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One ghostly figure, four kids in jail, seven miles of snaky river, too many clues and time is running out! Four real kids visit the Alamo and become ensnarled in a mystery where clues take them along the River Walk and through old San Antonio on a mission to save the Alamo... and they learn a little history all along the way! LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! The Alamo Story and History • History of Texas General Santa Anna • San Jacinto River Battle, TX • Davy Crockett, history of his life and his role at the Alamo • General Sam Houston, • Remember The Alamo • Sarah Seely DeWitt, •Come and Take It • William Barret Travis, Commander of the Alamo in 1836, "A line in the sand" • The Alamo (San Antonio de Valero) - The Alamo Shrine - The Alamo Hospital - The Alamo Soldier's Barracks - The Cenotaph Memorial • The River Walk, (Paseo del Rio) • The Circus Museum. 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: 4.7 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 74561 Lexile Measure: 720 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40 Get your FREE Resources!
- Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Real Kids! Real Places! Correlations to Common Core/State Standards .
- Download the Where Have You Been map .
- 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 .
- Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussions and Book Club Activities .
- Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters .
Author
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.
