The Mystery at the Roman Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
The Mystery at the Roman Colosseum (Rome, Italy)

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Gallopade International

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0635070073

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When you purchase the Library Bound mystery you will receive FREE online eBook access! Carole Marsh Mystery Online eBooks are an easy, effective, and immediate way to read your favorite Carole Marsh Mystery on the go! Each web-hosted Online eBook is filled with the same exact pages as the book, plus additional features like pages that ñflipî with a fun sound as you read, a full chapter directory, full-screen and thumbnail viewing capabilities, and more! æ - Online eBooks allow readers to access their book anytime, from anywhere - by using a computer, tablet, or other device with Internet access. - They require NO additional access or hosting fees - When you purchase a library bound Carole Marsh Mystery book, you get unlimited access to the Online eBook version for FREE. - You donÍt need to download Online eBooks - they are available to you online 24/7! - Online eBooks are available exclusively from Gallopade, and are compatible with Macs, PC, iPad, and other devices with Internet access. It's off to Italy for Mimi and Papa and their two grandchildren, Christina, 10 and Grant, 7. Mimi, a children's book writer, is writing a new mystery set in Italy, and Papa is going to visit an old friend. It doesn't take long for a mystery to unfold as Christina discovers a puzzling advertisement in an Italian newspaper...and suspicious men in black trench coats! Follow Christina, Grant, and their two new friends, Luigi and Francesca, as they look for clues while exploring Italy on fast scooters and floating gondolas! Things get even more interesting as the kids end up in the middle of Carnivale holiday festivities! (Who is really behind that mask?) Don't miss the adventure and action as the kids solve The Mystery at the Roman Colosseum. This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. This book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and a Developmental Reading Assessment. LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Places: Sistine Chapel - The Colosseum - The Leaning Tower of Pisa - St. PeterÍs Square - Piazza della Minerva - The Pantheon - Trevi Fountain - Piazza Navona - Piazza D. Mercato Centrale - Piazza San Marco - Pisa International Airport and Leonardo da Vinci Airport - Milan - Sicily - Sardinia - Salerno - Pompeii - HarryÍs Bar - Many sights in Rome, including the Arch of Constantine, the Mamertine Prison, and Capitoline Hill - Many sights in Florence, including the Cloister of the Dead, the Uffizi, and the Statue of David - Many sights in Venice, including the CaÍ dÍOro, the Grand Canal, and the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute æ Educational Items: Italian geography - Typical Italian food including gelato, Italian Wedding Soup, gnocchi - History of the Leaning Tower of Pisa - Facts about Vatican City - Facts about Rome - Information on many Italian artists, including Michelangelo and Botticelli, their works, and their mediums - History of the Colosseum - History of the Trevi Fountain - The Renaissance - Astrolabes and sundials - Transportation in Venice (gondolas, gondoliers, the Grand Canal, vaporettos) - Carnivale- including its history, traditions, costumes - Mardi Gras - Obelisks and hieroglyphics - Screen Actors Guild - Eurostar, ItalyÍs fastest train - History of the tarantella dance - Rome water - The Roman forum and Julius Caesar - The Black Plague - Lighting candles in prayer - ItalyÍs volcanoes - The Italian Alps - History of Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius, the ruins and excavation - Academy of Fine Arts - Roman gods and goddesses- Winter solstice æ People: Michelangelo and Botticelli, their works, and their mediums - Galileo - Roman gods and goddesses - La Befana, Italian version of Santa Claus - Romulus and Remus - Peggy Guggenheim - Gladiators - Julius Caesar - NapoleonÍs conquering of Italy - Tale of Pinocchio Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.6 Accelerated Reader Points: 3 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 105629 Lexile Measure: 860 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

The Mystery at Big Ben (London, England)
The Mystery at Big Ben (London, England)

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Gallopade International

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0635070057

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Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level. Mimi and Papa speed away to London, England in their little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Tagging along are grandchildren Christina, 10, and Grant, 7. Mimi, a children's mystery book writer, has an appointment with the Queen Papa is headed for the Rosetta Stone. The kids are supposed to go to the Tower of London and behave themselves. But, uh-oh, Grant spots a big problem with Big Ben...and he and his sister, along with their two new best friends, George and Maggie, take a whirlwind tour from the top of the Eye, up the Thames River, down into a dungeon, and more -- in search of clues to solve The Mystery of Big Ben More about the Around the World in 80 Mysteries series: Travel around the world with Christina and Grant as they visit famous places in 80 countries. Exciting adventures include history, geography, culture, and more of each country they visit. A fun way to learn about fascinating places around the world Each book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level. Beginning in 2006, kids can visit the www.carolemarshmysteries.com website to: Join the Carole Marsh Mysteries Fan Club Write a letter to Christina, Grant, Mimi, or Papa Cast their vote for where the next mystery should take place Find fascinating facts about the countries where the mysteries take place Track their reading on an international map Take the Fact or Fiction online quiz Play the Around-the-World Scavenger Hunt computer game Find out where The Mystery Girl is flying next And more Read all the books in any order Want a sneak preview of this great mystery? Click HERE to download the first three chapters (approximately 226 KB) The Mystery at Big Ben is recommended by Sylvan Learning's Book Adventure reading program. Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of tutoring and supplemental education services to students of all ages. Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level.

