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Gargantis by Thomas Taylor and Tom Booth Activity Sheets
Gargantis by Thomas Taylor and Tom Booth Activity Sheets
“A vast creature—with the head of an anglerfish and dozens of fins along its
sinewy body—is ‘swimming’ in the sky over Eerie-on-Sea. It has two huge
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creature is wreathed in storm clouds and lightning that seem to pour off its fins.”
• The lightning bolt on each compass tells you the direction in which to draw the lines. For example,
if the bolt is pointing northeast, you draw a northeasterly line from each dot to form the letters.
• Using the same compass, fill in the lines, crack the code, and answer the questions below.
QUESTIONS
Violet here. Herbie and I need your help to find Gargantis. Meet at the Book Dispensary. Bring salty caramel muffins!
TRANSLATED CODE
CHAOTIC CROSSWORD
Violet has been reading in the Book Dispensary and has
chosen some of her all-time favorite names and eerie words.
Use the clues provided to solve the chaotic crossword.
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ACROSS
3. Part of the seaside, full of sand,
pebbles, and debris
4. The half-mermaid, half-monkey
book prescription dispenser
5. Herbie finds a bottle shaped like a…
7. The secret coded language that
Herbie and Violet have to crack
10. The full name of Herbie’s
best friend?
DOWN
1. The owner of the
Grand Nautilus Hotel
2. The monster that wakes,
causing Eerie to quake
6. The Lost-and-Founder at
the Grand Nautilus Hotel
8. The town in which the story is set
9. Curator of the local museum