book cover of The Mystery at Motown
 

The Mystery at Motown

(2011)
(A book in the Real Kids Real Places series)
A novel by

 
 
Mimi, Papa, Christina, and Grant are headed to Motown in Detroit, Michigan, home of the famous Motown Records and the American automobile industry. While visiting historic Detroit sites and museums, including the Henry Ford Museum, the Motown Historical Museum also known as Hitsville, U.S.A., and the People Mover. Christina and Grant find a piece of old sheet music from the Motown Records era-and the mystery begins!

LOOK what's inside this mystery - people, places, history and more!
Places in Michigan: Yankee Air Museum . Lafayette Coney Island, a restaurant . Hitsville, USA, Motown museum . Marriott Hotel . Ford Rouge Plant . Renaissance Center . Ambassador Bridge . Detroit River . Greenfield Village . Firestone Farm, Greenfield Village . Wright Brothers' Bicycle Shop, Greenfield Village . Henry Ford Museum . Pegasus Restaurant . Hart Plaza

Educational Items: Motown Music . The Temptation Walk . Ford Rouge Plant and the assembly line . The Living Roof at the Ford Rouge Plant . Ford Model T . Ambassador Bridge . Detroit-Windsor Tunnel . Independence Hall and the signing of the Declaration of Independence . Abraham Lincoln's assassination . President Kennedy's assassination . The People Mover . Greek Food: soggy nokky

Famous People: Henry Ford . Henry Ford II . Thomas Edison and the light bulb . Rosa Parks and Supreme Court . Martin Luther King, Jr. . Oscar Meyer . Noah Webster and first American dictionary

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: 4.7
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 143637
Lexile Measure: 710
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Get your FREE Resources!

Real Kids! Real Places! Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource

1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Real Kids! Real Places! Correlations to Common Core/State Standards HERE.

Where Have You Been map

2. Download the Where Have You Been map HERE.

Real Kids! Real Places! Discuss Questions

3. Utilize the Real Kids! Real Places! Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource for classroom discussion questions and activities for ELA grades 2-6. This can be used for all 50 mysteries HERE.

Real Kids! Real Places! Activities4. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussions and Book Club Activities HERE.

Read the Real Kids! Real Places! first three chapters5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters HERE.


Genre: Children's Fiction

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