Introduction
Did you find all the puzzles Max was hiding in? Max appears in:
Chapter 1: Spooky Spider
Chapter 3: Smart as a Prince
Chapter 4: Acting the Architect
Chapter 7: Dive at Your Own Risk!
Chapter 7: Word to the Wise
Chapter 8: Edible Illegible
Chapter 13: Colorful Clues
Chapter 14: Helping Heroes
Chapter 14: Picture Perfect
Chapter 16: Find-a-Fish
Chapter 17: It's a Mighty Big Wave
Chapter 22: Fun Fur
Chapter 1: Eeeky Creepy!
Threeosaurus Hideaway
Forgetful Dr. Frankenstein
Gertrude's Game
GRUESOME: see, seem, rose, sore, gore, rug, merge, ruse, some, gem, more, morgue
VAMPIRE: mire, reap, ape, pear, mare, pare, map, pair
GRAVEYARD: year, dear, rear, grade, yard, ray, rare, gear, very, vary, grey
Joke answer: Lazybones
Spooky Spider
Riddle answer: Most spiders have fangs
Stinky Stuff
Old Socks, Milk, Dirty Feet, Armpits, Fish
Critter Chaos
Grape Flea Beetle, Greenstriped Mapleworm, Mimosa Webworm, Pea Weevil
So Silly
Purple parrots play proudly
Slow snakes slide south
My mother mixes monkey music
Children carefully choose cheese
Bossy bugs build barricades
Chapter 2: Hey, What's Wrong?
Funny Flags
Riddle answer: A vexillologist is a person who studies the history of flags.
Hurry Harbor
36 × 2 - 32 = 40
Mussel Mix Up
Medieval Mix Up
Surreal Sights
Chapter 3: PDU (Princess Dragon Unicorn)
Happy Princess
There are 3 crowns
There are 2 shoes on the floor
“How to be a Princess”
Stripes
Cat
An umbrella
A teapot
A balloon
Lucky 7
Lonely Dragon
Riddle answer: To get to the other slide!
Mythical Mystery
Hello! I am a unicorn!
Smart as a Prince
One Castle Forever
How to Make Twice the Price!
The Third Rule of Abracadabra
Four Pirates in Neverland
How to Stop 5 Powerful Dragons with a Charm
How to Make 6 Forts Out of Jello
The Seventh Samurai Monster
A Furry Body and Eight Legs Ashore
Nine Members Only Club
The Ten-Year Dynamo
The Giant Eleven-Foot Potato
The Twelfth Block
The Mystery of Thirteen Curses
Phrase: READ MORE BOOKS
Chapter 4: Ladders and Stairs:
Acting the Architect
We need a wall to keep it separate.
The property is a huge estate.
With a map, it's easy to locate.
I need to lie down and meditate.
It's a spinning door, it needs to rotate.
When I'm drawing plans I need to concentrate.
He wants to live on a schooner because he's a pirate.
Hector's Funhouse
There are 7 triangles, 11 squares, and 6 rectangles.
Building Boo Boo!
Building Grammar
eave — eve
leak — leek
cellar — seller
stair — stare
ceiling — sealing
altar — alter
base — bass
pane — pain
seam — seem
road — rode
board — bored
ceiling — sealing
site — sight
duct — ducked
weight — wait
House of Clones
Watch Your Step!
Riddle answer: You wait for the sun to go down then head toward the magnifying glasses.
Chapter 5: Batter Up!
Confused Coach
Riddle answers:
Catch you later.
Take 3 swings: 1 strike, 2 strikes, 3 strikes you're out!
The coach told him to steal third and go home.
It's All in the Name
Kyra, Alyssa, Daniel, Jorge, Abdul, Graham, Robert, Gloria, and Sherry are all on the team.
Baseball Biggies
Ruth, Mays, Paige, Cobb, Young, Mantle, Aaron, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Musial
Team Twins
Regally Wrigley
Glee, fed, ride, glide, fled, flee, wide, wife, lied, weed, reed, yell, dig, wig, fig, feed, file, filed, defile, fried
Chapter 6: Hooray Holiday Everyday!
Ernie Elf
I have to leave work early this Christmas Eve. Rudolph and I are going to Hawaii for vacation. See you next year! Ernie Elf
Joke answers:
The elf-abet
Elfis
Small world, isn't it!
A Letter to Santa
Dear Santa,
For Christmas can you bring me a jet plane and a rocket ship? I want to fly around the world and then go to the moon. Please make them big enough for my family and my dog Lola.
Thank you very much,
Juan
Joke answer: Mooey Christmas!
