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Splat!Secret Agent

Activity Booklet!



Dear Secret Agent, When Splat notices that someone is messing with his ducks, he takes a few lessons from his favorite TV show and is hot on the trail of the mysterious Mr. Nobody!

With this top-secret event kit, you have all the materials you need to host your own in-store event for Secret Agents of all ages. Using the booklet of reproducible activities, you can hunt for clues, crack codes, and learn how to write messages in invisible ink! You’ll also find:

• A special Secret Agent set of binoculars*

• Secret Agent Badge name tags

• A Secret Agent Splat! poster

Good luck on your mission! HarperCollins Children’s Books Marketing Team

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Spot the DifferenceA good secret agent will be able to see when things change at a crime scene.

Examine the scene below and find the SIX things that have changed in the second picture.



Decode the MessageWhen a Secret Agent needs to send an important message, the Agent might use a code!

One way to do this is to assign a number or symbol to each letter of the alphabet (this is called a key), then only give this key to the person receiving the message. Using the key below, crack the top-secret

code that reveals the name of the case that Splat must solve in Secret Agent Splat!

— — — — — — — — — — — — ≠ * % © @ £ % € ^ ≠ * %

— — — — — — — — — — — — ? + £ £ + } & $ ± © ~ £

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Invisible InkThere are other ways to send top-secret messages besides using a code. How about writing in INVISIBLE INK? Here’s Splat’s secret recipe for invisible ink so you can send top-secret notes!

This is what you’ll need:



• Lemon juice (you can also use grapefruit juice, milk, or even baking powder mixed with water!)

• A piece of white paper

• A cotton swab

• Scrap paper

• An iron (and an adult to help you use it!)

Write your message on a piece of paper using the cotton swab dipped in lemon juice. Since it will be hard to see what you’re writing, be sure to take your time and write clearly.

To see what you’ve written, ask an adult to place your message between two sheets of scrap paper and then, using an iron and an ironing board, apply the warm iron to the papers. Voilà! Your message will appear!



CrossoutSplat is hunting for clues to figure out what Mouse really needs.

Cross out the letters that appear more than once to find the answer.

X F W R G QV A I B K EN Q V D G AQ B X W S K

AnswersExcellent work, Secret Agent! Here are the answers to our activities to check your work!



Decode the Message

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Spot the Difference

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X F W R G QV A I B K EN Q V D G AQ B X W S K

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