The Mystery in Las Vegas

Carole Marsh

Gallopade International, Jan 1, 2009 - Juvenile Fiction - 160 pages

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One lucky lady! Two unlucky kids! Four rrroolllsss of the dice! Lots of neon! And a mystery that very likely includes a VAMPIRE! What seems like a city for adults only turns out to be an exciting town for kids who love neon, cactus, gigantic dams, rollercoasters atop tall hotels, chocolate, swimming pools and vampires. Vampires? Well, it seems so, but who knows in Las Vegas, a place where magic can be fake...yet the pretend be alllll too real!

LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Casinos Las Vegas facts and history Š Spiders and Scorpions Š Mojave Desert history Š Neon lights Š Elvis Presley impersonators Š The Las Vegas StripŠ history Š White Bengal Tigers Š Information on the hotels on the strip Š Rides in the Stratosphere Hoteltel Š Hoover Dam history Š Nellis Air Force BaseŠ Mojave Desert Š Fremont Street, Š Glitter Gulch Š Hoover Dam, Black Canyon Š Secret Garden of Siegfried and Roy Š Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Š Ethel M. Chocolate Factory Š Luxor Hotel Š Las Vegas Natural History Museum Š Flamingo Hotel Š Ice Canyon.

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: 3-6
Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.6
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 126332
Lexile Measure: 750
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Contents

• Tiger Tricks: 1
• 8: 49
• 9: 55
• A Wall of Concrete: 67
• From the Meadows: 77
• More Meat Eaters: 91
• Spikes and the Sphinx: 99
• A Natural Clue: 107
• Signs of Help: 117
• Royal Wedding: 127
• About the Author: 135
• Scavenger Hunt: 142

About the author

Carole Marsh is the Founder and CEO of Gallopade International, an award-winning, woman-owned family business founded in 1979 that publishes books and other materials intended to guide, inspire and inform children of all ages. Marsh is best known for her children s mystery series called Real Kids! Real Places! America's National Mystery Book Series. Popular among children ages 7-14, this series follows four characters (Mimi, Papa, Christina, and Grant) along educational adventures to more than 48 locations across the U.S. Learning Magazine has awarded the series with the Teacher s Choice Award for the Family, and Midwest Book Review called her mysteries for children as true gems of education and entertainment for young readers.

During her 35 years as a children s author, Marsh has been honored with several recognitions including Georgia Author of the Year and Communicator of the Year. She has also received the iParenting Award for Greatest Products, the Excellence in Education award, and been honored for Best Family Books by Learning Magazine. She is also the author of Mary America, First Girl President of the United States, winner of the 2012 Teacher s Choice Award for the Family from Learning Magazine.

Over the years, Marsh has been the creative force for more than 15,000 supplemental educational materials that Gallopade currently publishes. Other popular series include all 11 Carole Marsh Mystery series (Real Kids! Real Places!. Around the World in 80 Mysteries, Wildlife Mysteries, My Life As A Third Gradeã, Pretty Darn Scary Mysteries, Awesome Mysteries, Fantasy Field Trips, Postcard Mysteries, Masters of Disasters, The Three Amigos, and Criss Cross Applesauce), The Students Civil War graphic novels for kids, State Stuff series which is available for all 50 States, American Milestones reproducible resource books, and many more!

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Mystery in Las Vegas; Volume 22 of Real Kids! Real Places; Volume 22 of Real Kids Real Places
• Author: Carole Marsh
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Gallopade International, 2009
• ISBN: 0635070456, 9780635070456
• Length: 160 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General