Forever Favorite Friends
Huh Holidays
These are other holiday words that have the letter ‘f’ in them
Holiday Scramble Answer: FAMILY FRIENDS
Festive Finances
If Terry buys his mom the $3.00 scarf and his sister the $2.50 socks and $4.50 hat, he will use up all $10.
Chapter 7: In the Swim
Dive at Your Own Risk
Match n' Mix
Minnow Maze
Watery Math
15 + 16 + 17 + 18 = 49
11 - 7 + 678 = 682
Word to the Wise
SPORTS: hockey, golf, baseball, soccer, football
BIRD: ostrich, owl, robin, sparrow, eagle
COUNTRY: Chile, Greece, Japan, Australia, Finland
BOAT: canoe, yacht, paddle, steamer, ferry
FOOD: tofu, apple, soup, bread, tomato
Chapter 8: Cook n' Stew
Kitchen Clutter
Macaroni Message
Hope you have a very happy birthday with lots of love
Dragon Dessert
Edible Illegible
MAIARPAPESRVAT
Top Tea Secret
Honey, mint, and coconut
Mixin' Kitchen
CARROT, APPLE, LETTUCE, ZUCCHINI, DILL PICKLE, EGGPLANT, HUMMUS, MUSHROOM, PIZZA, SPAGHETTI, DESSERT, BLUEBERRY, BUTTER, PEPPER, CHERRY, VANILLA
Budget Bust Up
Joke answer: Spatula
Chapter 9: Don't I Know You?
Famous Fit
Marquee Mix Up
Princess Leia
Elvis
Santa Claus
Pros and Cons
Pros: get into restaurants, receive fan mail, have free clothes delivered daily, travel world in private jets, know famous people, have beautiful gift baskets delivered for no reason Cons: Can't relax in public, work far away from your family, deal with large crowds of fans, make mistakes and the world knows, have cameras follow you when you're jogging
Happy to See You!
Famous Few
Chapter 10: I Love It When You Bug Me!
Bug Bug
Insecticode
You really bug me!!
Fly Through Fly
Web Design
There are 26 leaves.
Chapter 11: Eating Without Meating
Food Fun
Veggie Adventures
Joke answers: Are you stalking me?
Because he couldn't find a date!
Because he saw the salad dressing.
Round Reading
Soybean Surprise
Singing Supper Songs
Baked Bean Bologna Bread
Cold Carrot Cheese Cannelloni
Fried Fish Finger Fricassee
Marinated Mushy Mexican Meat
Spicy Salmon Steak Stew
Tangy Triple Toasted Tortillas
Old Organic Oat Omelet
Vicky Loves Veggies!
Chapter 12: Inside Outside
Rich and Famous
It's so old it needs to be replaced.
Dinner's ready, put out the placemats.
When you dress up you put on a necktie.
Traffic is so tight there is a bottleneck.
He had an accident and has to wear a neck brace.
If you're the queen you live in a palace.
I have to do some shopping at the marketplace.
It's so nice and warm by the fireplace.
He was traveling at breakneck speed.
It's cold outside, put on your turtleneck.
Finding Freddy
You Can Handle It!
Let's go play handball after school.
This is a very handsome man.
Glass needs to be handled carefully.
If you're poor, sometimes you need a handout.
That's one of a kind, it's handcrafted.
Having four kids is quite a handful.
When riding your bike, always hold the handlebars.
Look Out for That Body!
BANGED FOREHEAD
Amazing Senses!
Turn on the radio: 5
Notice something stinky: 2
Pet a cat: 4
Watch TV: 1
Be told a secret: 5
Take a photograph: 1
Feel the wind: 4
Inhale flowers: 2
Listen to music: 5
Read a book: 1
Chew gum: 3
Sniff old socks: 2
Lick the bowl: 3
Look in the mirror: 1
Feel sandpaper: 4
Enjoy ice cream: 3
Step into a hot tub: 4
Enjoy perfume: 2
Put on headphones: 5
Drink lemonade: 3
Triple Trouble
BETH: wears a necklace, has a stripe on her bathing suit, has only 2 buttons, has only 1 bow on her shoe
CAROL: has longer hair, isn't wearing a bracelet, has horizontal dots on her bathing suit, has a bandage
KIM: has a striped belt, has a ring, isn't smiling
Chapter 13: Shades and Trench Coats
Colorful Clues
Scarlet (Scarlet is 7 letters, so it comes after the 6-letter word “yellow”)
Riddle answer: A spycycle!
Wall Scrawls
Watch your head the ceiling gets very low!
Follow the Tracks
Joke answer: The one in your eye.
Holy Hedges
Chapter 14: I Like Alike
Helping Heroes
Million Mosquito Morning
School Bus Scam
Millie and Mollie
Picture Perfect
Crystal, Adam, Morgan, Pablo, Ellen, Raul — CAMPER
Chapter 15: Color Mix Up
Calculate and Color
Anna was born on December 21.
