The Mystery of the Lost Colony — Carole Marsh

Mimi tells Christina and Grant a mystery story about North Carolina's Lost Colony, complete with two boisterous boys, kidnapped coins, a foggy graveyard, a missing friend and a moonlight trip on an old sailing ship!


LOOK what's inside this mystery â€" people, places, history and more! 


PLACES : North Carolina: Manteo's waterfront area • The Graveyard, Manteo • Kill Devil Hills • Sharktooth Sea • Rodanthe • Roanoke Sound • Shallowbag Bay on Ice Plant Island • Wingina, Chief of the Indians • Ocracoke Island Wild Ponies and Island Inn • Elizabeth II; Dimensions, Materials used, design. 


PEOPLE: Sir Walter Raleigh • John White • Eleanor Dare • Virginia Dare • Queen Elizabeth Blackbeard the Pirate • Mighty Midgetts of Chicamacomico • The Werowance. 


HISTORY: Legend of the Banks Pony • Elizabeth II • Difficulties in survival in the New World: Food and Habitat. 


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: 3-6

Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.4

Accelerated Reader Points: 2

Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 140441

Lexile Measure: 890

Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q

Developmental Assessment Level: 40