Synopsis "The Baseball Mystery (in English)"
It's time to "Play ball!" when Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa take a tour of baseball's most famous places and slide head-first into a mystery complete with broken bats, blistering fastballs, and a diamond more valuable than a game-winning home run! LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE THIS MYSTERY! Places: Turner Field, Atlanta, GA • National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY • Babe Ruth Birth Place Museum, Baltimore, MD • Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, Williamsport, PA • Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, KY • Fenway Park, Boston, MA • Yankee Stadium, NY • Puerto Rico • Plaza at Turner Field • Adirondack Mountains • The Grandstand Theater • Otsego LakeEducational Items: Rules of Baseball • Negro American League • All-American Girls Professional Baseball League • Delta Airlines • Coca Cola • Atlanta Braves • Boston Braves/Beaneaters • 1996 World Series • 1996 World Series • 1996 Summer Olympics • Baseball Statistics • New York Yankees • The Great Depression • Civil War • Milwaukee BravesPeople: Babe Ruth • Chipper Jones • Hank Aaron • Abner Doubleday • Jackie Robinson • Roberto ClemeTy Cobb • Honus Wagner • CY Young • Mickey Mantle • Lou Gehrig • Phillip WrigleyLike 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: 3-6Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.2Accelerated Reader Points: 2Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 150375Lexile Measure: 600Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental Assessment Level: 40 Get your FREE Resources!1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Real Kids! Real Places! Correlations to Common Core/State Standards HERE.2. Download the Where Have You Been map HERE.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.4. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussions and Book Club Activities HERE. 5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters HERE.
