The Mystery at the Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)

Carole Marsh

Jan 2010 · Around The World Book 2 · Gallopade International

About this ebook

Mimi, Papa, and two of their grandchildren -- Christina and Grant -- fly to Paris aboard Papa's red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. As soon as they land at Charles de Gaulle Airport and meet their pen pals, Jean-Luc and Marie, the mystery begins! A famous statue is missing from the world-famous Louvre Museum. A mysterious woman in black is following them. So is a pigeon, dropping clues and more along the way! The kids search the spooky catacombs, Notre Dame, and other Paris landmarks to try to solve the mystery. To make things worse, the Eiffel Tower is in danger of falling! Time is running out! Come along! Don't miss the fun, the frights, or the surprising ending!

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, a scavenger hunt, online book club and activities. This book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! This Carole Marsh Mystery has Accelerated Reader Reading Levels, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Levels and Developmental Reading Assessments Levels.

LOOK whatÍs inside this mystery - people, places, history and more!

Places: Paris, France - Charles de Gaulle Airport - Seine River - Pont Neuf (New Bridge) and the statue of King Henri IV - Musee du Louvre (The Louvre Museum) - Chat Qui Rit Cafe (The Laughing Cat Cafe) - Place de la Concorde and the Luxor Obelisk - Place Charles de Gaulle and lÍArc de Triomphe - Avenue des Champs-Elysees - Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) and The Jules Verne Restaurant, - Galeries Lafayette (Department Store) - Metro (underground subway system) including the Solferino stop - Musee dÍOrsay including its history and descriptions of artwork - Notre Dame - The Catacombs - Ile de la Cite - Jardin des Tuileries (Garden outside the louver containing sculpture) - La Grande Arche de la Defense - Paris Opera House

Educational Items: Metric System - Obelisks - Gargoyles including their usage and historical significance - Luxor Obelisk including its history and hieroglyphics - The Louvre including many paintings in and architecture of the building - The Arch de Triomphe including its history - Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) including its history and design - Musee dÍOrsay including its history and descriptions of artwork - Notre Dame including its history, location, the stone arches and the statues of the saints, the bell towers and the gargoyles - The Catacombs including its environment and history - Bust Sculpture - Statue of a gladiator missing - Crepes - Pen-Pals - Etruscan Art - Tarte tatin (upside down apple pie) - Lemonade (lemonade) - Impressionist Paintings - Subtitles in a movie - Tour de France Bicycle Race including its traditions

People: Renaissance Italian Painters - Leonardo Da Vinci - Venus de Milo including its history - Vincent Van Gogh - Edgar Degas - La Joconde (Mona Lisa) including its history

Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:

Grade Levels: 3-6

Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.9

Accelerated Reader Points: 3

Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 103234

Lexile Measure: 710

Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q

Developmental Assessment Level: 40

About the author

Carole Marsh is the Founder and CEO of Gallopade International, an award-winning, woman-owned family business founded in 1979 that publishes books and other materials intended to guide, inspire and inform children of all ages. Marsh is best known for her children s mystery series called Real Kids! Real Places! America's National Mystery Book Series. Popular among children ages 7-14, this series follows four characters (Mimi, Papa, Christina, and Grant) along educational adventures to more than 48 locations across the U.S. Learning Magazine has awarded the series with the Teacher s Choice Award for the Family, and Midwest Book Review called her mysteries for children as true gems of education and entertainment for young readers.

During her 35 years as a children s author, Marsh has been honored with several recognitions including Georgia Author of the Year and Communicator of the Year. She has also received the iParenting Award for Greatest Products, the Excellence in Education award, and been honored for Best Family Books by Learning Magazine. She is also the author of Mary America, First Girl President of the United States, winner of the 2012 Teacher s Choice Award for the Family from Learning Magazine.

Over the years, Marsh has been the creative force for more than 15,000 supplemental educational materials that Gallopade currently publishes. Other popular series include all 11 Carole Marsh Mystery series (Real Kids! Real Places!. Around the World in 80 Mysteries, Wildlife Mysteries, My Life As A Third GradeÄ, Pretty Darn Scary Mysteries, Awesome Mysteries, Fantasy Field Trips, Postcard Mysteries, Masters of Disasters, The Three Amigos, and Criss Cross Applesauce), The Students Civil War graphic novels for kids, State Stuff series which is available for all 50 States, American Milestones reproducible resource books, and many more!