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Cross-Country Vacation
Fun Facts
Cross-Country Vacation Vocabulary
100
A man tries to write a mystery novel during the winter in this story.
What is "Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book?"
100
She visited Gombe National Park in Africa to study chimpanzees.
Who is Jane Goodall?
100
The family drives from Ohio to this state in America.
What is California?
100
This is a safe place to keep your money. You can earn interest on your money by keeping it here, too.
What is a bank?
100
This word describes something related to history. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is an example. (Pg. 473)
What is historical?
200
This is a Mexican folktale about a lizard who helps an emperor find the sun.
What is "The Lizard and the Sun?"
200
He doesn't like to laugh on his "Serious Farm."
Who is Farmer Fred?
200
The family visits a museum and home of this famous U.S president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
Bees make honey out of this.
What is nectar?
200
This is something you write in each day. It's like a journal or log.
What is a diary?
300
This biography is about a famous American scientist who found hundreds of ways to use peanuts.
What is "The Life of George Washington Carver?"
300
She was a teacher and Nobel Prize-winning author from South America.
Who is Gabriela Mistral?
300
The family goes camping in this state park in Missouri.
What is Lake of the Ozarks State Park?
300
These rocks are made by volcanoes in hot lava.
What are igneous rocks?
300
This is something that makes you wait. You might have one of these at an airport.
What is a delay?
400
A boy in Korea tries to get a delicious treat from New York City in this story.
What is "Where on Earth Is My Bagel?"
400
He was the host of "What's My Job?"
Who is Sandy Beach?
400
At the end of the story the family arrives at a beach in this California town.
What is Santa Monica?
400
According to the article on page 354, North and South Korea are about the same size as this state in America.
What is Utah?
400
These are the old, broken pieces of an old city or village. The family visits some where a Native American pueblo used to be.
What are ruins?
500
This story is about a young girl and her mother who lose everything in a fire.
What is "A Chair for My Mother?"
500
He tries to order a bagel from New York City in "Where on Earth Is My Bagel?"
Who is Yum Yung?
500
This is a Spanish word that means "village." The family visits one in New Mexico where Native Americans used to live.
What is a pueblo?
500
Two American presidents farmed this vegetable.
What are peanuts?
500
This word means "easily broken." This could describe a butterfly.
What is fragile?
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