The Boxcar Children
This is what the children turn the abandoned boxcar into.
A home
At the beginning of the story, Nicky does not want to spend the summer with this family member.
Grandmother
This scientist learned that every snowflake has its own design.
Snowflake Bentley / Wilson Bentley
This skill made Betsy Ross famous.
Sewing
This is the opening section of the Constitution.
The Preamble
He is the sibling who guides and takes care of the others.
Henry
This floating structure helps Nicky discover his love of nature.
The raft
The natural object Bentley studied that melts very quickly.
Betsy Ross is believed to have helped create this important symbol.
One of the earliest American flags
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called this.
The Bill of Rights
This trait is shown when the children build their own beds and gather food.
Independence
This creative skill Nicky develops while observing wildlife.
Drawing or art
This tool helped Bentley photograph snowflakes.
A microscope with a camera
The number of stars on the first American flag.
13
This is how many amendments are in the Bill of Rights.
Ten
The reason the children must learn to work together in the story.
To stay together and survive
This large bird Nicky sketches near the water.
Heron
This challenge made Bentley’s work difficult.
Snowflakes melt quickly
The way the stars were arranged on the early flag.
In a circle
This Founding Father is known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
James Madison
This setting becomes a symbol of teamwork and self-reliance.
The Boxcar
By the end of the story, this change happens to Nicky.
He appreciates nature
Bentley’s work mattered because it proved this important scientific idea.
No two snowflakes are alike
These parts of the flag represent the original colonies.
Stars and stripes
The purpose of the Preamble is to do this.
To explain the goals and purpose of the government