Books with title The Mystery of the Land of Letters

Understanding the basic principles of how letters are formed can be a difficult and frustrating task for young learners. With this thought in mind, I set about writing a book to de-mystify the process. The result is The Mystery of the Land of Letters, a fun, interactive and educational picture book illustrated by my husband, Adrian.Spot and Freckles buckle up and blast off to solve The Mystery of The Land of Letters and you are invited along for the ride! Help them count down from 10-0 as they lift off and steer their rocket through space using a series of straight, diagonal and and curved lines simulating letter strokes.Approaching the mysterious planet our explorers are confused as all they see are a jumble of lines and curves hovering in the air. Landing to investigate, they are caught in a wind storm and seek shelter from the whirling shapes. When the wind dies down the sky becomes clear, but where did the lines and curves go? Can you help solve the mystery?Spot and Freckles realize that letters are not so complicated after all but are simply an orderly series of lines and curves and cannot wait to travel back to earth and tell all their friends the secret to understanding writing. They hop back in to their rocket, elated that they have solved the Mystery of the Land of Letters.

In 1997, NASA's Pathfinder began a new era in Mars exploration when it touched down and, along with its tiny rover, Sojourner, explored the Martian surface for the first time in 20 years. In December 1999, a new NASA spacecraft will land on Mars, to be followed by several more missions over the coming decade. In The Mystery of Mars, former astronaut Sally Ride and science teacher Tam O'Shaughnessy draw on the latest Pathfinder data, as well as decades of study of Mars, to present a comprehensive overview of Earth's nearest neighbor. With its thin atmosphere, rocky canyons, extinct volcanoes, and icy polar regions, Mars has many things in common with Earth--and may have even had life. Comparing the two planets' evolution, geology, and geography, the authors explain what we know about Mars today and what we hope to learn about it in the future. With lavish color photographs, this engaging and accessible introduction to the Red Planet is the ideal guide to this new age of Mars research.

Enid Blyton - Mystery 04 - Mystery of the Spiteful LettersCHAPTER ITHE EXTRAORDINARY TELEGRAMBets and Pip were waiting impatiently for Larry, Daisy and Fatty to come. Betswas on the window-seat of the play-room looking anxiously out of the window.‘I wish they’d buck up,’ she said. ‘After all, they came home fromboarding-school yesterday, and they’ve had plenty of time to come along. I dowant to know if Fatty’s got any more disguises and things.’‘I suppose you think there’ll be another first-class mystery for us to solvethese hols,’ said Pip. ‘Golly, that was a wizard one we had in the Christmashols, wasn’t it?’‘Yes,’ said Bets. ‘A bit too wizard. I wouldn’t really mind not having amystery these hols.’‘Bets! And I thought you were such a keen detective!’ said Pip. ‘Don’t youwant to be a Find-Outer any more?’‘Of course I do. Don’t be silly!’ said Bets.‘I know you don’t think I’m much use, because I’m the youngest and only nine,and you’re all in your teens now - but I did help an awful lot last time, whenwe solved the mystery of the secret room.’Pip was just about to say something squashing to his little sister when shegave a yell. ‘Here they are! At least - here are Larry and Daisy. Let’s godown and meet them.’They tore downstairs and out into the drive. Bets flung herself on the boy andgirl in delight, and Pip stood by and grinned.‘Hallo, Larry! Hallo, Daisy! Seen Fatty at all?’‘No,’ said Larry. ‘Isn’t he here? Blow! Let’s go to the gate and watch forhim. Won’t it be fun to see old Buster again too, wagging his tail andtrotting along on his short Scottie legs!’The four children went to the front gate and looked out. There was no sign ofFatty and Buster. The baker’s cart drove by. Then came a woman on a bicycle.Then up the lane plodded a most familiar figure.It was Mr. Goon the policeman, or old Clear-Orf as the children called him. Hewas going round on his beat, and was not at all pleased to see the fourchildren at Pip’s gate, watching him. Mr. Goon did not like the children, andthey certainly did not like him. There had been three mysteries to solve intheir village of Peterswood in the last year, and each time the children hadsolved them before Mr. Goon.‘Good morning,’ said Larry politely, as Mr. Goon came by.....

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