Across
- 3. where spadefoot toads lay their eggs; it is both dry and wet; no fish can survive here so they do not eat the eggs (two words)
- 4. moves from Arizona to Masschusettes; loves nature and animals; wants to save the spadefoot toads
- 8. a person who specializes in the study of reptiles and amphibians
- 9. school principal who doesn’t like Mrs. Tibbets
- 10. the woman who wants to develop Mrs. Tibbets’ land
- 12. Mrs. Tibbets’ husband who passed away; he was a herpetologist (someone who studies reptiles and amphibians)
- 13. Ben’s sister
Down
- 1. the animal Mrs. Tibbets and Ben want to save by preventing Tabitha from building on the land
- 2. makes fun of Ben, Mrs. Tibbets and others; school bully/wisecracker
- 5. the science teacher who “smells like the outdoors” and wears hiking boots (page 10)
- 6. important messages or big ideas in a story; in Night of the Spadefoot Toads, they are things like friendship, moving to a new place and overcoming challenges, the environment
- 7. she is “a book sponge” (page 13); tells Frankie to “Shut up!” (page 146)
- 8. the place where an animal lives
- 11. wants to be Ben’s friend; draws a beautiful picture of a golden toad for Ben; shares his library books with Ben