Books with author Carole Marsh

Christina, who has a knack for stumbling upon (and solving) real-life mysteries, heads to Savannah, GA, where she and her Girl Scout friends are eager to join in the festivities for the National Camporee celebrating the Girl Scouts' 100th Anniversary. Although they are staying with Mimi, Christina's mystery-writing grandmother, Christina reassures the girls that on this trip, there will be no funny business and no mysteries.But as they begin exploring the historic city, they discover that someone is leaving creepy clues that lead them to River Street, a spooky cemetery, on a ghost tour, and even to Juliette Gordon Low's home. Soon, they find themselves in the middle of a real mystery that is going to need all the Scouting skills they have, as well as their friendship, to work out! With just a few days until the Camporee begins, the girls put their skills into action to solve a mystery filled with giggles, goose bumps and “s'more!”This book also includes lots of EXTRA (Girl Scout!) STUFF to do: • Create a mystery-writing patch! • Read about Juliette Gordon Low and other famous scouts in history! • Learn the lingo with a glossary of Girl Scout terms!Like all of Carole Marsh's 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. The Giggling Girl Scout Mystery also includes a built-in book club that includes Talk About It, Bring It To Life, a Scavenger Hunt and a Girl Scout Glossary.Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:Grade Levels: 2-5Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.6Accelerated Reader Points: 2Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 152388Lexile Measure: 690Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: PDevelopmental Assessment Level: 36.Click to watch a video of Carole Marsh, read the first three chapters, play some games and more!Carole Marsh has created a Troop Leader Guide to use in conjunction with the Giggling Ghost Girl Scout Mystery. Once your troop has finished reading the book, follow up with all the fun activities in this Troop Leader Guide! You can use selected activities in one meeting or spread them out over several meetings to prolong the fun. Either way, your girls will love it! And best of all―many of the activities will help your scouts attain several badges for Brownies, Juniors, and Cadettes! Click to view the Troop Leader Guide online or click to download the PDF. It’s FREE!Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters ."What a fun mystery! I felt like I was right there with these girlson their foggy night adventure around Savannah! I had giggles and goose bumps!"-Erin K."Set in Savannah during the real 100th Anniversary Camporee made this story seem so real to me! I learned a lot about Girl Scouts and I can't wait to get my turn to go see all these fun, spooky places for myself!"-Nina R.

Seriously, what’s more fun than camping out?! Sleeping under the stars? Roasting hot dogs over an open fire? Biting into ooey-gooey s’mores? Telling ghost stories in the moonlight? Waking up to a magnificent sunrise coming over the horizon?When you read this book, you’ll join a group of Girl Scouts on a spooky, spirited romp in the great outdoors. Besides having loads of fun, the girls in this story learn a lot about independence, trying new things, getting along with others, and surviving when away from the comforts of home. You’ll learn those same lessons when you’re camping out. And be assured that those experiences will turn into valuable nuggets of wisdom you and every other Girl Scout will take with you along the journey of life! So, settle into a comfortable chair and join our Girl Scouts as they get outside, get to work, get challenged, and giggle a LOT in the Creepy Campout Mystery! One Legendary Lizard, One Curious Cache, One Cryptic Lake, and Two Dastardly Dudes equals one ominous outdoor adventure. Ella and her friend Kiara are excited about a weekend Girl Scout campout with big sister Avery and her friend Pari. But when Ella’s sash goes missing shortly after their arrival, Ella becomes suspicious. Who took it? Was it another camper, or someone (or something!) else? Soon, the girls are drawn into an even greater mystery involving a mysterious madam, a ludicrous legend, and even a freaky, five-legged frog! What’s really going on at Cryptic Lake???Like all of Carole Marsh's 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. The Creepy Campout Girl Scout Mystery also includes a built-in book club that includes Talk About It, Bring It To Life, a Scavenger Hunt and a Girl Scout Glossary.Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 2-5Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.4Accelerated Reader Points: 3Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 178935Lexile Measure: 690Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: PDevelopmental Assessment Level: 36Carole Marsh has created a FREE 12-page Troop Leader Guide to use in conjunction with the Creepy Campout Scout Mystery. Once your troop has finished reading the book, follow up with all the fun activities in this Troop Leader Guide! You can use selected activities in one meeting or spread them out over several meetings to prolong the fun. Either way, your girls will love it! And best of all - many of the activities will help your scouts attain several badges for Brownies, Juniors, and Cadettes! Some of the fun activities include: Find the WordsCrossword PuzzleLet’s Take Some Pictures! - fulfills Step #2 and #4 for the Digital Photograph Badge! Spot the Differences! – fulfills Step #1 of the Junior Detective Badge! Decode a Secret Message - fulfills Step #5 of the Junior Detective Badge! Understanding an Environmental Problem- fulfils Step #4 of the Animal Habitat Badge! Geocaching! Let’s Write! Recipes All Girl Scouts Will Enjoy! A Sing-Along TimeClick to view the Troop Leader Guide online or click to download the PDF.Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters .

