| The Curse of the Acropolis: Athens, Greece Contributor(s): Marsh, Carole (Author) |
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ISBN: 0635064707 ISBN-13: 9780635064707 Publisher: Carole Marsh Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 Annotation: Mimi, Papa, and two of their grandchildren -- Christina and Grant -- fly to Paris aboard Papa's red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. As soon as they land at Charles de Gaulle Airport and meet their pen pals, Jean-Luc and Marie, the mystery begins! A famous statue is missing from the world-famous Louvre Museum. A mysterious woman in black is following them. So is a pigeon, dropping clues and more along the way! The kids search the spooky catacombs, Notre Dame, and other Paris landmarks to try to solve the mystery. To make things worse, the Eiffel Tower is in danger of falling! Time is running out! Come along! Don't miss the fun, the frights, or the surprising ending! More about the Around the World in 80 Mysteries series: Travel around the world with Christina and Grant as they visit famous places in 80 countries. Exciting adventures include history, geography, culture, and more of each country they visit. A fun way to learn about fascinating places around the world! Each book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! Beginning in 2006, kids can visit the www.carolemarshmysteries.com website to: Join the Carole Marsh Mysteries Fan Club! Write a letter to Christina, Grant, Mimi, or Papa! Cast their vote for where the next mystery should take place! Find fascinating facts about the countries where the mysteries take place! Track their reading on an international map! Take the Fact or Fiction online quiz! Play the Around-the-World Scavenger Hunt computer game! Find out where "The Mystery Girl" is flying next! And more!!!! Read all the books in any order!!! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Series: Carole Marsh Mysteries (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.36" W x 7.52" (0.30 lbs) 133 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 121650 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Mystery Girl-Mimi, Papa, Christina and Grant aboard-travels to the historic country of Greece. The wonders of the ancient world soon turn to a wickedly awful mystery Trek along to the Acropolis in the moonlight A museum where Grant loses his marbles. Wake up in a volcano's caldera Get lost in the caverns of the Meteora Decipher clues in Greek Spend the night in Socrate's Prison And much more as you help solve the mystery and the curse and learn why Grant says, It's all Greek to me More about the Around the World in 80 Mysteries series: Travel around the world with Christina and Grant as they visit famous places in 80 countries. Exciting adventures include history, geography, culture, and more of each country they visit. A fun way to learn about fascinating places around the world Each book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more Kids can visit the www.carolemarshmysteries.com website to: Join the Carole Marsh Mysteries Fan Club Write a letter to Christina, Grant, Mimi, or Papa Cast their vote for where the next mystery should take place Find fascinating facts about the countries where the mysteries take place Track their reading on an international map Take the Fact or Fiction online quiz Play the Around-the-World Scavenger Hunt computer game Find out where The Mystery Girl is flying next And more Read all the books in any order 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. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level. |