Fun on the run: Ranger Rick's pull-out game section

Ranger Rick, March, 2002

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Tongue Teaser

Many animals have tricky tongues. Mine is pretty special too. At mealtimes, it's a zippy zapper-whapper! Want to find out my secret identity? Just color in all the spaces in the puzzle below that have the letters found in the word TONGUE.

FIND THE RIGHT KITES

Uh-oh, the wind has really tangled up the lines on these wild kites! Follow the line from each kid to the right kite. Then write the kite's letter next to each kid.

BROKEN BUTTERFLY!

The wind tore and carried off half of the butterfly kite marked A. Which of the five other halves below is the correct match for A?

TIRE TO KITE

Can you make a kite out of an old tire in six easy steps? To begin, change one letter in the word "tire" to form a new word. Then change one letter in that word to form the next new word, and so on, until you end up with the word "kite." The clues will help you.

                             T   I   R   E

1. Two o'clock is the --.
2. It's like a green lemon.
3. I -- to play soccer.
4. I can ride a --.
5. That dog might --.

                             K   I   T  E

CREATURE CROSSWORD

by Wib Lundeen

ACROSS

 1 They all have six legs.
 6 A female sheep.
 8 Most animals can't live without drinking this.
 9 Needed to row a boat.
10 A kite string will -- as the kite flies higher and higher. (Hint:
   unclog, unwind, or unreel)
13 Most birds lay their eggs in --.
15 A puppy's cry.
17 A sting -- is a fish with a wide, flat body.
19 A small wildflower that's usually blue or purple.
21 A female chicken.
23 Killer whales are also called --.
24 The sweet juice inside flowers.
27 When you go on a hike, take along a little first-aid --.
28 Many woodpeckers have this color on their heads.
29 "--, dickory, dock."
34 A big-eyed lizard with feet that can stick to the ceiling.
   (Hint: gecko, harpo, or skink)
36 A pine is an evergreen --.
37 When you hike, stay on the trail, or --.
38 Some animals have soft -- on the bottoms of their feet.

down

 1 Elephant tusks are made of this.
 2 This is made from the sweet sap of maple trees.
 3 Cows -- their cud.
 4 What "the ugly duckling"
   grew up to be.
 5 A seabird that looks like a gull. (Hint: rhymes with fern)
 7 A bump on a toad's back.
11 A vine that grows up a tree or fence.
12 A bird that coos.
14 A place that protects animals from enemies or bad weather.
16 Frozen water.
18 Where polar bears live.
20 Whales live in the --.
21 What you use to snag a fish.
22 Many birds fly -- for the summer.
25 Scientists track animals with -- collars. (also, something you
   turn on to listen to)
26 Snakes have -- tongues.
30 A mosquito bite can make your skin --.
31 You can fly this on a windy day.
32 People should -- save endangered species.
33 A young seal.
35 A young goat.

ANSWERS

Tongue Teaser: It's a chameleon.

Find the Right Kites:

1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D

Broken Butterfly: D

Tire to Kite:

1-time, 2-lime, 3-like, 4-bike, 5-bite