The Famous People in Georgia Photo Pack includes 12 photos or pictures.The 12 historical photos/pictures for the Georgia Photo Pack includes:• JAMES OGLETHORPE, Founder of the Colony of Georgia• MARY MUSGROVE, CFREEk Indian Interpreter, Negotiator, and Businesswoman• JOHN ROSS, Chief of the Cherokee Nation• HENRY GRADY, Editor of the Atlanta Constitution• JULIETTE GORDON LOW, Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA• WILLIAM B. HARTSFIELD, Six-Term Mayor of Atlanta• MARGARET MITCHELL, Author of Gone With the Wind• JACKIE ROBINSON, First African American Player in Major League Baseball• JIMMY CARTER, 39th President of the United States• MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., Leader of the Civil Rights Movement• RAY CHARLES, Pioneer of Soul Music• ANDREW YOUNG, Politician and Civil Rights ActivistThe photo packs are perfect for:• Writing Projects• Biography Projects• Graphic Timelines• Bulletin Boards• State Studies• Learning Centers• Classroom Decoration• And More! This FREE Online Teacher's Guide for State Photo Packs is 9 pages. The Teacher’s Guide provides ideas for two basic ways to use the photo packs: Classroom Display and Learning Activities. Click to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for State Photo Packs.

Join Grant and Christina on a journey to the top of the world - Mount Everest! Along with their two Sherpa friends, they try to help Uncle Mike and his friend reach the summit. But someone else is trying to make sure they don't! Can they make it past scary statues, mysterious monks, rickety bridges, and a deadly avalanche? Can the handle the b-b-breathtaking c-c-cold? Will a not-so-yackety yak lend a hand (or a hoof)? Oh no! Is that the Abominable Snowman roaring in the distance? Let's start climbing - do you have the courage to come along? Read this mystery - it will take your breath away! Here are some of the integral places in this mystery: Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal - Mt. Everest/Sagarmatha/Chomolungma - Everest View Hotel - Tengboche Monastery - Base Camp on the moraine - Khumbu Glacier - Khumbu Icefall - Himalayan Mountains. Here are some of the integral educational items in this mystery: Sherpas - HistoryTraditions and Foods - Sherpa Tea with Salt and Yak Butter - Tsampa - Breakfast food - Shakpa - Thick Potato Soup - Heating with Yak Dung - Prayer Flags - Angees and chubas - Traditional dress - Legend: -Abode of the Gods -Yeti (or The Abominable Snowman) - Modern Technology incorporated into the Sherpa lifestyleYaksMani StonesClimbing Gear - Crampons - Compass - Oxygen Tanks - Climbing Harness - GPS -Satellite Phones - Snow glasses - Ice AxesNepal - Size - Geography - History - Economy - Rupees Religions - Hindu - Buddhism -Architecture - Swayambhunath or "The Monkey Temple" - Music and Art - Sarangi - musical instrument played frequently in Nepal - Kalbhairav - A statue to whom people make promises. 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. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:Grade Levels: 3-6Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.5Accelerated Reader Points: 2Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 133397Lexile Measure: 700Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental Assessment Level: 40Get your FREE Resources!1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Around The World Correlations to Common Core/State Standards . 2. Download the Where in the World Have You Been map . 3. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussion and Book Club Activities .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 .5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters .

