopardc
Jaguard
3. What pesky insect can zip around at 90 miles per hour?
Gnata
Hornetb Horseflyc Mosquitod
5. Kangaroos can move really fast, but they don’t run. How do they get around?
Swimminga
b
c
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2. How fast can a black marlin swim?
10,000 miles per houra 25 miles per hourb 80 miles per hourc 50 miles per hourd
4. In what countries are roadrunners found?
United States and Mexicoa Australia and New Zealandb Spain and Portugalc South Africa and Mozambiqued
Answers on page 119
Bouncing
Rolling
Flying
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