The Mission Possible Mystery at Space Center Houston
  • Published:
    Sep-2009
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook
  • Series:
  • Main Genre:
    Mystery
  • Time Period:
    Contemporary
  • Pages:
    160
  • Age Level:
    08-12
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Blast off with Christina and Grant as they try to solve a mystery bigger than the state of Texas! On a trip with Mimi and Papa to Space Center Houston, the kids learn that a valuable moon rock has been stolen! Houston, we have a problem. Could a cowboy be involved? How about an astronaut? With help from a couple of new friends, they learn the history of the space program, fire a rocket, take a wild ride on a moon rover, and learn how astronauts go to the bathroom! (Very carefully!) But will they find the moon rock in time? Buckle your seat belts - this mystery is out of the world! 


Integral places in this mystery: Walking W. Ranch • Cape Canaveral Space Center • Johnson Space Center • The Visitor's Center • Astronaut Gallery • Simulation Ride  • Moon Rock Display • Astronaut Gallery • Gallery of Planets • Kids Space Place • Mission Control Room  • Neutral Buoyancy Lab


Integral people and other items in this mystery: Neil Armstrong • Buzz Aldrin • Alan Shepard • Freedom 7 • Gordon Cooper • John Glenn • Apollo 11 - Gemini Mission • Mercury •  • Ham- the first Chimpanzee in space • NASA • Moon Rocks • Zero Gravity • Saturn V rocket • Planets: Jupiter, Saturn 


This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that 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: 3-6

Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.7

Accelerated Reader Points: 2

Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 133199

Lexile Measure: 720<br />Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q

Developmental Assessment Level: 40
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    •  
    • Sep-2009
    • Carole Marsh Mysteries
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0635068273
    • ISBN13: 9780635068279
    •  
    • Jan-2001
    • Gallopade International
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 063507933X
    • ISBN13: 9780635079336
    •  
    • Sep-2009
    • Carole Marsh Mysteries
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0635068338
    • ISBN13: 9780635068330
    • Library Binding
    •  
    • Jan-2011
    • Gallopade International
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0635073455
    • ISBN13: 9780635073457
    •  
    • Jan-2011
    • Gallopade International
    • eBook (Kindle)



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