The Mystery at Fort Sumter (Real Kids! Real Places! (Paperback)) - Softcover

Marsh, Carole

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9780635074294: The Mystery at Fort Sumter (Real Kids! Real Places! (Paperback))

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ISBN 10: 063507429X ISBN 13: 9780635074294

Publisher: Carole Marsh Mysteries, 2010

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Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa go to Charleston, South Carolina in search of missing (and dead!) Aunt Lulu and learn about Fort Sumter and the first shots fired in the Civil War as they solve a mystery of mayhem during a rare winter blizzard.

LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
� Ferry Ride to Fort Sumter � Fort Sumter - first shot in America's Civil War (or the War Between the States) - In 1861, the Fort was a Federal Fort - April 15, 1861, The Battle at Fort Sumter - 34 hours of fighting � Charleston known as the Most Haunted City in America � Food: Charleston stone-ground cheese grits, hush puppies, oyster stew, steamed shrimp, key lime pie, iced tea with lemon and mint leaves � King Street � Museum of Charleston � Children's Museum of Charleston � Meeting Street � Queen Street � Old Slave Market � Charleston Post and Courier � Saks 5th Avenue � U.S. Custom House � The Old Citadel Building Hotel - The Dungeon Suite - Parade Grounds � The Citadel Military College, Fort and Arsenal � Cannons and cannonballs � The Civil War - Medicine - Reasons for the Civil war - Slavery - States rights - Abolitionists - Confederate States of America - Confederate leaders demanded Fort Sumter's surrender - More than half a million soldiers killed - Brother vs. brother - Union Soldiers - Reconstruction - Emancipation Proclamation - Carpetbaggers and scalawags � South Carolina - First state to succeed from the Union.

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: 4.9
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 135932
Lexile Measure: 750
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40

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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

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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