Across
- 2. The mountain’s lower slopes were _______ with green trees. The top was covered with snow. P. 12
- 5. Clive quit working at the lumber company and opened a _______ he named Clive’s. P. 19
- 7. Jess, Eddie and Sam made up a secret, three-way _________ back in kindergarten. P. 14
- 10. “And look at our pretty _________,” Mr. Rowan said, putting an arm around each of his boys and looking up at St. Helens. P. 12
- 12. This word means, a hinged flap at the back of a truck that can be lowered when loading or unloading the vehicle.“ P. 11
- 13. Sometimes it felt like Mom and Jess were as ________ here as the old trees. P. 21
- 16. How could Mrs. Marlowe close the diner that had been in Dad’s family for _________? P. 20
- 18. This word means “a young tree with a slender trunk that is bigger than a seedling.” It is singular in the puzzle but plural on page 17.
- 20. Mount Ranier is an active volcano located in _______, Washington. P. 12
- 22. This word is in the title of a book about three friends who’d do anything for each other. The word refers to a soldier who was equipped with a type of gun called a musket. P. 14-15
- 24. Mount Hood is a famous volcano in the state of _______. P. 12
- 25. This word means, “a person who fells trees, cuts them into logs, or transports them to a sawmill.” P. 18
Down
- 1. The base word of this word means “of, found in, or produced by the sea.” The word refers to a baseball team called the Seattle ________, which is another word for sailors. P. 16
- 3. Jess and her parents loved the forest. They would camp under the trees and _____ the trails. P. 17
- 4. Synonyms for this hyphenated word include: simple, sensible, level-headed, reasonable and practical. P. 11
- 6. During the late 1800’s and early 1900s, most of the centuries-old trees had been chopped into wood to build ships, ________ and buildings for Amercai’s brand-new cities. P. 19
- 8. Lumberjacking was ________ due to the force of falling trees and branches, axe blades and razor-sharp wood chips. P. 19
- 9. Clive hated watching those big trees __________. P. 19
- 11. In the Cascades, before the 1880s, the forests were full of ________. The oldest ones had been there before George Washington was born (1732) and before the Mayflower sailed (1620)! P. 18
- 14. The Cascades is a major mountain ________ of western North America, extending from Canada through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains and volcanoes. P. 13
- 15. This word means “a room or building for the display or sale of works of art.” P. 17
- 17. Mr. Rowan had always reminded Jess of a younger _________ of Santa Claus. P. 11
- 19. Jess’s Dad had gotten his _________ (hopefulness, confidence) from Clive Marlowe. P. 18
- 21. The biggest trees came crashing down with so much force that the earth ______ a mile away. P. 19
- 23. The ________ is one of the largest species within the deer family. They feed on grasses, plants, leaves, and bark. Male ______ have large antlers which they shed each year. P. 13