The Mystery in the Rocky Mountains
(2004)(Book 13 in the Real Kids Real Places series)
A novel by Carole Marsh
When Christina, Grant and their two friends join their mystery-writing Mimi (and Papa!) on a trip to the "Mile-High City" of Denver, Colorado, they soon find themselves:
. Sleeping in a mysterious, haunted palace of a hotel! Deciphering mountains of clues to solve a mystery!
. Reading tattered old books to help solve the clues!
. Traveling through tricky tunnels to get to a scary ski slope!
. Meeting an amazing woman who once sailed on the Titanic!
But can the kids have fun, stay warm and solve a mystery all at the same time? Strap on your skis and come along and see!
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Denver winter weather . Rocky Mountain history, facts, and folklore . Mining history and folklore . Old West Santa Fe style buildings and architecture . America the Beautiful song lyrics and author bio . Rocky Mountain Railroads and Old West transportation facts . Anasazi Indian history, lifestyle, and facts . Learning how to ski . Brown Palace Hotel . LoDo (Lower Downtown) . Garden of the Gods . Pikes Peak . Cliff Place at Mesa Verde National Park . Eisenhower Tunnel.
Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell
Genre: Children's Fiction
. Sleeping in a mysterious, haunted palace of a hotel! Deciphering mountains of clues to solve a mystery!
. Reading tattered old books to help solve the clues!
. Traveling through tricky tunnels to get to a scary ski slope!
. Meeting an amazing woman who once sailed on the Titanic!
But can the kids have fun, stay warm and solve a mystery all at the same time? Strap on your skis and come along and see!
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Denver winter weather . Rocky Mountain history, facts, and folklore . Mining history and folklore . Old West Santa Fe style buildings and architecture . America the Beautiful song lyrics and author bio . Rocky Mountain Railroads and Old West transportation facts . Anasazi Indian history, lifestyle, and facts . Learning how to ski . Brown Palace Hotel . LoDo (Lower Downtown) . Garden of the Gods . Pikes Peak . Cliff Place at Mesa Verde National Park . Eisenhower Tunnel.
Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell
Genre: Children's Fiction
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