ADVENTURES of the PUZZLE SQUAD.Abby and Rick are traveling back in time to Hannibal, Missouri. It's the boyhood home of writer Mark Twain. Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry huckleberry, any plant of the genus Gaylussacia, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to North and South America. The box huckleberry (G. brachycera) of E North America is evergreen and is often cultivated. The common huckleberry (G. Finn. Abby's mother said that something special happened when Mark Twain was born. Abby wants to know what it was. You can find out, too. Just look for the clue in a box on each picture. But first, look at this picture. Some things are hidden in it. Where are the following? * a book * a pencil * a feather * a frog * a straw hat * an ear of corn * a paintbrush * a raft Back in Time Abby and Rick are wearing clothes from 1835. Two other kids in the town are dressed just like them. Do you see them? Mark Twain's Home Mark Twain grew up in this house. He had a different name! Do you know what it was? Look at the letters in the colored windows of his house, and then put them into the same-colored boxes below. Tom Sawyer's Fence In the story about Tom Sawyer, Tom tricked his friends into a painting a fence for him. There are twelve buckets of paint on these pages. Can you find Tom's four friends who are carrying paintbrushes paintbrushes see castilleja. ? Print Clues Mark Twain once worked for a printer. Hold this picture up to the mirror. Look at the tray the printer is carrying. The letter spell the name of Mark Twain's famous character. Dasher dash·er n. 1. One that dashes, especially the plunger of an ice-cream freezer. 2. Sports The ledge along the top of the boards of an ice rink. , Dancer, Prancer prance v. pranced, pranc·ing, pranc·es v.intr. 1. a. To spring forward on the hind legs. Used of a horse. b. , Vixen vixen female fox. , -- Silly Creatures Five animals got on board the steamboat steamboat: see steamship. steamboat or steamship Watercraft propelled by steam; more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamboat widely used on rivers in the 19th century, particularly the Mississippi River and its tributaries. by mistake. Can you find them? Steamboat Comin' Mark Twain used to be a steamboat pilot like the man in blue uniform standing on the dock. Can you help this steamboat pilot get to the pilothouse pi·lot·house n. Nautical An enclosed area, usually on the bridge of a vessel, from which the vessel is controlled when under way. Also called wheelhouse. Noun 1. on top of the boat? Start up the gangplank and follow the maze. Old Man River Hannibal is located on the Mississippi River. Mississippi is a Native-American word. Can you guess what it means? Start with the letter F and write down every other letter to find the answer. Heave Ho! Steamboats carried goods to towns on the river. Find and circle the names of these foods and supplies in the puzzle below. They may be spelled up, down, forward, backward, or diagonally: wheat, corn, lumber, flour, seeds, tools, livestock, cotton. Answers on contents page Abby and Rick have seen the amazing event that occurred on Mark Twain's birthday. Have you figured out the mystery? Look at the sky on this page, and go with Abby and Rick to the Special Events Monitor. You'll find out about fun things to do in Hannibal, Missouri. National Tom Sawyer Days July 1 to July 4 Special Events: National Fence Painting Championship, Jumping Frog Contest, Mississippi Mud Volleyball Games, Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. fireworks display.3 |
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