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! This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, a scavenger hunt, online book club and activities. This book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! This Carole Marsh Mystery has Accelerated Reader Reading Levels, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Levels and Developmental Reading Assessments Levels. LOOK what’s inside this mystery – people, places, history and more! Places: Paris, France • Charles de Gaulle Airport • Seine River • Pont Neuf (New Bridge) and the statue of King Henri IV • Musee du Louvre (The Louvre Museum) • Chat Qui Rit Cafe (The Laughing Cat Cafe) • Place de la Concorde and the Luxor Obelisk • Place Charles de Gaulle and l’Arc de Triomphe • Avenue des Champs-Elysees • Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) and The Jules Verne Restaurant, • Galeries Lafayette (Department Store) • Metro (underground subway system) including the Solf_rino stop • Musee d’Orsay including its history and descriptions of artwork • Notre Dame • The Catacombs • Ile de la Cite • Jardin des Yuileries (Garden outside the louver containing sculpture) • La Grande Arche de la Defense • Paris Opera HouseEducational Items: Metric System • Obelisks • Gargoyles including their usage and historical significance • Luxor Obelisk including its history and hieroglyphics • The Louvre including many paintings in and architecture of the building • The Arch de Triomphhe including its history • Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) including its history and design • Musee d’Orsay including its history and descriptions of artwork • Notre Dame including its history, location, the stone arches and the statues of the saints, the bell towers and the gargoyles • The Catacombs including its environment and history • Bust Sculpture • Statue of a gladiator missing • Crepes • Pen-Pals • Etruscan Art • Tarte tatin (upside down apple pie) • Lemonade (lemonade) • Impressionist Paintings • Subtitles in a movie • Tour de France Bicycle Race including its traditionsPeople: Renaissance Italian Painters • Leonardo Da Vinci • Venus de Milo including its history • Vincent Van Gogh • Edgar Degas • La Joconde (Mona Lisa) including its historyBelow is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:Grade Levels: 3-6Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.9Accelerated Reader Points: 3Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 103234Lexile Measure: 710Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental Assessment Level: 40Get your FREE Resources!1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Around The World Correlations to Common Core/State Standards . 2. Download the Where in the World Have You Been map . 3. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussion and Book Club Activities .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 .5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters .

Thousands of miles from home, Grant Christina, Mimi, and Papa look out the window of their airplane at the winding-snake wall – endless as far as they can see. When Grant finds a treasure map in the seat pocket, the mystery begins. The treasure hunt takes Grant, Christina and their Chinese pen pals on a wild ride in a rickshaw, to the land of the Forbidden City, and face-to-face with a dragon! X marks the spot but where is X? As the kids try to solve the puzzle, they come to across fortune cookies with clues and warnings (yikes!), dragons with menacing messages, fantastic fireworks, and a "flowerpot" army! Can they beat the bad guy to the treasure?? The race is on! LOOK what’s inside this mystery – people, places, history and more! Places: The Forbidden City • Nine Dragon Screen • Hong Kong Express Restaurant. Places in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Airport • Victoria Peak • Kowloon • The Great Wall • Tiananmen Square • Palace of Earthly Tranquility • Hall of Imperial Peace • Victoria Harbor • Tibet • Mt. Everest • Moscow, Russia • Macau • New Territories, Hong KongEducational Items: Chinese history • Chinese Food •Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) • Chinese dragons • History of the Forbidden City • History of the Terracotta Army • Funicular railway • Victoria Peak history • Governor’s Walk • Jade facts • The Escalator • Carriageway and Watch Tower on Great Wall of China • Air China • China as trade partner • Confucius • Chinese geography • Pandas • Fortune cookies • Bactrian camels • How Chinese is read • Pinyin (simple form of Chinese writing) • Dynasties • Chinese inventions • Chinese book printing • Book shipping process • Star ferry • LimestonePeople: Bob Scott’s trip across the Great Wall • Marco PoloThis mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor. This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and Developmental Reading Assessment.Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:Grade Levels: 3-6Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.7Accelerated Reader Points: 2Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 111602Lexile Measure: 710Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental Assessment Level: 40Get your FREE Resources!1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Around The World Correlations to Common Core/State Standards . 2. Download the Where in the World Have You Been map . 3. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussion and Book Club Activities .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 .5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters .

