The Breathtaking Mystery On Mt Everest The Top Of The World

Join Grant and Christina on a journey to the top of the world - Mount Everest! Along with their two Sherpa friends, they try to help Uncle Mike and his friend reach the summit. But someone else is trying to make sure they don't! Can they make it past scary statues, mysterious monks, rickety bridges, and a deadly avalanche? Can the handle the b-b-breathtaking c-c-cold? Will a not-so-yackety yak lend a hand (or a hoof)? Oh no! Is that the Abominable Snowman roaring in the distance? Let's start climbing - do you have the courage to come along? Read this mystery - it will take your breath away!æ Here are some of the integral places in this mystery: Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal - Mt. Everest/Sagarmatha/Chomolungma - Everest View Hotel - Tengboche Monastery - Base Camp on the moraine - Khumbu Glacier - Khumbu Icefall - Himalayan Mountains. Here are some of the integral educational items in this mystery: Sherpas _ History -Traditions and Foods - Sherpa Tea with Salt and Yak Butter - Tsampa - Breakfast food - Shakpa - Thick Potato Soup - Heating with Yak Dung - Prayer Flags - Angees and chubas - Traditional dress - Legend: -Abode of the Gods -Yeti (or The Abominable Snowman) - Modern Technology incorporated into the Sherpa lifestyle _ Yaks -Mani Stones -Climbing Gear - Crampons - Compass - Oxygen Tanks - Climbing Harness - GPS -Satellite Phones - Snow glasses - Ice Axes -Nepal - Size - Geography - History - Economy - Rupees - Religions - Hindu - Buddhism - Architecture - Swayambhunath or "The Monkey Temple" - Music and Art - Sarangi - musical instrument played frequently in Nepal - Kalbhairav - A statue to whom people make promises. Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each 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: 4.5 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 133397 Lexile Measure: 700 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Join Grant and Christina on a journey to the top of the world - Mount Everest! Along with their two Sherpa friends, they try to help Uncle Mike and his friend reach the summit. But someone else is trying to make sure they don't! Can they make it past scary statues, mysterious monks, rickety bridges, and a deadly avalanche? Can the handle the b-b-breathtaking c-c-cold? Will a not-so-yackety yak lend a hand (or a hoof)? Oh no! Is that the Abominable Snowman roaring in the distance? Let's start climbing - do you have the courage to come along? Read this mystery - it will take your breath away!æ Here are some of the integral places in this mystery: Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal - Mt. Everest/Sagarmatha/Chomolungma - Everest View Hotel - Tengboche Monastery - Base Camp on the moraine - Khumbu Glacier - Khumbu Icefall - Himalayan Mountains. Here are some of the integral educational items in this mystery: Sherpas _ History -Traditions and Foods - Sherpa Tea with Salt and Yak Butter - Tsampa - Breakfast food - Shakpa - Thick Potato Soup - Heating with Yak Dung - Prayer Flags - Angees and chubas - Traditional dress - Legend: -Abode of the Gods -Yeti (or The Abominable Snowman) - Modern Technology incorporated into the Sherpa lifestyle _ Yaks -Mani Stones -Climbing Gear - Crampons - Compass - Oxygen Tanks - Climbing Harness - GPS -Satellite Phones - Snow glasses - Ice Axes -Nepal - Size - Geography - History - Economy - Rupees - Religions - Hindu - Buddhism - Architecture - Swayambhunath or "The Monkey Temple" - Music and Art - Sarangi - musical instrument played frequently in Nepal - Kalbhairav - A statue to whom people make promises. Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities.æ Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.5 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 133397 Lexile Measure: 700 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Weird happenings occur on the way to the top of Mt. Everest.

While trying to help their Uncle Mike reach the summit of Mount Everest, Grant and Christina discover that someone doesn't want them to make it.

Weird happenings occur on the way to the top of Mt. Everest.

