Across
- 7. When D. Currey was a young man he studied a type of tree called what_____?
- 8. D. Currey, was studying to become a what?
- 9. What company cut the tree trunk into thin slices and gave to D. Currey?
- 11. Who has a younger brother here at Conder and the only guy in our class?
- 13. There were no roads up to the mountains, so they had go on ____ back.
- 14. Who does Ms. Wright sometimes see walking after school?
- 15. Bristlecone pine trees are as old as what? The,
Down
- 1. What is the genre of this book?
- 2. To see inside the trunk of the tree a “special” tool was used called what?
- 3. What two states does the Bristlecone pine trees grow?
- 4. Who will be tested for the Deadly Mistake story?
- 5. D. Currey found a large tree, cut it down and became famous because he discovered the world’s ___know tree.
- 6. The bristle pines grow ___in the mountains of Nevada.
- 9. To learn the tree’s age, you need to count the tree ______?
- 10. Tree trunks grow something NEW every year, what is it?
- 12. What tool was used to CUT down the trees?
- 16. A bristlecone pine can have a lot of ____wood and still be alive.
