It's a loooooong plane flight from Georgia to South Africa for Grant, Christina, Papa, and the kids' mystery-writing grandmother Mimi! They're going on a safari! Grant can't wait to see the "Big Five"-lions, elephants, Cape buffalo, rhinos, and leopards. But he and Christina end up seeing much more-and find themselves embroiled in a hot, dusty, safari-style mystery! It all starts when a white lion goes missing. . . followed by mischievous monkeys. . . mysterious messages. . .a snapping snake. . .and ends up with Grant coming face-to-face with the most fearsome creature of them all! RRROOOAAARRR! Come along for a wild ride through the sunny, South
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 Developmental Reading Assessment.
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Places: Kruger National Park • Hoyo Hoyo Tsonga Lodge • Sable Sleepover Hide • Sable Dam • Smithsonian Museum of Natural History • Spirit of Adventure Safari • Tunisia, North Africa
Educational Items: Kruger National Park Facts • Poachers • Mining • Predators and prey • Savannah • Watering holes • Snake Charming • Stampedes • Foods in South Africa; Chicken Schnitzel, Ostrich burger, mopani worms • South Africa Facts • 11 official languages • Gold Exports in Africa
Below is the
Reading Levels Guide for this book:
Grade Levels: 3-8
Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.4
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 129390
Lexile Measure: 680
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40
Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters
HERE.
For additional resources, go to the Resources Tab. On the Resource Tab, you will find Common Core State Standards for Teachers, Where Have You Been map, additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussion Questions and Book Club Activities, and the Around the World Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource for classroom discussion questions and activities for ELA.
FREE resources for you!
1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries
Around The World Correlations to Common Core/State Standards HERE.
2. Download the
Where in the World Have You Been map
HERE.
3. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussion and Book Club Activities
HERE.
4. Utilize the Around the World Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource for classroom discussion questions and activities for ELA grades 2-6. This can be used for all 19 mysteries
HERE.
