One Strange Stone! Two Feisty 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: 3-8
Lexile Measure: 700
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40
Want a sneak peak?
Read the first three chapters HERE.
For additional resources, go to the Resources Tab. On the Resource Tab, you will find Common Core State Standards for Teachers, Where Have You Been map, additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussion Questions and Book Club Activities, and the Around the World Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource for classroom discussion questions and activities for ELA.
FREE resources for you!
1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries
Around The World Correlations to Common Core/State Standards HERE.
2. Download the
Where in the World Have You Been map
HERE.
3. 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
HERE.
4. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussion and Book Club Activities
HERE.
