The Mystery of the Iditarod Trail
(2002)(The eighth book in the Real Kids Real Places series)
A novel by Carole Marsh
Four real kids head north to Alaska just in time for the Iditarod Trail dogsled race and find themselves in the cold about a mystery that takes digging through Gold Rush history to solve!
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Alaskan geography . Information on California and Klondike gold rushes . Gold Dust Soup . Story of Balto and the beginning of the Iditarod . Dressing for the Alaskan weather . Siberian huskies . How to feed sled dogs . Moose . Dogs and antifreeze . Information on the Iditarod race- racing vocabulary, sled dog alignment, how to drive a sled, supplies needed, and training . Mail on the Iditarod . Prizes for Iditarod winner and Iditarod finishers . Changing location of Iditarod race . Widow's Lantern and historical lantern use . Gold Rush Hotel . Burled Arch, Nome, AK . Eagle River, AK . Skwentna, AK . Ruby, AK . Nulato, AK.
This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! 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!
Alaskan geography . Information on California and Klondike gold rushes . Gold Dust Soup . Story of Balto and the beginning of the Iditarod . Dressing for the Alaskan weather . Siberian huskies . How to feed sled dogs . Moose . Dogs and antifreeze . Information on the Iditarod race- racing vocabulary, sled dog alignment, how to drive a sled, supplies needed, and training . Mail on the Iditarod . Prizes for Iditarod winner and Iditarod finishers . Changing location of Iditarod race . Widow's Lantern and historical lantern use . Gold Rush Hotel . Burled Arch, Nome, AK . Eagle River, AK . Skwentna, AK . Ruby, AK . Nulato, AK.
This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! 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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