The Mystery of the Ancient Pyramid (Cairo, Egypt)
The Mystery of the Ancient Pyramid (Cairo, Egypt)

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Gallopade International

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0635080117

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The Mystery of the Ancient Pyramid (Cairo, Egypt) received the 2013 Preferred Choice Award from Creative Child Magazine! Mimi, Papa, Grant, and Christina fly over the sunny sands of the desert and land in the middle of a mystery that takes them back to the times of the ancient Egyptians! The action begins in Cairo, takes them aboard spitting camels, down the famous Nile River, and into too many tombs to count! A mummy goes missing...thereês a curse, of course...and they are being followed by a mad archaeologist in search of a missing pyramid he believes the children have stolen. Only by following hieroglyph clues do they have any chance at all of solving the mystery and saving themselves from becoming mummies! This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. This book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and a Developmental Reading Assessment. LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Places: Egyptian Museum - Nile River - Pyramids of Giza - Plateau of Giza, - Temple of Amun, Karnak - Mediterranean Sea, in between Europe, Asia, and Africa - Red Sea, between Africa and Asia - Mississippi River - Statue of Liberty - Sacred Lake - Nubian Museum - Sharia as-Souk - Elephantine Island - Aswan Dam - Lake Nasser Educational Items: History of King Tutankhamen - Hieroglyphs and Arabic writing - Camels including its uses, anatomy, and temperaments - Egyptian geography and the importance of water to the country - Mummies including the mummification process, why people were mummified, natural mummification, and burial traditions - Tomb raiders - Curse of the Pharaohs - Felucca (sailing boat) - Archaeologists - Scarabs - Pyramids including what they hold, history, construction, The Great Pyramid - History of the Temple of Luxor - History of the Temple of Amun - Belly dancers and whirling dervishes - Necropolis - Flight vocabulary - Traditional Egyptian clothing - Egyptian food - Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Various Arabic words - EgyptÍs period of prosperity - Egyptian mythology - Rosetta Stone - History of Giza - Dynasties - The Sphinx - Curse of the Pharaohs - Discovery of Valley of the Kings - Egyptian markets and wares - Farming in Egypt - Aswan High Dam - Colossi and obelisks - Foreign archaeologists absconding with artifacts - Scorpions - Agatha Christie novels, The Mystery on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile - Nilometer Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.1 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 105630 Lexile Measure: 860 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

The Sirens of Surrentum
The Sirens of Surrentum

Author: Caroline Lawrence

Publisher: Orion Children's Books

Published: 2010-12-09

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1444003615

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Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times... It's summer in the Bay of Naples - time for fun and relaxation. Everyone is thinking about love at the beautiful Villa Limona, but danger lurks beneath the luxury. A famous murder was committed nearby, and a poisoner is at large amongst the guests. Can Flavia and her friends set a trap to catch the culprit before it's too late?

The Mystery of the Onion Domes (Russia)
The Mystery of the Onion Domes (Russia)

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Gallopade International

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0635109824

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What could be more thrilling than a family trip across the globe? How about a spur-of-the-moment mystery at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia? The newest addition to the popular Around the World in 80 Mysteries series, The Mystery of the Onion Domes takes readers on an awe-inspiring and action-packed adventure complete with thrills, chills, and bobsled spills! Super-sleuth siblings Christina and Grant get the chance to take the trip of a lifetime to Russia to tour the country and witness the Winter Olympics. But their travel plans go haywire from the start with the arrival of a mysterious doll containing a nasty note that proves to be a clue. When their grandparents get separated from them on a speeding train, the grand tour goes from entertaining to unnerving. What on earth could the "Great Bear" have in store for them now? LOOK whatÍs inside this mystery: Places and Educational Items Places: Moscow, Russia - Sochi, Russia - Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow - Red Square, Moscow - St. BasilÍs Cathedral, Moscow - Gorky Park, Moscow - House of Friendship, Moscow - Moskva River, Moscow - the Black Sea, Moscow Educational Items: Matryoshka (nesting) dolls - the Kremlin - The city of Moscow - Ivan the Terrible - Moscow Dogs - the construction of St. BasilÍs Cathedral - Onion domes - Sochi climate/weather - the Winter Olympic Games - bobsledding - the Tsar Bell - Ushanka hats - the Russian Federation/U.S.S.R. - the Iron Curtain - the Cold War - World War II - Saint George, a symbol of Moscow - Celsius and Fahrenheit - Arbat (street in Moscow) - Rubles - Russian food: chak- chak, borscht, blini, stroganoff, pelmeni, kulebiaka - Russian words: tsar, boolachna- ya, babushka - Cyrillic - Baroque architecture - Sputnik - Yuri Gagarin, first man in space - Laika, the first dog in space - the Russian flag - Tchaikovsky and Swan Lake - Apollo - Aleksandr Pushkin - Vladimir Lenin - the 2014 Olympic mascots - speed skating Like all of Carole Marshês Mysteries, this mystery will also incorporate history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery will include SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.6 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 162478 Lexile Measure: 730 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

