The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef: Sydney, Australia (Around the World in 80 Mysteries) - Hardcover

Carole Marsh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0635062100 ISBN 13: 9780635062109

Publisher: Gallopade International, 2006

Synopsis

Mimi, Papa, Grant and Christina go to Australia and help a marine biologist solve a mystery.

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From the Inside Flap:

t's a trip Down Under for Christina, 10, Grant, 7, and their mystery-writing grandmother Mimi! Lots of surprises and mysterious activities unfold as the group travels through the Outback, Queensland, and finally to the Great Barrier Reef. During a glass-bottom boat ride, they discover more than coral and fish under the water scuba divers and flesh-tearing moray eel lurk beneath their boat! They shudder at the eerie screech of the Tasmanian devil and brave the awesome Australian Outback (and Aborigines!) at night. Watch and wonder as Grant ends up in the Camel Cup camel race will he make it to the finish line? Don't miss a moment of excitement in Christina and Grant's Australian adventure! 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 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: Alice Springs Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Uluru, or Ayers Rock Kata Tjuta, or The Olgas The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland Sydney Opera House Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Australia Sails in the Desert Hotel in the Yulara Resort Sydney Harbor Bridge Educational Items: Australian vocabulary Legend of the Loch Ness Monster Australia's geography during the Jurassic Period History of the Australian Aboriginal people History of Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) The Great Barrier Reef; Definition of a reef; How the Great Barrier Reef formed; Sea life in the Reef\Geography of the Reef Equipment used in and description of experience of scuba diving Differences between America and Australia (e.g. seasons are opposite)

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: Gallopade International
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0635062100
• ISBN 13: 9780635062109
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 132