Vocabulary
The Case of the Gasping Garbage
Save the Frogs
The Truck
The Love Note
100

When Nell popped the tire it _______________

deflated

100

Who was the NEW character in this chapter?

Gabby

100

What was the problem in these chapters?

The frogs kept getting run over

100

Who were the two characters in this chapter besides Drake and Nell?

Frisco and Professor Fossey

100

Who are the new characters in this section of the book?

Lilly and Baloney

200

This word means you don't know

Stumped

200

What was the problem?

Gabby thought there was a monster in her garbage


200

How did Drake and Nell solve the problem?

by building a culvert

200

What was the problem with the truck?

It got stuck under a bridge

200

What was the problem?

Lilly got an anonymous love letter

300

This means to look closely

Observe

300

How did Drake and Nell solve it?

They found out it was yeast

300

What was their FIRST idea for saving the frogs?

To make signs to slow down

300

How did Nell get the truck unstuck?

she deflated the tires

300

How did Drake and Nell solve the case?

They tested the ink in all the pens

400

These two words both mean something is correct

Confirm and Affirmative

400

What drink do we learn that Nell likes

Coffee. Decaf. Black.

400

Why didn't the signs work?

The wind blew them down

400

How did Drake think they should solve the problem with the truck?

get hot air balloons to lift it

400

What did Lily give Drake and Nell as payment?

a fish

500

These two words both mean you have too much to do

overwhelmed and swamped

500

What did Gabby give them for solving the case?

Bread

500

How did they get the community interested in saving the frogs?

Nell went on the Radio

500

What advice did Nell's mom give her?

Think about the simplest solution

500

Two pens matched the letter, Baloney's and the Spelling Bee Champion's. How did they know it was Baloney who wrote the letter?

There were lots of spelling mistakes that a spelling bee champion wouldn't make

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