Books published by publisher Gallopade International

Avery and Evan visit the National Wildlife Refuge—home to HUMONGOUS ALLIGATORS!—”stacked like cordwood!” When the kids overhear rumors of “gator poaching,” they are determined to help find the culprits. “We gotta protect wildlife!” Clues set in motion a wild adventure filled with science, high-tech gear, and fun! “This is a mystery you can really sink your TEETH into!”The Mystery in Alligator Alley is set at the National Wildlife Refuge on the Georgia/South Carolina border, just outside Savannah. The author, Carole Marsh and her husband, actually live nearby and have seen "gators stacked like cordwood!" The mystery involves possible alligator poaching and the characters learn about habitats, conservation, endangered species, and other wildlife issues, while enjoying a rip-roaring romp through some incredible lowcountry locales.This mystery is geared for boys and girls ages 7-14 and features bother and sister, Avery and Evan, who help their mystery book writer grandmother solve wildlife related mysteries. The Wildlife Mystery series has a strong focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! The Wildlife Mysteries will have an assigned Accelerated Reader reading levels, points and quiz numbers, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell level and a Developmental Reading Assessment.

One Sparking, City! One space-age tower! One mysterious Box! A stash of silver dollars! And a sky-high adventure! Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa head for Seattle’s famous Space Needle, and end up in a “towering” mystery full of curious tokens, shiny silver dollars, suspicious characters, and words of warning from someone – but who?? And why??This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and more! Fun activities, built-in book club and SAT words are in each book. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.4Accelerated Reader Points: 2Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 182118Lexile Measure: 650Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental Assessment Level: 40

Mimi, Papa, Christina and Grant may have bitten off more than can chew when they decide to Canada – from one end to the other! Mysterious totem-pole clues lead them across the massive, magnificent country via a long black limo, a swank private jet, the mysterious Ocean train, and even by dogsled! Along the way, the kids meet two new Inuit friends to guide them – and giggle with! – as they get wet at Horseshoe Falls… touch the sky at CN Tower… meet a mysterious Mountie… and get into mischief at the Calgary Stampede! Overshadowing it all are those mysteriously beautiful lights in the sky. “Is the sky on fire?” Grant wants to know. Hang on to your hat… and jump on board a mystery Canada – the second-largest country in the World!Like all of Carole Marsh’s Mysteries, this mystery will also incorporate history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery will include SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities.

n The Mystery at Dolphin Cove you will encounter…. One dolphin darling! Two bottlenoses breaching! Three dejected dolphins! Four wet kids! And lots of click and whistles! Avery, Ella, and Evan love dolphins! So when they get invited to see them up close and personal, they jump at the chance – just like their new dolphin pals Marco and Polo! But when dolphins start disappearing all along the coast, the kids are determined to find out what– or who–is the culprit! “We’re got to save the dolphins!” Clever clues lead the kids on a wet and wild adventure full of science, high-tech gear, and LOTS of fun. Take a dive into this mystery, and you’ll be hooked! Before they know it, the kids are mixed up in an adventurous mystery where clues require them to use their best science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills to find the answers! Can they solve the mystery before the rattlesnake strikes?! In this mystery, there are additional pages filled with STEM materials you can use to learn about and solve problems such as: 1. Labeled diagram of a Bottlenose dolphin2. Impress your friends with you knowledge of dolphin facts3. Learn about the math term probability4. Explore 3D printing – “it’s the next big thing” 5. Discover how dolphins communicate6. Learn the etymology of dolphins7. Discover how the sun warms the earth8. Memorize the words in the glossaryThis mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! The Wildlife Mysteries will have an assigned Accelerated Reader reading levels, points and quiz numbers, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell level and a Developmental Reading Assessment.This mystery is geared for boys and girls ages 7-14 and features bother and sister, Avery and Evan, who help their mystery book writer grandmother solve wildlife related mysteries. The Wildlife Mystery series has a strong focus on STEM.