Christina and Grant are studying Japan in school. They are so excited about the mysterious and exotic country that they talk Mimi and Papa into flying the Mystery Girl airplane to Japan. It all seems so beautiful and serene: the gardens, the cherry blossoms, the beautiful geisha. But what about the very large sumo wrestlers, the samurai swords, and who are those ninja, anyway? The ground is shaking, tooãfrom a rumbling volcano and a tummy-tumbling earthquake! Creepy calligraphy clues lead them on a chase through neon-lit Tokyo, a mysterious Japanese garden and via bullet train to the awesome Mt. Fuji! Grab a ticket and join them for all the fun, frights, and adventure! This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each 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! How to translate English names to Japanese, and how to write them - Japanese manners and customs, and how they differentiate from American ones - Tatami mats - Kanji (Japanese characters) - Samurai including weapons, hara-kiri - Girls' Day and Boys' Day, including traditions of each - Traditions of the kimono, and how to put one on - Sumo wrestling including stables, warm-ups, hairstyles - Cherry Blossom Festival - Earthquakes in Japan - Ring of Fire, volcanoes - Puppet shows and kabuki plays - Japanese gardens. Places in Tokyo, Japan: Mitsokishi Department Store - Akihabara (an electronics neighborhood) - The Imperial Palace - Senso-Ji Temple - Ueno Park - Mount Fuji, just west of Tokyo - Tokyo Disneyland and - Lake Hakone, Hakone, Japan. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.0 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 111601 Lexile Measure: 740 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

One bogus Ben! A valiant veteran! A pair of patriots! A rocky spot! Equals one bell-ringing adventure! Ding, Dong! Ding, Dong! When Christina discovers that the Liberty Bell hanging in Liberty Center is a fake, she enlists Grant and two Philadelphia friends to help her find the real one. But time in running out! See if you can crack this mystery. Ding, Dong! Ding, Dong! Some mysterious historical characters, including Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Betsy Ross, offer them clues. But are they actors... or are they ghosts? Along the way, the kids are chased by Redcoats, cornered in a creepy old ship, and learn about the birth of the United States! So grab your tri-corn - it's time for a trip back in time! LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Old City Š Independence Hall (State House of Pennsylvania) Š Assembly Room Š Liberty Bell Center Š Betsy Ross's home Š City Tavern Š U. S. Mint Š Ben Franklin Parkway Š The Museum District Š The Mutter Museum Š Penn's Landing Š Historic Lights of Liberty Š Christ Church, Society Hill Š The Franklin Institute Science Museum Š Electricity Hall Š Lancaster County, PA Š Clothing of colonial times Š History of the Liberty Bell including Whitechapel Foundry, England; The Inscription on the Liberty Bell; and Uses of the Liberty Bell Š Amish culture and origins Š Declaration of Independence Š George Washington Š 1787 Constitutional Convention Š Betsy Ross Š Thomas Jefferson Š Benjamin Franklin Š Postmaster. 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: 4.6 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 133198 Lexile Measure: 710 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Mimi and Papa speed away to London, England in their little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Tagging along are grandchildren Christina, 10, and Grant, 7. Mimi, a children's mystery book writer, has an appointment with the Queen! Papa is headed for the Rosetta Stone. The kids are supposed to go to the Tower of London and "behave themselves." But, uh-oh, Grant spots a big problem with Big Ben...and he and his sister, along with their two new best friends, George and Maggie, take a whirlwind tour from the top of the Eye, up the Thames River, down into a dungeon, and more -- in search of clues to solve The Mystery of Big Ben! 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 book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! 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: The Ritz Hotel - Big Ben (where Clue #1 is found) - Eye in the Sky Ferris wheel - The British Museum (where clue #2 is found) - HarrodÍs department store - Tower of London - St. PaulÍs Cathedral - CleopatraÍs Needle - Globe Theater - 221b Baker Street (fictional home of Sherlock Holmes) - Madame TussaudÍs Wax Museum - Buckingham Palace - Heathrow Airport - Paris, France - London Bridge - Tower Bridge - Piccadilly Circus - Times Square (New York), USA - London Underground - Thames River - Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA - Savannah, Georgia - Washington, D.C., USA Educational Items: The plays and productions of William Shakespeare - Rosetta Stone - History of St. PaulÍs Cathedral - History of the Tower of London - History of the Globe Theater - Eros (mythology) - Big Ben - Elgin Marbles - London Bridge - Crown Jewels - Bubonic Plague - Statue of Liberty - Changing of the Guard People: Sherlock Holmes - Lindow Man - Jack the Ripper - Blackbeard the Pirate - Sir Walter Raleigh Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.7 Accelerated Reader Points: 3 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 103233 Lexile Measure: 730 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40