The Mystery of Blackbeard the Pirate (Real Kids! Real Places! (Paperback)) - Softcover

Marsh, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0635016486 ISBN 13: 9780635016485

Publisher: Carole Marsh Mysteries, 2003

Synopsis

"His head is missing?" Michele asked. "Whose head?" When the answer turns out to be Blackbeard, fiercest pirate of the all. Four kids set off on a real adventure in North Carolina's real pirate haunt port town of Bath. While struggling to recover a special prop and save an outdoor drama, the kids learn about the Golden Age of Piracy up and down the American coast from Maine to Florida. They also learn a lot of history, solve a mystery, meet a legend and much more! They have a lot of Jolly Roger laughs! But do they find the treasure? Hmm, would they tell? Avast! This mystery's a treasure trove of fun!

LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Blackbeard's death History of Bath, NC · Bath geography · History of Ned Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard · Amphitheaters · History of the Bonner family and Bonner's Point · History of the Palmer-Marsh House · Information on St. Thomas Church · Lustre · Pontipool · Mary Ormond, Blackbeard's wife · Legend of the Magic Horse Tracks · Sailors· mirrors · Erosion · Bath Creek · Teach's Hole, Ocracoke Island, NC · Plum Point, Bath · Buzzard Inn, · Bath Public Library · St. Thomas Cemetery · Van Der Veer House · Magic Horse Tracks near Washington, 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: 5.2
Accelerated Reader Points: 4
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 74560
Lexile Measure: 780
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.


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

Review:

"Clues provide a tour of many of the historical buildings around town, which are well described for the reader." Source: ForeWord Magazine Published On: 2003-06-01

About this edition

• Publisher: Carole Marsh Mysteries
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0635016486
• ISBN 13: 9780635016485
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150