Mermaids Don't Run Track (Bailey School Kids, No. 26) [Mass Market Paperback]

Debbie Dadey (Author), Marcia T. Jones (Author), John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges with a new look! Brand-new eye-catching cover art brings a modern feel to this classic monster series for young readers.

Mr. Jenkins, the director at Camp Lone Wolf, has decided to hold a track meet. He's even brought an expert running coach to help the Bailey School kids prepare. The new coach is strangely inspirational -- when she sings, people feel like they can do anything. But when the kids notice the strange resemblance the coach bears to a mermaid, the fact that she refuses to get wet, and that she's planning to run off with Mr. Jenkins, they wonder if this coach is more than she appears to be. Can the kids solve this mystery before they lose Mr. Jenkins and Camp Lone Wolf forever?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thorton Jones came up with the idea for The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids when they both worked at a school in Lexington, Kentucky. Today Debbie and her family live in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marcia and her husband still live in Kentucky.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590849069
• ISBN-13: 978-0590849067
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Obsessions > Mermaids
  • #50 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Sports & Activities > Sports > Miscellaneous
  • #71 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Sports & Activities > Sports > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Liked how Eddie was always trying to be the big shot., November 27, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Mermaids Don't Run Track (Bailey School Kids, No. 26) (Mass Market Paperback)

My name is Leigh. I liked that Eddie tried to be always a smart aleck. And how he said that he would prove that Mrs. Waterford wasn't a mermaid. And whenever they got in the lake, Eddie would try to splash her. And I liked when Eddie pulled Liza in the water.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written Kids' Story, March 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Mermaids Don't Run Track (Bailey School Kids, No. 26) (Mass Market Paperback)

Mermaids Don't Run Track is a good book for 3-5th graders. The characters are action oriented from the first page, and immediately face two interesting mysteries concerning the camp director and the track coach. The Bailey School kids suspect one is a werewolf and the other a mermaid. The art work is also very good and adds detail and interest to the story. The book is approximately 7,000 words long.

A similar book for the same age group which I would recommend is "Abby and the bicycle caper."

5.0 out of 5 stars Mermaids Don't Run Track, January 11, 2012

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This review is from: Mermaids Don't Run Track (Bailey School Kids, No. 26) (Mass Market Paperback)

My granddaughter loves this book. She was reading it out loud to my husband and I started listening too. I started laughing at some parts of it. I have ordered her some more. The school library only had a few of them so I ordering her some of her own. I'm just glad she is reading instead of playing video games as much. They got here really fast and were packed really well.