HOOT • FLUSH • SCAT • CHOMP From Bestselling Author SUMMER READING ACTIVITIES! FLUSH WORD FIND Can you find all 14 words in the puzzle below? S W I M E N J L P H S P A R R D A Z A G A Z E I B H O T L V S C N U D H I W U T I B X K T S A H Y R G V A P M O H C L P E X R N F G O S E A G M L U I V E L I W R T R A S H O H H F O L L Y E W H I A A S E N R L S V S H O O T D U E J I A E D U I R Z Y H L R R D X O T Z K T E B T F L I A H ALLIGATORS FLORIDA NATURE SURVIVAL CHOMP FLUSH OWLS SWAMP H A I L F T B E T K Z T O X D R R L H Y Z R I U EVERGLADES HIAASEN PANTHER D E A I J E U D T O O H S V S L R N E S A A I H W E Y L L O F H H O H S FISH HOOT SCAT A R T R W I L E V I U L M G A E S O G F N R X E P L C H O M P A V G R Y H A S T K X B I T U W I H D U N C S V L T O H B I E Z A G A Z A D R R A P S H P L J N E M I W S Answer Key: Answer Reproducible Activity _________ ABOUT CHOMP! emotion Chomp is a hilarious story—and with this fill-in-the-blanks game, you have the power to make it even funnier! Fill in the blanks based on the part of speech indicated, then enjoy the new, hysterical, story out loud! Carl Hiaasen has always enjoyed writing _________________ books for _________________. adjective plural noun Most of his books take place in place, and kids have to battle wacky creatures like _________________ plural noun and _________________. plural noun In Chomp, Carl Hiassen’s most recent _________________, the main character is noun named after a _________________ , and people expect him to be _________________ type of animal adjective because of his name. Really, Wahoo just likes to hang out at home with his _________________ and _________________. noun noun One day, Wahoo’s dad gets asked to go on a reality TV show called _________________, and Wa- TV show hoo knows that he’ll have to help his _________________ dad if there is any shot of him winning. That’s adjective because his dad doesn’t like _________________, who isn’t very _________________, but somehow man- celebrity adjective aged to become the star of _________________. same TV show The show takes place in a _________________ forest, and it’s only one day before adjective _________________ gets bitten by a animal and goes missing. Can Wahoo and his dad save same celebrity _________________ ? Do they even want to try? same celebrity Read Chomp by Carl Hiaasen to find out all about Wahoo’s adventures—and discover just how wacky your Mad Libs answers really are! Reproducible Activity HOOT IS A-MAZE-ING! This owl is lost and needs your help. Guide him back to his burrow. Answer Key: Answer Reproducible Activity MASH FOR SCAT Ever wonder what life has in store for you? MASH is the fun way to find out, especially with a Scat-themed makeover. 1) Close your eyes and start making dots on the paper Make your dots here! until someone tells you to stop. Count the dots, and this is going to be your magic number for the game. 2) Count through lists of items and the letters S-C-A-T, eliminating the ones that you land on with your magic number. The last one left in each group is your winner. 3) Keep counting through until you have only your last choice in each category left to reveal your future. State Job Florida Teacher Hawaii Writer Alaska Athlete S C A T New York Doctor H A P R Mode of Number of Kids A S A E Transportation 1 C T R E Bicycle 4 Convertible 8 K L T H Skateboard 13 E M O Golf Cart E U Book You Read N S Pets Before Bed Fish Every Night T E Alligator Chomp Owl Scat Cat Flush Hoot Reproducible Activity STORY STARTER! Anyone can be a storyteller! Sit in a circle and read the story starter below aloud. Have each person add a sentence to the story and watch the story grow into something wild every time! “Wahoo Cray lives in a bit of a zoo. His dad is an animal wrangler, so he’s grown up with lots of wild animals in his backyard. One day, his dad agrees to go on a reality show called “Expedition Survival,” and Wahoo knows that his life is only going to get crazier. Then . .” PRESERVE THE EARTH! Every person can make a difference when it comes to taking care of the environment. Taking care of our planet is very important, especially for the animals, which need a clean planet and clean water in order to survive. Whether it’s recycling, turning out the lights when you leave the room, or driving an eco-friendly car, anything can make a difference. Carl Hiaasen understands how important it is to help save the earth. Go around in a circle and talk about what do you and your family does to help the environment. .