Kayak Club Race Want to know who wins the kayak race? Just use the clues! KAYAK CLUS a. The winner has a striped kayak. b. She s wearing a blue vest. c. Her paddle is in the water. d. She has a green helmet. e. She s not wearing sunglasses. Finny Funnies Crack the code to answer these fishy questions. Hint: To solve the riddles, write the letter of the alphabet that comes before each letter in the coded answer. The first one is started for you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Which water creatures are messy eaters? 2. What kind of fish design underwater buildings? 3. Which water creatures care only about themselves? S L O T M P C T U F S T T I B S L J U F D U T T I F M M G J T I Loony Story This loon is all dressed up with spots and stripes on its feathers. It dances on the surface of the water and dives down deep. Its crazy call sounds like a ghost laughing and wailing! 4. What do fish have to pay the government? 5. What part of a fish weighs the most? 6. What do you call fish without eyes? 7. What does the tooth fairy give sharks when they lose their teeth? G J O D P N F J U T G T I T D B M F T T B O U B V P M M B S T The green-colored words in the loon story above are hidden in the puzzle. The words go up, down, forward, backward, and diagonally. Can you find all 14? L N D D D B T S O H G L O I O A O D U X C N A O V J N D O W O R S C I C L K C D P N F T R L S R H T A F S A O A I S T R I P S H C P Z A G N I H G U A L S Y W Wow, It s Ąll Water! Water comes in many different forms. Unscramble the letters of each water word in the word box below. Then fit them into the umbrella puzzle. TLS INRA LIHA WONS WD 3 1 4 2 5 W A T R 4 5
Wacky Water Words ach of these wacky word pictures has something to do with water. How many can you figure out? (For example, the first one is underwater plants because the word plants is under the word water. ) WATR Plants fishing fishing fishing fishing What is a lion s favorite meat? Medium-roar steak. Dylan C., Connecticut What do you get when you cross a bird, a dog, and a Ford? A flying car-pet. Amanda P., Connecticut What s the best way to cure fleas on a dog? It depends on what s wrong with the fleas. What kind of music can you hear under a lawn? Rock-n- Mole. liot G., Massachusetts What flower can you ride at the amusement park? A marigold-round. Kathleen F., Maryland What kind of coat can sting you? A yellow jacket. Matt S., Louisiana What do you get if you cross a worm with an elephant? Great big tunnels under your garden. Matthew S., California Ann: A dog bit me on the leg today. Dan: Did you put anything on it? Ann: No, he liked it plain. Stephany B., Washington tidal tidal tidal tidal tidal tidal tidal Somewhere Rainbow Jacki L., Texas What did the cat say when the dog was chasing it? Get meow-ta here! rika H., Oregon Where do flies look up information? An insectlopedia. Andrew M., New York Where do young cows go to eat and drink? Ą calf-eteria. Brandon W., Oklahoma How do porcupines communicate? With spine language. Josh L., Connecticut What vegetable had its own talk show? Okra. Rylan M., Kansas S A Water Buffa Slip TH IC Fall board 6 ART BY DAV CLGG 7
B C F G ART BY JACK DSROCHR ĄNIMĄL-ISMS Ą D by Janet Halfmann Are you a pack rat? People often compare themselves to animals by using sayings like that. Find the pack rat in this drawing. Then try to figure out the other old sayings pictured here. They re listed below, but the animals names are missing. Can you fill in the blanks with the correct names? K rat 1. Pack. 2. up. 3. Take a nap. I J H K 4. Raining and. 5. Give a hug. 6. A neck sweater. 7. Make a line. 8. down a meal. 9. Wise as an. 10. Strong as an. 11. Make a mountain out of a hill. 12. Stubborn as a. L 8 Now turn the page to find the answers. 9
Let these pretty pinch-bug magnets hold important messages and show off your best school papers on your refrigerator! Pinch-Bug Magnets FOR ACH BUG YOU LL ND: a pinchy clothespin pipe cleaners construction paper 1-inch round magnet black marker craft glue HR S HOW TO MAK ON: 1. Glue the magnet to the middle of one side of the clothespin. 2. Use the black marker to color the bug s head the part of the clothespin that pinches (it s opposite the part that you squeeze). 3. Cut the pipe cleaners into three 6-inch pieces. Glue the middle of the pipe cleaners onto the center of the clothespin below the head. (See photo at right.) Let the glue dry, then bend the pipe cleaners to look like six legs. 4. Fold a 3- to 4-inchsquare piece of colored construction paper in half. Draw half of a MARK GODFRY bug s body on the fold so that, when you cut on the line, you will have a shape with two matching sides (see photos). Draw spots or other bug markings on the paper. (Look at insect pictures for ideas.) Mountain Mischief This family is out for a hike in the Rocky Mountains. They re walking too fast to notice all the strange things going on around them. How about you? See how many silly things you can find. (Don t forget to count things that don t belong in the Rockies.) 5. Glue the bug s body to the pipe cleaners. When the glue has dried, your pinch-bug can get right to work on your refrigerator. 26 CRAFT BY MARGART KING AND PAG CARR PHOTOS BY ROBRT MCCLINTOCK games by Claire Miller; art by Jack Desrocher Why is it hard to talk when there s a mountain goat around? It keeps butting in.
Mountain Mystery This mountain bird has such a strong, sharp beak that it can actually do what its name says it does. To discover its name, start at N in the letter maze and follow the line that leads to the next likely letter. Write that letter in the next blank. Without backtracking, continue until you have spelled out the bird s name. X B N U P R A Q T U C C P L K M R Climb Time Brandon Bighorn is trying to find the meadow where he can nibble his favorite plants. Help him down the mountain so he can get there before the sun goes down. CLARK S N Mountain Mammals Here are some mountain mammals of the United States. Try to find each one in the mountain maze word find. The names go forward, backward, up, down, or diagonally. (Look for LK 3 times.) LK MARMOT BOBCAT COUGAR BLACK BAR ROCK SQUIRRL BUSHY-TAILD WOODRAT MOUNTAIN GOAT ALPIN CHIPMUNK BIGHORN SHP GRAY WOLF MUL DR GRIZZLY PIKA T G M R M R G U A A A O R L Y R G B G I W M U C L H Z D O O O A L K O Z L T C T P I K A R L F T A O G N I A T N U O M Y R T H Y A L W A Y S S A R D O O W D L I A T Y H S U B R O C K S Q U I R R L R A B K C A L B P A K K N U M P I H C N I P L A B I How does a mountain goat mom call her baby? Here, kiddie, kiddie. The mammals names use all but 14 letters in the word find. Starting at the top, write those letters in the blanks below. Why shouldn t you play hide-and-seek with mountains?. What do you get when you cross a bighorn sheep with a mosquito? Baa, humbug. 29