Choosing a Color
Teatime Rose
Pretty Princess
Chapter 16: Fish Frenzy
Find-a-Fish
Because they're all blubber mouths!
Seaweed Seconds
Round and Round
SEA YOU AROUND
Say it Underwater!
This fish is about to have a thrill!
Smart octopus! He makes his own ink for his quill pen.
Can you spill a drink underwater?
Loud minnow. What a big yell!
School has started. That's the bell!
Lucky eel. He just threw a penny down the well.
Watery Wackiness
Swimming trunks
4 days old
A bird can fish but a fish can't bird!
Chapter 17: How's the Weather Up There?
Danger in the Skies
Big birds can be just as dangerous as storms when planes are flying.
I Predict
It's a Mighty Big Wave
Sunshine, Mountain, Grunt, Under, Uncle, Funhouse
Wacky Weather
Joke answers: Because you might step in a poodle.
She expected some change in the weather.
Weather Permitting
Weathery Words
Blustery — windy
Precipitation — rain
Sleet — ice pellets
Stratus — a type of cloud
Hurricane — tropical cyclone
Dog Days — hot summer weather
Chapter 18: Hummin' Hoedown!
Musical Mayhem
Hide n' Seek Songs
Thor sent a thunderbolt through the sky. horse
I hit my thumb early in the morning. bear
There's an energetic owl on the loose. cow
The cups were lined up in a plastic row. crow
Tony could be a very convincing actor. beaver
We've all made errors now and then dear. deer
The criminal was a deaf rogue on the run. frog
Pull a match out of your sleeve. llama
The bull ambled to the garden gate. lamb
Joke answer: Wrap!
No I Don't Want You Without Me!
We must run away to start a new life in our beautiful new home. I will keep you warm and dry from morning til night!
Yes I do want you with me! We belong together under the moon. Your eyes are so big and bright I could look at you the rest of my life!
Secret Song
PIANO
Special Stage
Sing Song Spy
I'm a singing spy
So you must know why
I'm underground with my great new sound.
When my song's released
I can fly out east to Carnegie Hall for the masquerade ball!
Chapter 19: Flying Fur
Polar Predicament
Sleepy Surprise
Spot the Spots
Wildly Tame
ferocious — tame
loud — quiet
friendly — fierce
cuddly — prickly
cute — ugly
furry — bald
tall — short
lazy — energized
majestic — humble
The Fox and the Farmer
Joke answers: How do sheep keep warm in the winter?
Central bleating!
What dance will a sheep not do? The foxtrot.
How do chickens dance? Chick to chick.
What do you give a sick pig? Oinkment.
Where do milkshakes come from? Excited cows.
Chapter 20: Dino-Might!
Crosswordinosaur
Different Dinosaurs
DINO QUIZ:
False. No dinosaurs could fly.
True. Dinosaurs could not swim, but some hunted in the water.
False. The oldest dinosaur remains are 230 millions old.
True. No evidence of skin color remains.
False. Most dinosaurs were vegetarians.
Dino Gathering
Home Sweet Homeasaur
Chapter 21: Big BIG Space
Alien Audio
I can jump fifty feet high! On my planet, I could jump over your house. Come visit me, we have no gravity there.
Astro Knowledge
A CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANTIGRAVITY PEN
Top 5 foods astronauts request are: shrimp cocktail, lemonade, steak, M+Ms, and brownies.
Too Scary to Be True!
Found in Space!
Space for Two
Chapter 22: PETerrific!
Fun Fur
Let's Look at Luck
Lookalike Litter
Ollie's Gone!
GONE TO JOIN THE CIRCUS
SEND FOOD
Chapter 23: Pirate Powrrr!
Dirty Captain Pugwash
Will pick up bread and milk, but I might visit India & China, too. Don't wait up! Pugsy
Spell P-I-R-A-T-E
knife, pneumonia, doubt, numb, climb, castle, knee, yacht, autumn, Lincoln, would, asthma, answer, sword, soften, handsome
Pass Ye Who Dare!
Learning the Lingo
Swab — a mop
Doubloon — gold coin
Poop Deck — a raised deck at the stern of a ship
Hornswoggle — to hoax or trick
Ahoy — hello
Landlubber — someone who does not go to sea
Patricia Loves Pirates
Pirate Alike
Where's the Arrr?
When you get a good deal, it's a bargain.
At night, the horses are kept in the barn.
That's not small, it's large.
Rabbits like to munch on carrots.
We grow vegetables in our garden.
Another name for a rabbit is a hare.
It's not butter, it's margarine.
The bird on a pirate's shoulder is a parrot.