What could be more thrilling than a family trip across the globe? How about a spur-of-the-moment mystery at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia?The newest addition to the popular Around the World in 80 Mysteries series, The Mystery of the Onion Domes takes readers on an awe-inspiring and action-packed adventure complete with thrills, chills, and bobsled spills! Super-sleuth siblings Christina and Grant get the chance to take the trip of a lifetime to Russia to tour the country and witness the Winter Olympics. But their travel plans go haywire from the start with the arrival of a mysterious doll containing a nasty note that proves to be a clue. When their grandparents get separated from them on a speeding train, the grand tour goes from entertaining to unnerving. What on earth could the “Great Bear” have in store for them now?Like all of Carole Marsh’s Mysteries, this mystery will also incorporate history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery will include SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. This Carole Marsh Mystery will obtain an Accelerated Reader Reading Level, Points and Quiz Number, a Lexile Measure, a Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level and a Developmental Reading Assessment Level soon after it is released. Lexile Measure: 730

Tarantulas can be terrifying – or are they really that bad?! Join Avery, Ella, Evan and Roo as they embark on an unexpected arachnid adventure! t the size of a dinner plate? Seriously?? When tarantula traps keep appearing (and disappearing!), the kids are drawn into a mystery they’ll need all eight of their legs to solve! Baffling clues abound – and launch the kids into a spider web of mystery that requires-tech skills and high-gear to solve! “Once you get tangled up in this mystery, you won’t want it to end!” Mystery books have always been a great higher-order, critical –thinking genre, and the “real kid characters” in this series eagerly get into using high-demand Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills to solve each mystery!In this mystery, there are additional pages filled with STEM materials you can use to learn about and solve problems such as: 1. Labeled diagram of a Mexican Red-Kneed tarantula2. Impression your friends with your tarantula facts3. Learn about the differences between insects and arachnids4. Discover the etymology of tarantulas5. Learn how to make a pitfall tarantula trap6. Explore the average growth of Saguaro Cacti7. Expand your knowledge of the amazing spider silk8. Memorize the words and definitions in the glossaryThis mystery is geared for boys and girls ages 7-14 and features bother and sister, Avery and Evan, who help their mystery book writer grandmother solve wildlife related mysteries. The Wildlife Mystery series has a strong focus on STEM. The Mystery of the Tarantula Trap will incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! The Mystery of the Tarantula Trapwill have an assigned Accelerated Reader reading levels, points and quiz numbers, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell level and a Developmental Reading Assessment.

Alpine McAlpine School is all in a dither! The students in Ms. Bogus' class are going on a fantasy field trip to the planet Mars! Join the clever kid, the clumsy one, the athlete, the bookworm, and more as they whisk off on an out-of-this-world adventure, learn about Mars, and try to figure out how to get back, older, wiser, sillier, smarter, and well, pretty darn exhausted too!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. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level.

Avery, Ella, and Evan love wildlife...but some wildlife is just wilder than others! In this exciting mystery, these real kids, and new friends, encounter a whole lotta shakin’ going on in rattlesnake country! But when that shakin’ is coming from an about-to-strike rattlesnake—Y-Y-Yikes! Before they know it, the kids are mixed up in an adventurous mystery where clues require them to use their best science, technology, engineering, and math skills to find the answers! Can they solve the mystery before the rattlesnake strikes?! Before they know it, the kids are mixed up in an adventurous mystery where clues require them to use their best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to find the answers! Mystery books have always been a great higher-order, critical –thinking genre, and the “real Kid characters” in this series eagerly get into using high-demand STEM skills to solve each mystery!In this mystery, there are additional pages filled with STEM materials you can use to learn about and solve problems such as: 1. Impress your friends with your knowledge of rattlesnake facts2. Discover angles3. Examine engineers, what they do and the various types of engineers4. Explore the difference between Herpetology and Herpetologists5. Learn about animals and their scientific names6. Discover etymology of reptiles7. Explore the difference between cold-blooded animals and warm-blooded animals8. Investigate why Antivenom is Important9. Learn how to read a chemical formula10. Discover wind turbins11. Explore AnemometersThis mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! The Wildlife Mysteries will have an assigned Accelerated Reader reading levels, points and quiz numbers, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell level and a Developmental Reading Assessment.This mystery is geared for boys and girls ages 7-14 and features bother and sister, Avery and Evan, who help their mystery book writer grandmother solve wildlife related mysteries. The Wildlife Mystery series has a strong focus on STEM. This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! The Wildlife Mysteries will have an assigned Accelerated Reader reading levels, points and quiz numbers, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell level and a Developmental Reading Assessment.

