The Mystery of the Lost Colony (Real Kids! Real Places! (Paperback)) - Softcover

Marsh, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0635075954 ISBN 13: 9780635075956

Publisher: Carole Marsh Mysteries, 2010

Synopsis

One Wobbly Ship! One New Baby! One String of Islands! A Bunch of Missing Coins! And a lot of Lost Colonists! Mimi tells Christina and Grant a mystery story about North Carolina’s Lost Colony, complete with two boisterous boys, kidnapped coins, a foggy graveyard, a missing friend, and a moonlight trip on an old sailing ship!

LOOK what's inside this mystery - people, places, history and more!
PLACES - North Carolina: Manteo's waterfront area · The Graveyard, Manteo · Kill Devil Hills · Sharktooth Sea · Rodanthe · Roanoke Sound · Shallowbag Bay on Ice Plant Island · Wingina, Chief of the Indians · Ocracoke Island Wild Ponies and Island Inn · Elizabeth II; Dimensions, Materials used, design.

PEOPLE: Sir Walter Raleigh · John White · Eleanor Dare · Virginia Dare · Queen Elizabeth Blackbeard the Pirate · Mighty Midgetts of Chicamacomico · The Werowance.

HISTORY: Legend of the Banks Pony · Elizabeth II · Difficulties in survival in the New World: Food and Habitat.

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: 5.4
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 140441
Lexile Measure: 890
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40

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1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Real Kids! Real Places! Correlations to Common Core/State Standards HERE.


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About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The Mystery of the Lost Colony" has been chosen as one of North Carolina's 2012-2013 Battle of the Books for elementary students! Mimi tells Christina and Grant a mystery story about North Carolina's Lost Colony, complete with two boisterous boys, kidnapped coins, a foggy graveyard, a missing friend and a moonlight trip on an old sailing ship!LOOK what's inside this mystery - people, places, history and more! PLACES - North Carolina: Manteo's waterfront area The Graveyard, Manteo Kill Devil Hills Sharktooth Sea Rodanthe Roanoke Sound Shallowbag Bay on Ice Plant Island Wingina, Chief of the Indians Ocracoke Island Wild Ponies and Island Inn Elizabeth II; Dimensions, Materials used, design. PEOPLE: Sir Walter Raleigh John White Eleanor Dare Virginia Dare Queen Elizabeth Blackbeard the Pirate Mighty Midgetts of Chicamacomico The Werowance. HISTORY: Legend of the Banks Pony Elizabeth II Difficulties in survival in the New World: Food and Habitat.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, a scavenger hunt and activities. This Carole Marsh Mystery has Accelerated Reader Reading Levels, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Levels and Developmental Reading Assessment.

About the Author:

Carole Marsh:

• Native of Atlanta, Georgia
• Professional writer and photographer
• Founder and CEO of Gallopade International, Inc.
• Founder and Owner of Marsh Media, a public relations anD corporate communications firm
• Creator of more than 15,000 products, primarily fiction and non-fiction supplementary educational materials
including books, interactive CD-ROMs, games, and online adventures

Awards Include:

• 2011 Teachers’ Choice for the Classroom by Learning Magazine
• 2007 Greatest Products by iParenting Media
• 2006 Georgia Author of the Year by Georgia Writers Association
• 2004 Teachers’ Choice for the Family by Learning Magazine
• 2003 Excellence in Education Award from the National School Supply and Equipment Association
• 2002 Teachers' Choice Award by Learning Magazine
• 2002 Award of Excellence Recipient from Association Advance America
• 2000 Fastest Growing Small Press from Publishers Weekly
• Communicator of the Year in 1979

About this edition

• Publisher: Carole Marsh Mysteries
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0635075954
• ISBN 13: 9780635075956
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 158