Christina, Grant, Mimi, Papa visit Papa's good friend who lives on a cattle ranch in Nevada. They land the Mystery Girl on a small airstrip near Area 51 and soon learn that the rancher and his wife have been losing their cattle. While trying to solve the mystery of the missing cattle, Christina and Grant find a ?"rop?"circle clue. Could it be alien abductions? This spooky mystery has the kids traveling in an RV, riding on 4-wheelers, visiting a few ghost towns and getting stuck in a mine. LOOK what's inside this mystery - people, places, history and more! Place in Nevada: Flyin' R Ranch • Little A'Le'Inn • Area 51 • Mojave Desert • Pahranagat Valley • Ash Springs • Richardville Road • E.T. HighwayEducational Items: S'mores • Cattle ranching • Crop Circles • Shoshone Indians • Sonic booms • The Gold Rush • Map coordinates • Pahranagat Valley: flora, alfalfa and cottonwoods • Air Force • Aircraft testing • Groom Lake • Night vision goggles • Radio transmissionsLike 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: 3-6Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 3.9Accelerated Reader Points: 2Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 143635Lexile Measure: 600Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental 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 .

One Spooky House. One Hazardous Hurricane. One Sneaky Rat. And Lots of Palyful Pups. Equals one Doggone Good Time! A group of generous girl scouts volunteer at an animal shelter... and end up in a doggone puzzling mystery full of twists, turns, and lots of perky puppies! Avery, Ella, and their two Girl Scout friends decide to show their love for animals by volunteering at an animal shelter. They have fun giving puppy baths, cuddling canines, and even cleaning cages! But when the girls realize that the dogs and puppies are disappearing, they become alarmed. Who is taking the precious pups? And why?? To make matters worse, there s a hurricane coming! Join these inquisitive Girl Scouts as they track down the doggies that have stolen their hearts! 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. The Puppy Rescue Girl Scout Mystery is great for grades 3 - 6.

The wonders of the Big Apple will excite all kids, whether they are from New York City, visiting New York City, or just learning about this awesome, amazing place. This exciting and educational coloring/activity book parades kids all around New York City, from Rockefeller Center to the Bronx Zoo, from Grand Central Terminal to the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Kids travel through New York City by way of mazes, dot-to-dots, crosswords, coloring pages, matching, a detailed map and other fun activities. Kids visit New York City's sports teams, museums, famous landmarks and cultural centers, learning all about New York City history, geography, people and much more! The New York City Coloring and Activity Book includes: The Brooklyn Bridge • The USS Intrepid • The Statue of Liberty • The Chrysler Building • Central Park • Rockefeller Center • Knicks • Giants • Islanders • Mets • Yankees • The Five Boroughs • Empire State Building • Broadway • New Year’s Eve in Times Square • And lots more!

The Yellowstone Coloring Book is not just your typical coloring book - it's a 2.2 million acre adventure! Kids will grab their crayons and journey through Wyoming, Idaho and Montana - encountering geysers, wolves (and grizzlies!) along the way. Will Old Faithful erupt? Which way to the Continental Divide? Coloring, educational facts and trivia will provide hours of fun for boys and girls - perfect for home, car or tent!The Yellowstone Coloring Book is 24-page reproducible and educational coloring and activity book. This book includes history of Yellowstone National Park, the many animals and natural wonders kids will see in the park and more. Some of the activities include a word search, a maze, matching, and connect the dots and more.

Four real (cold) kids head north to Alaska (where else?) just in time for the famous Iditarod Trial dogsled race! They discover themselves in hot pursuit of a runaway team with a renegade musher? in a snowbank of clues about a mystery that needs solving VERY FAST! All you got to do is dig through some very old Gold Rush history, but hurry lives are depending on you! On, you huskies! LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Alaskan geography • Information on California and Klondike gold rushes • Gold Dust Soup • Story of Balto and the beginning of the Iditarod • Dressing for the Alaskan weather • Siberian huskies • How to feed sled dogs • Moose • Dogs and antifreeze • Information on the Iditarod race- racing vocabulary, sled dog alignment, how to drive a sled, supplies needed, and training • Mail on the Iditarod • Prizes for Iditarod winner and Iditarod finishers • Changing location of Iditarod race • Widow's Lantern and historical lantern use • Gold Rush Hotel • Burled Arch, Nome, AK • Eagle River, AK • Skwentna, AK • Ruby, AK • Nulato, AK. 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: 3-6Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.9Accelerated Reader Points: 3Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 74564Lexile Measure: 830Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental 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 .