From the Inside Flap:
hristina, Grant, Mimi and Papa fly The Mystery Girl into Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA and travel to glamorous Hollywood, only to find themselves involved in a mystery searching for a glittery rhinestone. The mystery is action packed as they tour all of Hollywood's famous tourist attractions, experience California cuisine, and an earthquake. Along the way, they meet a few strange characters including an obnoxious Lucy impersonator, a menacing Spiderman, and a mysterious guide at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. 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, a scavenger hunt and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery has Accelerated Reader Reading Levels, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Levels and Developmental Reading Assessments Levels. LOOK what's inside this mystery - people, places, history and more! Places in California: La Brea Tar Pits Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood Boulevard Grauman's Chinese Theatre Paramount Studios The Griffith Observatory Hollywood Forever Cemetery Madame Tussauds Wax Museum The Disney Soda Fountain Hollywood and Highlands Center El Capitan Theater Kodak Theater Lucy Park Hollywood Bowl iFly Hollywood Mount HollywoodScience Facts: Smog Earthquakes and tremors Fossils Prehistoric animals including mastodons, giant sloths and saber-toothed cats Santa Ana Winds and FiresFamous People: Charlie Chaplin Shirley Temple Greta Garbo Marilyn Monroe Montgomery Clift John Wayne the BeatlesHistory: The Hollywood sign The Academy Awards Classic Movie Stars Movie Production Silent films Stars on Hollywood Boulevard Golden Age of Hollywood the Writer's Guild Mausoleum Max Factor
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
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