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Books in Mysteries in Our National Parks series

  • Mysteries in Our National Parks: The Hunted: A Mystery in Glacier National Park

    Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson

    Paperback (National Geographic Children's Books, Oct. 9, 2007)
    Grizzly cubs are disappearing from Glacier National Park, and the Landon family must figure out why! But for Jack, the real mystery is his sister Ashley's strange behavior. What was she doing alone in the woods so early in the morning? And why did she lie to their parents? Jack's efforts to unravel the truth lead to a pulse-pounding adventure that brings the Landon kids face to face with an enraged grizzly—as Jack and his sister suddenly become the hunted.
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  • Mysteries in Our National Parks: Over The Edge

    Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson

    Paperback (National Geographic Children's Books, March 1, 2002)
    Wildlife veterinarian Olivia Landon has been asked to help find the source of the lead shotgun pellets that are poisoning the few remaining California condors in Grand Canyon National Park. After she announces a plan, Olivia receives a death threat on her laptop. The plot soon thickens to involve the Landon kids, Jack and Ashley, and the family?s temporary ward?15-year-old Morgan Rogers, a rebellious self-proclaimed anarchist and computer buff. Tension mounts when the e-mail threat is almost carried out and Morgan is the only witness. The following investigation leads readers on a trip through Morgan?s cyberworld connections and builds to a thrilling conclusion.
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  • The Hunted

    Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson

    Paperback (Demco Media, Feb. 1, 2002)
    The Landon family travels to Glacier National Park to investigate why grizzly bear cubs are disappearing and becomes involved with a ten-year-old Mexican runaway boy.
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  • Out Of The Deep

    Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson

    Hardcover (National Geographic Children's Books, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Wildlife veterinarian Olivia Landon and her family are in Maine, investigating the mysterious strandings of marine mammals on the rocky beaches of Acadia National Park. With the family is 14-year-old Bindy Callister, a temporary ward who has been bullied by her older brother. Jack, Ashley, and Bindy come upon a baby humpback whale stranded in a rocky tidal pool and barely alive. During the complex rescue operation that follows, no one notices when Bindy wanders off. By the time Jack and Ashley find her, Bindy is acting very strange. She knows whoÂ’s causing the strandings but is afraid to tell. Jack and Ashley must get her to talk before more lives are endangered!
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  • Out Of The Deep

    Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 13, 2008)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Jack, Ashley, and their unreliable new foster sister set out to solve the mystery of why whales are beaching themselves at Acadia National Park.
  • Wolf Stalker

    Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 8, 2007)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. These suspenseful mystery stories combine science and survival techniques set amidst the natural wonders of America's national parks.
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  • Valley of Death

    Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, May 1, 2002)
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  • Cliff Hanger

    Gloria Skurzynski

    Paperback (Demco Media, Feb. 1, 2002)
    Twelve-year-old Jack and his younger sister visit Mesa Verde National Park, where they delve into the park's history while gradually uncovering the mysterious past of their family's teenage foster child Lucky.
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  • Deadly Waters

    Gloria Skurzynski

    Paperback (Demco Media, Feb. 1, 2002)
    While visiting the Everglades National Park with their parents, the Landon children uncover the mystery of dying manatees and learn important lessons about the natural environment.
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  • Buried Alive

    Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Feb. 1, 2003)
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  • Rage of Fire

    Gloria Skurzynski

    Paperback (Demco Media, Feb. 1, 2002)
    Jack, Ashley, and their parents visit Hawaii where they meet a Vietnamese boy who is going to live with his American grandfather whom he has never met, and are pursued by the goddess Pele.
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  • Cliff-Hanger Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition

    Alane Ferguson, Gloria Skurzynski

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, )
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