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The Mystery at Mount Vernon
Home of America's First President, George Washington (Real Kids! Real Places!
2010
First Published
3.68
Average Rating
159
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Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa bike to Mount Vernon, historic home of George Washington and find mystery, history and more "ooden"teeth than you can shake a stick at! LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! George Washington: early years: family, childhood and first job, • Altitude Sickness • Twin Keck Telescopes Facts • USS Arizona Memorial layout and history • Pearl Harbor •, Commander of the Continental Army, President of the United States • History of Mount Vernon and many of its buildings • Surveying • Geography of Mt. Vernon • Running a Plantation: Farming: fruit garden, tobacco, corn, vegetables; Fishing; Hunting; Smokehouse; Sheep shearing; Washhouse; Coach house • Slavery on Mount Vernon ? History of Cherry Trees in Washington, D.C. • Revolutionary War • Valley Forge • Fashion items in 1700's: wigs, knee breeches, silver buckles • Period foods: Valley Forge Soup, hoecakes, peanut soup, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, etc. • Period games • Folktales about George Washington: The Cherry Tree, Dentures • Dental hygiene and dentures in the 1700's • Historical Re-enactors • Construction of Mount Vernon: Materials, techniques • Ha-Ha Wall • National Symbols of America: tree, bird and the American flag • Sundials • Compass • Bastille Day • The Marquis De Lafayette • Mason Weems • Martha Washington. Mount Vernon, VA: The Ford Orientation Center, The Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center, The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, The Bowling Green, George Washington's Pioneer Farmer Site, Hands on History Tent, Slaves quarters, Cemetery, The landing dock, The pioneer farm servants hall and kitchen, main dining room, The study and secret staircase, The master bedroom, Martha Washington's room, Hunting Creek Plantation, The Forest Trail, Mansion House Farm, Memorial to the African Americans who served as slaves on Mount Vernon. 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: 135933 Lexile Measure: 700 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40 Get your FREE Resources! 1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Real Kids! Real Places! Correlations to Common Core/State Standards . 2. Download the Where Have You Been map . 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 . 4. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussions and Book Club Activities . 5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters .

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Author

Carole Marsh
Carole Marsh
Author · 60 books

Carole Marsh is a children's author and the founder of Gallopade International, a children’s book publishing company headquartered in Peachtree City, GA. Marsh writes mystery fiction in addition to works of non-fiction for children. Initially she self-published under the imprint Gallopade Publishing Group, which she founded in 1979; today Gallopade International is a major small publisher based in Peachtree City, Georgia. In 2007 Marsh received the Georgia Author of the Year award for her contributions to children's literature and to the state of Georgia over the past twenty-seven years.

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