The Mystery at Plymouth Rock - Christina, Grant, and two new friends visit historic Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts, and get mixed up in a mystery involving a couple of troublesome turkeys, plenty of Pilgrims, and the the amazing Mayflower merchant ship! Read and find out more!This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Fun activities, built-in book club and SAT words are in each book. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:Grade Levels: 3-6Lexile Measure: 670 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental Assessment Level: 40

hristina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa go “All aboard!” the train Papa’s borrowed train for a fast-adventure across America – and try to keep from being “derailed” by mysterious mishaps, spooky surprises, and – oh, it’s so dark in here! – those treacherous tunnels! Look What’s Inside This Mystery – people, places, history and more! Places: Washington, D.C. - Union Station • The National Mall • Washington Monument • Lincoln Memorial; Nebraska - Union Station • Union Pacific Railroad Historical Museum • Chimney Rock; Missouri - Museum of Westward Expansion • Independence • Eads Bridge, St. Louis; Colorado - Union Station; Utah - Salt Lake City • Promontory Summit; and Mississippi River and Sierra Nevada MountainsPeople: Lewis and Clark • Harry S. Truman • Shakespeare • Abraham Lincoln • PioneersEducational Items: Cattle drives • Union Station’s history • Steam Engines • Louisiana Purchase • Transcontinental Railroad • Westward Expansion • Oregon Trail • Manifest Destiny • Golden Spike ceremony • The Old West • Bethel Granite • Sierra No. 3 • The Gateway Arch • California Trail • California Gold Rush • Kerosene • Coal • Oil • The Pony Express • Pinto horses • Historic trains: No. 119 and JupiterThis 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 and activities. This Carole Marsh Mystery has Accelerated Reader Reading Levels, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Levels and Developmental Reading Assessments Levels.

Super-sleuth siblings Christina and Grand head for the exotic country of India to visit the famous, amazing, and mysterious Taj Mahal. Things quickly get confusing and even more mysterious when they actually meet two new friends – a boy named Taj and a girl named Mahal. The foursome continues on a journey filled with jolting rides and jewels galore, not to mention riddles, traps, peril, and a cobra named Charlie! Can they assess the clues “floating” their way in time to solve the mystery and save the day? Maybe??? Read and see! Watch out, kids… don’t get trapped in the tomb!The Mystery at the Taj Mahal (India) will also incorporate history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery will include SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities.

One Strange Stone! Two Fiesty Friends! A Majestic Mountain! Lots of Llama! And a Topsy-Turvy Train Rider! Christina and Grant get the chance of a lifetime to visit Peru and the incredible Incan ruins at Machu Picchu. "How did they build these amazing place?" Christina Wonders. Along the way, they meet two Peruvian kids looking for their lost llama, and soon they step into a mystery filled with a terrifying train ride, baffling artifacts, a scary Inca king, and even some splattering, smelly llama spit! Will the find out (or what) is scaring tourists away from the majestic mountain city of Machu Picchu: Read and find out. 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, a scavenger hunt and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:Grade Levels: 3-6Lexile Measure: 700 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental Assessment Level: 40