The Mystery of the Biltmore House (Real Kids! Real Places! (Paperback)) - Softcover

Marsh, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0635013479 ISBN 13: 9780635013477

Publisher: Gallopade International, 2002

Synopsis

In 1981, Carole Marsh (a real writer) took four real kids on a visit to the famous Biltmore House in Ashville, NC. They went to learn about George W. Vanderbilt; the Victorian Era, O. Henry and more. There was only one little problem... First one kids disappeared. Then another! The, so did a priceless antique chess set! There was the creepy Halloween room, the very scary basement, the eerie attic, and all those gape-mouthed gargoyles. Oh yeah, and all that blood! And did I say that the kids got trapped in a mile-long heating system? Did I say ONE little problem? How about LOTS of BIG problems! Everyone loves Biltmore House! So much so, that there has been constant demand for a reprint of Carole's most popular book ever! Biltmore's more than one big, giant house; it's one big, giant history lesson!

LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
The game of chess · George Washington Vanderbilt, who he was and his vision of a self-sufficient estate · Information on the Biltmore rooms and grounds And Biltmore House history, the building of the house, and the luxuries therein · Walled gardens and English gardens · Thomas Wolfe · O. Henry · Carl Sandburg · Secret doors at Biltmore House · Definition of curator · Sidney Lanier · F. Scott Fitzgerald · Biltmore Dairy Bar · Grove Park Inn · Thomas Wolfe House · Connemara, Flat Rock, NC., Flat Rock, NC.

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: 4.4
Accelerated Reader Points: 3
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 74562
Lexile Measure: 640
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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3. Utilize the Real Kids! Real Places! Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource for classroom discussion questions and activities for ELA grades 2-6. This can be used for all 50 mysteries HERE.

5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters HERE.

About this title

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

Review

"I am six years old and love your mysteries. So far, I have read almost all of your state mysteries and all of your Around The World series. Have asked for the rest of them for Christmas. I am very interested in history. We went to Asheville, N.C. this summer after reading your book about the Biltmore. You are a wonderful writer and I enjoy your books very much. I hope to be a writer some day." Author: Joshua 6 Years Old Published On: 2006-10-01

"I purchased the Biltmore House Mystery for my 1st grader. As a former high school/college history teacher, I LOVED the knowledge you 'slipped' into the story--Bravo! I have already recommended this series to our school's 5th grade teachers and several parents! Thank you!" Author: Kristen Lanier Evans Published On: 2006-05-01

In 1981, Carole Marsh took four real kids on a visit to Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina. There was only one problem... first one kid disappeared! Then another! Then, so did a priceless antique chess set! And so started the series of kid-adored Carole Marsh Mysteries. Ingeniously, each mystery is set in a real place―a place kids can go and visit for themselves after reading the book. Carole Marsh used (and still uses) real children as characters. Usually, her son Michael and daughter Michele were characters, and rounding out the foursome were local children recruited for the story. Marsh wanted kids―that is, boys and girls of all ages―to be able to participate in solving each mystery. And, she wanted kids to learn something as they read―something about the history of the location. There is nothing better than a good ol’ mystery to get kids knee-deep in a love for reading! Anything can happen in the Big Apple... and in The Mystery in New York City, “everything” does! Four real kids on a trip to New York become grid-locked in a mystery that takes them on a wild hair-raising history tour of the Big Apple’s most famous landmarks to find a priceless missing part of history. There are currently 16 books in the Carole Marsh Mysteries collection, and to enhance your child’s learning experience, a comprehensive teaching guide is available for each title. In expanding The Mystery in New York City, the teacher’s guide provides: · A chapter guide of additional information, trivia, and historical facts, to help you become an “expert” on New York, immigrants, the Statue of Liberty, and more · Activity ideas · Additional information on geography, mathematics, writing, science, and art · Reproducible activities · Out-of-the-box ideas like a Central Park Scavenger Hunt and an Ellis Island Immigration Card Covering a broad range of destinations, students can read about famous places like Boston’s Freedom Trail, The Field Museum in Chicago, and the Alamo, and about famous events like the Iditarod Race in Alaska, and the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Do you have an aspiring mystery writer? Fans of Carole Marsh Mysteries will love the 24-page workbook, How to Write Your Own Real Kids Real Places Mystery. Filled with directions and tips for writing everything from the title page, to setting the story in a selected location, onto directing characters toward a climax, this is a great tool to get your kids writing something they will enjoy! Designed for kids ages 7–14. Visit your favorite bookstore for Carole Marsh Mysteries books and Teacher Guides or visit www.gallopade.com to order online. Author: Steven St. Laurent Source: Homeschooling Parent Published On: 2004-07-01

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallopade International
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0635013479
• ISBN 13: 9780635013477
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150