Extra Vocabulary
Who had a monster in their garbage can?
Gabby Talberg
Who was Dr. Livingston?
Nell's dog
A truck is wedged under a bridge.
What does Lilly need help with in chapter 7?
She got a love letter from a secret admirer and wants to know who wrote it.
The place where a plant or animal lives and provides food, water, and shelter
Habitat
Why were they so excited about this assignment?
Doyle and Fossey have never had a monster assignment before.
How was Drake able to read Nell's message if the paper was blank?
The message was written with invisible ink (possibly lemon juice) that became readable with a light
How did Nell figure out how to get the truck unstuck?
Air pressure - her mom tells her it's a simple solution. She let the air out of the tires so the truck would be low enough to move out from under the bridge.
What text feature does the author use to best show how tiny Lilly Crump is?
Very small letters are used to match her tiny voice and size
Something that is added to the environment that is harmful or poisonous to living things
Why was the garbage can gasping?
Yeast in the garbage was mixed with ingredients and had to 'burp'
What was the problem that Nell presented to Drake in chapter 3.
The leopard frogs were getting hit when crossing the road to get to the pond on the other side to lay eggs.
Very sad and worried with little to no hope
Desperate
A sudden advance or successful development
breakthrough
Hypothesis
The community donated time, money, equipment, etc. to build a culvert for the frogs to cross under the road.
Analysis
Feeling sick to one's stomach
Queasy
A person who is at responsible for a crime or fault
culprit
A person who studies nature, especially plants and animals as they live in nature
Naturalist
To not know what to do or say
To not be named or identified