KIDS IN HISTORY
IN THE BOOKSTORE
WHERE WE WENT ON SUMMER VACATION
LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES
ANAGRAM ZOO
200
'Even as a young girl in Philadelphia, this future flagmaker showed a talent for fine needlework'
Betsy Ross
200
'He's the elusive writer of "A Series of Unfortunate Events"'
Lemony Snicket
200
'...to Hawaii where we got to pig out & dance the hula at one of these native feasts, right on the beach'
a luau
200
'The strength of the outer part of a kernel of this determines if it's a nice fluffy one or a crunchy "old maid"'
popcorn
200
'Tall fellow:
FIFE RAG'
giraffe
400
'When this Italian explorer was a kid, his dad went to China without him; when he was a teen, his dad took him along'
Marco Polo
400
'In a novel by E.B. White, a spider named Charlotte becomes friends with this pig'
Wilbur
400
'…to Paris, France where we saw this famous landmark that's pictured here'
the Eiffel Tower
400
'In the 1960s, California had over 200 of these, where people watched movies from their cars'
drive-ins
400
'From Australia:
ORGAN OAK'
kangaroo
600
'Born in Scotland in 1747, he sailed off as a cabin boy at age 12 & later became a naval hero in the Amer. Revolution'
John Paul Jones
600
'The Tuck family finds a fountain of youth in this novel by Natalie Babbitt'
Tuck Everlasting
600
'…to Italy, where we tasted tiramisu, which was yummy, & gorgonzola, a type of this, which was yucky!'
cheese
600
'The people on the board that assigns these, such as G & R, have to have had kids'
ratings
600
'A mountain ape:
LIAR LOG'
gorilla
800
'A gifted student & a fine athlete, this member of the Tudor family became the heir to Engl.'s throne at age 10, in 1502'
Henry VIII
800
'Milo meets a dog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body) in this classic by Norton Juster'
The Phantom Tollbooth
800
'…to this U.S. city where we got to see Mt. Rainier form the top of the Space Needle'
Seattle
800
'The people at www.captiveaudience.org want to eliminate these before movies; coming attractions, they're OK with'
commercials
800
'Ocean mammal:
PIN HOLD'
a dolphin
1000
'This Polish-French composer who was born in 1810 composed a polonaise when he was only 7'
(Fredric) Chopin
1000
'Duchess is the mother of the title horse of this Anna Sewell story'
Black Beauty
1000
'…to New York City where we visited the Museum of Modern Art & saw this man's famous painting, "Starry Night"'
Vincent Van Gogh
1000
'This type of "seating", named for a place to watch sports, puts each row well above the one in front'
stadium
1000
'Asian snake fighter:
EGO MOONS'
a mongoose
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