The Mystery of Blackbeard the Pirate
(2003)(The third book in the Real Kids Real Places series)
A novel by Carole Marsh
"His head is missing?" Michele asked. "Whose head?" When the answer turns out to be Blackbeard, fiercest pirate of the all. Four kids set off on a real adventure in North Carolina's real pirate haunt port town of Bath. While struggling to recover a special prop and save an outdoor drama, the kids learn about the Golden Age of Piracy up and down the American coast from Maine to Florida. They also learn a lot of history, solve a mystery, meet a legend and much more! They have a lot of Jolly Roger laughs! But do they find the treasure? Hmm, would they tell? "Avast! This mystery's a treasure trove of fun!"
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Blackbeard's death . History of Bath, NC . Bath geography . History of Ned Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard . Amphitheaters . History of the Bonner family and Bonner's Point . History of the Palmer-Marsh House . Information on St. Thomas Church . Lustre . Pontipool . Mary Ormond, Blackbeard's wife . Legend of the Magic Horse Tracks . Sailors' mirrors . Erosion . Bath Creek . Teach's Hole, Ocracoke Island, NC . Plum Point, Bath . Buzzard Inn, . Bath Public Library . St. Thomas Cemetery . Van Der Veer House . Magic Horse Tracks near Washington, NC.
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 guided reading level.
Genre: Children's Fiction
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Blackbeard's death . History of Bath, NC . Bath geography . History of Ned Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard . Amphitheaters . History of the Bonner family and Bonner's Point . History of the Palmer-Marsh House . Information on St. Thomas Church . Lustre . Pontipool . Mary Ormond, Blackbeard's wife . Legend of the Magic Horse Tracks . Sailors' mirrors . Erosion . Bath Creek . Teach's Hole, Ocracoke Island, NC . Plum Point, Bath . Buzzard Inn, . Bath Public Library . St. Thomas Cemetery . Van Der Veer House . Magic Horse Tracks near Washington, NC.
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 guided reading level.
Genre: Children's Fiction
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