The Great Train Mystery (Real Kids! Real Places! (Paperback)) - Softcover

Marsh, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0635080834 ISBN 13: 9780635080837

Publisher: Carole Marsh Mysteries, 2012

Synopsis

Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa go "All aboard!" the train Papa's borrowed train for a fast-adventure across America - and try to keep from being "derailed" by mysterious mishaps, spooky surprises, and - oh, it's so dark in here! - those treacherous tunnels!

Look What's Inside This Mystery - people, places, history and more!
Places: Washington, D.C. - Union Station · The National Mall · Washington Monument · Lincoln Memorial; Nebraska - Union Station · Union Pacific Railroad Historical Museum · Chimney Rock; Missouri - Museum of Westward Expansion · Independence · Eads Bridge, St. Louis; Colorado - Union Station; Utah - Salt Lake City · Promontory Summit; and Mississippi River and Sierra Nevada Mountains

People: Lewis and Clark · Harry S. Truman · Shakespeare · Abraham Lincoln · Pioneers

Educational Items: Cattle drives · Union Station's history · Steam Engines · Louisiana Purchase · Transcontinental Railroad · Westward Expansion · Oregon Trail · Manifest Destiny · Golden Spike ceremony · The Old West · Bethel Granite · Sierra No. 3 · The Gateway Arch · California Trail · California Gold Rush · Kerosene · Coal · Oil · The Pony Express · Pinto horses · Historic trains: No. 119 and Jupiter

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: 3.6
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 150376
Lexile Measure: 610
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Get your FREE Resources!



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


2. Download the Where Have You Been map HERE.


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.
4. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussions and Book Club Activities 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

About this edition

• Publisher: Carole Marsh Mysteries
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0635080834
• ISBN 13: 9780635080837
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 157