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Mimi, Papa, Grant, and Christina are headed to China in Papa's little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Thousands of miles away from home, surrounded by hundreds of years of imperial history, Christina, 10 and Grant, 7, discover puzzling clues as soon as they arrive at the airport While Mimi is attending a writers' conference, her grandchildren are thrust into what appears to be an unsolvable mystery involving a mean, creepy stranger, a serpent-like Wall, a treasure map, and ancient artifacts-all exploding into an end no one could have ever predicted As always, the ever nap-seeking Papa is there with Mimi to save the day for Christina and Grant, but not before the kids are tossed through some hair-raising twists and turns Come along Learn a few facts about China, and have lots of fun Download free activities for this book Click on a link below
Fact or Fiction Fascinating Facts - CHINABook Club DiscussionBook Club ActivitiesMore 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 You can visit the Carole Marsh Mysteries website to: Join the Carole Marsh Mysteries Fan Club Write a letter to Christina, Grant, Mimi, or Papa Cast your vote for where the next mystery should take place Find fascinating facts about the countries where the mysteries take place Track your 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
Want a sneak preview of this great mystery? Click HERE to download the first three chapters (approximately 355 KB)
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.
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Horn Book Review
Christina (ten), Grant (seven), and their grandparents Mimi (author Carole Marsh) and Papa (her husband) embark on two more international mystery-solving adventures. Their exploits are tepid, and despite good intentions, the author resorts to mimicry and cultural stereotyping to invoke suspense (all Asians look alike so which is the villain?) and humor (all Australians are like Crocodile Dundee--""Crikey!""). Glos. [Review covers these Carole Marsh Mysteries titles: The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef and The Mystery on the Great Wall of China.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.