Mermaids Don't Run Track (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #26) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Debbie Dadey (Author), Marcia T. Jones (Author), John Steven Gurney (Illustrator) "Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream..." (more)
Key Phrases: Coach Waterford, Miss Waterford, Sheldon Sharks (more...)

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Product Description
The Bailey School Kids set out to uncover the secrets of their beautiful, singing track coach, who bears a striking resemblance to a mermaid whom the children have seen in a picture.

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 9-12
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590849069
• ISBN-13: 978-0590849067
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #155,047 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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."

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

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.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cool!, July 1, 2005

By	Gabriel Fernandez "Book Addict" (Canoga Park, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There aree some weird grownups in Bailey city but could the singing track coach with long hair really be a magical mermaid?