In this sequel to The Mystery of Mammoth Cave, seventh graders James and Shanda are back in the national park to attend a conference on Native American archaeology. When Shanda witnesses a crime in progress, the two young sleuths are drawn into another fantastic adventure in the park. Will their daring plans be enough to stop the loss of a valuable treasure from the great cave?
When Piper and Peter Post find a curious postcard from Kentucky, they get most suspicious! Afterall, it's addressed "Dear Bats" and they don't think the writer means baseball bats! So, they set off on a family vacation to a famous, enormous, bat-filled cave in where else? Kentucky!- to solve the postcard mystery. Postcard Mysteries:æWhat happens when you mix together curious kids, postcards addressed to mysterious names, and parents that own an RV? These exciting new mysteries will take kids ages 7-14 around the United States in a beat-up RV that is always gassed and ready to go. This Mystery Series by Carole Marsh takes a fictional family immersed in all things "post" on the road as they try to solve these exciting postcard puzzles. Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes 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: 4.0 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 120328 Lexile Measure: 670 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: N Developmental Assessment Level: 3O
When sixth grader James Murphy travels with his family to visit Mammoth Cave National Park, he meets a new friend, Shanda. The girl and her uncle, Ranger Matthew, are descendants of the early slave guides at Mammoth Cave. As the young visitors learn about the life of the famous slave and cave guide Stephen Bishop, they hear tales of a longlost treasure deep in the cave. When opportunity knocks, they embark on the adventure of a lifetime!
Pirate Treasure Mansion. If you like Adventure, you’re in for a treat. Throw in a Pirate story and you’ll probably like it even more. Top it off with a mansion filled with puzzles, how could you go wrong? Three clever, adventurous siblings are invited to go on a pirate treasure hunt buy their Grandfather’s Last Will And Testament. They must put their lives on hold to fulfill their Grandfather’s last wish and try and find the treasure that he could not. This hunt for riches takes them across the globe to a holiday resort. There they must follow a journal to discover a two hundred year old stash of Pirate booty. However, their quest leads them to a mysterious puzzle mansion, with many rules and a short time limit. Will the treasure be found, or will something unexpected rock their world? In this volume, the main character set out on their quest to find a two-hundred year old pirate treasure. However, they discover that this treasure is not as easy to find as they had hoped. This book was inspired by many adventure movies and T.V. shows. The main one being, The Goonies movie. So if that movie puts a smile on your face, then so will this book. A few other things that inspired this book were things like National Treasure and any one of the Treasure Island versions. Look out for references from things like Disney's/Lucas Film's Star Wars, Capcom’s Megaman and a certain potato chip slogan. This book was written for the young and old alike. There is no language and little violence so the younger ordinance will not be mentally scarred. However, there are some complicated puzzles and riddles that the more mature people might like trying to solve before the characters do. This book is a good-old, funny, family friendly adventure that has a little for everyone. Action, adventure, comedy, romance and pirates. Can't forget the pirates. This isn't one of those stories that has an unrealistic plot, that makes up crazy things to fill in plot holes. This plot is rational, plausible and not too complicated. But most of all, it is still loads of fun, interesting and funny.
