Issuu

What happened? They went to find Game Warden Sue. She told, last night a big storm came through.

Dark clouds and loud thunder and flashes of lightning, All of the animals found it quite frightening.

HAPPY B

G D

S A

SYNONYM STORM

Synonyms are two words that mean almost the same thing. Read each cloud word then color in the lightning bolt that contains its synonym.

FAST S

Q U

L O W

T I

SMALL Y

H U G

L A T

M E G

U M

EASY S

I M P

H A L

R D

T O U G

START F

B I

C U L

E N D N

T 9

Merriam thanked the flamingos and asked them if they had seen a giraffe as they flew on their way. They hadn’t seen a giraffe, but they told her they knew one way they could look with a new point of view.

8. 50% or ½ of something 7. A baby cow 6. Something you do with a phone 5. A round object 4. Between the floor and the ceiling 3. How to get from one place to another 2. How humans communicate

TALK

1. The opposite of short

TALL

WORD LADDERS

Answer the clues to make your way up the word ladder. Each answer is one letter different from the answer below.

Merriam, I really don’t want to complain, but we still can’t find Zari and it’s starting to rain.

BET LET

SET

PET

PAN

RAINDROP RHYMING

Write rhyming words in the raindrops to make a big splash!

MAP

MEET DATE

LIGHT

SPOT THE WORD

They ran to the field and deep in the tall grass they saw something move. It was…

G I R A E F E G F A R R I 66

A F G E G F A R R I G F E

I R I F F E G F A R R I G

F A R I R A F F F G F A R

G I R A F F I G F A R R I

I F A E G F A R R I G F E

R R F F F E G F A R R I G

Can you find a ‘giraffe’ in this field of words?

A A E R I A F F E G F A R

R A F F E G F A R R I G G

A I R R A F F E F A R R I

F F F E G F A R R I G F E

I R A F F E G F A R I I G

F A R R I A F F E G R A R

G I R A F A E G F A R R I

A F F E G F A R R I A F E

I R A F F E G F A R F I G

F A R R I A F F E G E A R

G I R F F R E G F A R R I

G I R A E F E G F A R R I

A F F E G F A R R I G F E

I R A F F E G F A R R I G

F A R R I A F F E G F A R

G R R A F F E G F A R R I

E F F E G F A R R I G F E

I R G F F E G F A R R I G

F A E R I A F F E G F A R

G G R A F F E G F I R R I

A F F E G F A R I R G F E

E R A F F E G F A A R I G

F A R R I A F F E F F A R

G I E A F F E G F F R R I

F F F E G F A R R E G F E

I R A F F E G F A R R I G

F A R R G E F E G F A R F

I A E G I A F F E G F A R

G R R A F F E G F A R R I 67

Meet Merriam and Webster! They’re best friends who work together to solve mysteries wherever and whenever they occur. Follow these two junior detectives through 80 colorful pages of adventure and help solve activities to get them closer to their goal. Written by award-winning children’s book author, Tish Rabe, Merriam-Webster’s Activity Mysteries contain fun rhyming text paired with delightfully creative word- and vocabularybased activities. Whimsical illustrations bring this series to life, and every book includes a sticker sheet featuring characters from the book. Selling points • Merriam-Webster’s Activity Mysteries combines the fun of an activity book with the narrative arc of a good mystery tale. Readers complete word and vocabulary activities to unlock clues that solve a big mystery. • Contains 80 pages of age-appropriate word, spelling, grammar and vocabulary activities (36 activities). • Includes a full page (50+) of themed stickers related to the mystery. • Merriam and Webster are best friends who host the adventure and will be featured in future books and series. • There are many “generic” word activity books in the market; none match the authority, entertainment, and educational value of this series. • Facts about science and nature are sprinkled throughout to add an additional cross-curricular element. • Word Puzzle books are a top-selling category in the activity book section. • Tish Rabe is available for school, library, and bookstore appearances. Author Tish Rabe is a bestselling children’s book author, singer, songwriter, children’s media producer, animation head writer, children’s book publisher and expert in creating all forms of quality media for children and families. She has written over 170 books for Dr. Seuss, Disney, Sesame Street, Curious George, Blue’s Clues and more.