The Mystery at Big Ben (London, England)
The Mystery at Big Ben (London, England)

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Gallopade International

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0635080087

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Mimi and Papa speed away to London, England in their little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Tagging along are grandchildren Christina, 10, and Grant, 7. Mimi, a children's mystery book writer, has an appointment with the Queen! Papa is headed for the Rosetta Stone. The kids are supposed to go to the Tower of London and "behave themselves." But, uh-oh, Grant spots a big problem with Big Ben...and he and his sister, along with their two new best friends, George and Maggie, take a whirlwind tour from the top of the Eye, up the Thames River, down into a dungeon, and more -- in search of clues to solve The Mystery of Big Ben! This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. This book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and a Developmental Reading Assessment. LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Places: The Ritz Hotel - Big Ben (where Clue #1 is found) - Eye in the Sky Ferris wheel - The British Museum (where clue #2 is found) - HarrodÍs department store - Tower of London - St. PaulÍs Cathedral - CleopatraÍs Needle - Globe Theater - 221b Baker Street (fictional home of Sherlock Holmes) - Madame TussaudÍs Wax Museum - Buckingham Palace - Heathrow Airport - Paris, France - London Bridge - Tower Bridge - Piccadilly Circus - Times Square (New York), USA - London Underground - Thames River - Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA - Savannah, Georgia - Washington, D.C., USA Educational Items: The plays and productions of William Shakespeare - Rosetta Stone - History of St. PaulÍs Cathedral - History of the Tower of London - History of the Globe Theater - Eros (mythology) - Big Ben - Elgin Marbles - London Bridge - Crown Jewels - Bubonic Plague - Statue of Liberty - Changing of the Guard People: Sherlock Holmes - Lindow Man - Jack the Ripper - Blackbeard the Pirate - Sir Walter Raleigh Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.7 Accelerated Reader Points: 3 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 103233 Lexile Measure: 730 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Gallopade International

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0635070154

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Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level.

The Mystery at Mount Fuji (Tokyo, Japan)
The Mystery at Mount Fuji (Tokyo, Japan)

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Gallopade International

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0635080141

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Christina and Grant are studying Japan in school. They are so excited about the mysterious and exotic country that they talk Mimi and Papa into flying the Mystery Girl airplane to Japan. It all seems so beautiful and serene: the gardens, the cherry blossoms, the beautiful geisha. But what about the very large sumo wrestlers, the samurai swords, and who are those ninja, anyway? The ground is shaking, tooãfrom a rumbling volcano and a tummy-tumbling earthquake! Creepy calligraphy clues lead them on a chase through neon-lit Tokyo, a mysterious Japanese garden and via bullet train to the awesome Mt. Fuji! Grab a ticket and join them for all the fun, frights, and adventure! This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and a Developmental Reading Assessment. LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! How to translate English names to Japanese, and how to write them - Japanese manners and customs, and how they differentiate from American ones - Tatami mats - Kanji (Japanese characters) - Samurai including weapons, hara-kiri - Girls' Day and Boys' Day, including traditions of each - Traditions of the kimono, and how to put one on - Sumo wrestling including stables, warm-ups, hairstyles - Cherry Blossom Festival - Earthquakes in Japan - Ring of Fire, volcanoes - Puppet shows and kabuki plays - Japanese gardens. Places in Tokyo, Japan: Mitsokishi Department Store - Akihabara (an electronics neighborhood) - The Imperial Palace - Senso-Ji Temple - Ueno Park - Mount Fuji, just west of Tokyo - Tokyo Disneyland and - Lake Hakone, Hakone, Japan. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.0 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 111601 Lexile Measure: 740 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40