Virtual Boxes

This boxes are designed to be kid friendly as well as adult friendly. Once we have time, we'll make a nice page of info to go with the actual stamp images, but for now, answer these questions, then use the letters from your answer to find the secret word. Plug the word into the blank in this web address to get a direct link to the stamp image: http://www.geocities.com/dasprite222/________.bmp

 

 

PACE Virtual Stamp #1 Children's Mysteries (record your find)


1. The four main characters of Gertrude Chandler Warner's books were famous for originally living in a what? (use the first letter of this answer)

2. The Jigsaw Jones mysteries are written by whom? (use the 3rd and 4th letters of the last name)

3. Who was Donald J. Sobol's famous boy detective? (10th letter of the first word)

4. The Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper is one about which young detective? (5th and 6th letters of the last name)

 


PACE Virtual Stamp #2: Little House Books—Laura (record your find)

 

1.       In Little House on the Prairie, what is Laura's last name? (use the third letter of this answer)

2. What is the third book in Laura's Little House series? (use the 3rd and 5th letters of the first word)

3. What instrument does Pa play? (last letter of the word)

4. In the first book, Laura's family lives in what U.S. territory, which later becomes a state? (6th letter of the territory's name)

5. In which book does 15 year old Laura end up teaching in a claim shanty to earn money to send Mary to school? (1st letter of the third word and 4th letter of the fourth word)

6. Name the friend whose new buggy Laura helps drive from the book in question 5. (hint: Laura and this person eventually become more than just friends!) (last letter of the first name)

7. After the birth of Carrie, how many people were in Laura's immediate family? (spell out the number, use the third letter)

8. What was the name of Laura's cat? (last letter of second word)

9. The illustrator for the Laura books was whom? (last letter of the last name)

 

 

PACE Virtual Stamp #3: Little House Books—Rose (record your find)

 

1. What is Rose Wilder's grandfather's name? (use the last letter of the first or second word...they're they same!)

2. What is the third book in the Rose series? (3rd letter of the 8th word)

3. What town in Louisiana does Rose go to for high school? (3rd letter)

4. What region or area of Missouri did Rose and her family live in? (1st and 5th letters)

5. Name the boy who is caught trying to steal eggs from the Wilders in Little Farm in the Ozarks. (switch around the 4th and 5th letters of this name)


6. What is the name of Rose's family farm? (3rd letter of second word)

7. In New Dawn on Rocky Ridge, the New Year signals the turn of the what?. (last letter of word)

8. In what city does Rose learn to become a telegrapher? (first letter of first word)

9. Who is Rose's childhood sweetheart, according to the books in the Rose series? (5th letter of second word)

 

 

PACE Virtual Stamp #4: Little House Books—Martha (record your find)


1. How is Martha related to Laura Ingalls? (first letter)

2. Martha’s friend (and later, her husband) is the son of a man who does what job? (second letter of the job)

3. A loch is a Scottish word for what? (last letter)

4. Miss Norrie is Martha’s first what? (sixth letter)

5. Who does Martha eventually marry? (third letter of last name)

6. Which of Martha’s daughters is Laura Ingalls’ grandmother? (third and fourth letters)

7. In 1798, Martha and her husband move from Scotland to what country? (first letter and fifth letter)

8. What job does Martha’s father have? (last letter of job title)



PACE Virtual Stamp #5: Little House Books—Charlotte (record your find)


1. Some of us say Daddy, but what does Charlotte call her father? (first letter)

2. Charlotte eventually marries whom? (second letter of last name)

3. What street is Charlotte’s home on? (DOUBLE the third letter of first word)

4. Who is Lucy married to? (second letter)

5. Charlotte’s father added a new addition on to the house and fixed the roof that was blown off in the Great ________. (eighth letter)

6. Charlotte’s parents originally came from the Scottish ________? (3rd letter)

7. In Charlotte’s “Saturday family” what did the “father” have inside him? (last letter of word)

8. What held the cider vinegar in Charlotte’s “Saturday family”? (last letter)

9. What major city does Charlotte’s family live near? (second letter and last letter)

10. What major war is going on during the Charlotte books? (spell it out and use the first letter of the third word)

 

 

PACE Virtual Stamp #6: Little House Books—Caroline (record your find)


1. Caroline’s father drowned in a fierce storm on what great lake? (4th letter of the name)

2. The Quiners move from Brookfield to where? (second letter of city name)

3. What holiday is being celebrated in the beginning of Little Town at the Crossroads? (3rd letter of the month this holiday is celebrated in)

4. What is Caroline’s nickname? (1st letter of the second word)

5. What is the name of Caroline’s older sister? (3rd letter of this name)

6. In what city was Caroline born? (third letter and fourth letters)

7. Caroline moves in with her aunt and uncle to go to a female college in what city? (seventh letter)

Put the letters together to make the secret word, then plug the word into the web address above for your virtual stamp. Good luck!

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