Illustrator Xavi Ramiro is an award-winning illustrator who has worked across a range of media, including newspapers and magazines, apps and games, and children’s and young adult books. He is skilled in character design and enjoys illustrating fantastical stories. Xavi usually works digitally, and draws inspiration from fashion, design and nature.

Please Don’t Laugh, We Lost a Giraffe! Merriam and Webster travel to a local wildlife refuge to discover some terrible news: their favorite giraffe, Zari, is missing! As the kid detectives set out to find the missing giraffe, they encounter animals along the way who also need your help. Can you piece together the clues and solve the word puzzles to help all the animals find their way home?

Follow the Stars! What Happened on Mars? Merriam and Webster visit the International Space Station to discover that the Mars rover has stopped working! The kid detectives blast off in a rocket to find out what happened, uncovering clues among the stars and meeting galactic friends along the way. Can you help Merriam and Webster solve the word puzzles and crack the case of the Mars rover?

Merriam-Webster For over 180 years, Merriam-Webster has been America’s leading provider of language information. Each month, our award-winning websites, apps, and social media channels offer guidance to tens of millions of visitors. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America.

DOMESTIC ORDERS – Merriam-Webster Inc., 47 Federal Street, P.O. Box 281, Springfield, MA 01102-0281 Tel: 800-828-1880 | Fax: 413-731-5979 orders@m-w.com | customerservice@m-w.com CANADIAN ORDERS – Thomas Allen & Son Limited, 195 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R 4T8, Canada Tel: 1-800-387-4333 | Fax: 1-800-458-5504 orders@t-allen.com | info@t-allen.com | www.thomasallen.ca INTERNATIONAL ORDERS – Merriam-Webster Inc., International Sales Department, 47 Federal Street, P.O. Box 281, Springfield, MA 01102-0281, USA Tel: 413-734-3134 Ext. 8158 | Fax: 413-731-5979 | intl@m-w.com

This space map will show you the right way to go. It’s a mystery, but you both can solve it I know!

Space Fact 10

Our Solar System is a tiny part of the Milky Way Galaxy, a group of many billions of stars and their solar systems.

SOLAR SYSTEM MAP

Match the planets to their correctly shaped boxes to complete the map.

M a r E

a r

t h

V e n u s S

M e r c

a t u r n

U r a n u s

J u p i

u r y

N e p t u n e t e r

SOLAR SYSTEM MAP [Not to scale]

They leaned right! They leaned left! They sped up, they slowed down and at one point their ship turned completely around!

T E R V B H K N M A S

F G E G o Z A P R R I G

L R I F F E y A A S S V O

R A V L E D T a T A U W Z

P I O P K N Q S O G B V S D O

H O M L E D S W T Y E N S I A

J O U R N E Y K L P A H G R E

T R P I M S S O N F G R J E T

R T N A F T E G F

M I S S R A F F

I F T R D A S E G F

O U R E E R A M F

T R E C V O Y G H B

V D M I S S I N Z A

J T R A I L J L F E

I R A F F E G F A

A R R I A F F E

I L V E L M I

I R I T L G I T M R C T i o n E L O T Q H N F I M N F P R R

LOST IN SPACE

Merriam and Webster are lost in space! Can you help them by finding these words?

K I U O R A F F E G F A R F T O P

O U T A T R H R I N L A V F E F L E M G I E S M I T R R O Y J Y R

PatH Direction Trail Journey Adventure Quest Travel Voyage Mission TRIP

p T E R V B H K N V A S D Y

A F A E G F Z A P R V I G T

K L R D F F E G A A E S V R

T R R A V L E D T C L A U A

P I O P K E Q S H B V S X O

H O M L E D N W T Y B N S V

J O U R N E Y T L P A H G E

T R P I M S S O U F G R J E

R T Q A U S E G F R I L I L

M I U S R A F F K F E S R I

L K E N A F M I S S I O N Y

D I S K S R A F F K F A S R

I U O R T F F E G F A R F T O

O P N M H K L N A F F E G E M T

T R I P R N A F F S Q U M T