Puzzler's Guide to California

Jen Funk Weber is a writer, professional puzzle maker, traveler, gardener, and natural history guide. She has created and published hundreds of puzzles and activities for kids of all ages for books and magazines for almost 30 years. She lives with her husband in a house they built overlooking the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska.

• What’s Land Got To Do With It?What’s Special about California?State Symbols of CAOur Best GuessWhatsiznameIn Touch with CaliforniaSet Your Sights on These SitesAcclaims and NamesFound It!Tallest, Largest, Oldest, WeirdestTule Elk HuntFather of the National ParksHot SpotBack Word 1: It’s Everywhere!A Plethora of Fun PlacesCool, Cool WaterReady, Set, EruptCalifornia CrittersI Spy on My Little IslandPoison ProtectionThe Hills are Alive with ColorNative or Endemic?Kelp! Kelp!Forecast PhraseFamous CaliforniansShhh! Location UndisclosedBanana Slugs Win!NeighborsBack Word #2: All in the FamilyWhat John SaidShape SecretsBirds, BrieflyCalifornia GrownA Frankly Cool FactMeet KarlImportant Perennial, PeoplePlaces to PlayAlcatraz JailbirdsLondon’s Boat is Sailing ‘RoundNicknamesCondor ComebackRedwoods vs SequoiasGet a Firm Handle on Shaky GroundBack Word #3: Hidden HistoryWhat John SaidAll for Water and Water for AllBread and Roses Rivers, TooCredit to the WestCalifornia: The Host with the MostAll in a Day’s Work PlayOutstanding LandmarkThe MostA Sign of the TimesThe Last GrizzlyWonderfallsPinpoint the PupBlue Whale WatchAbracadabraBack Word #4: A Remarkable RockMade in CaliforniaANSWERS