The Mystery of the Alamo Ghost (Carole Marsh Mysteries) (Paperback)

by Carole Marsh (Author) "Remember the Alamo!" Grant shouted-right in the middle of Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia..." (more)
Key Phrases: San Antonio, River Walk, Davy Crockett (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Four real kids visit the Alamo and become ensnarled in a mystery where clues take them along the River Walk and through old San Antonio on a mission to save the Alamo... and they learn a little history all along the way!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Gallopade International (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0635016524
• ISBN-13: 978-0635016522
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #467,879 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son asked for MORE!, March 18, 2006

By	Kristi G., mom of Sage (Rome, GA) - See all my reviews

I have a ten year old son who is homeschooled. It was his love of this book on which I'm basing my five star rating. Recently we read this book as a read aloud. We use the Carol Marsh mysteries as a big part of theme units that we do.

My son enjoys first looking at the pictures of the children in the introduction, and reading about who they are in real life.

We then copy the scavenger hunt in the back of the book, so that he can keep check off the items as the appear in the book.

These are excellent books for a read aloud in a learning situation, but the language is appropriate and the chapters are short enough for children to read on their own.

I enjoyed Christina's attitude towards the topic of Davy Crockett and the Alamo - "That's boy stuff!" she declared, but it wasn't soon until she was enjoying the story too.

The short Spanish language glossary with common Spanish words that was in the back of this book was particularly helpful and fun.

These books are not first class mystery books from an adult standpoint, but that is not what is important - what matters is that these stories are close enough to reality, and involve enough children's interests, that the child enjoys the book and learns a lot about Texas history along the way.

For a good unit study, provide a copy of a Texas map (There's one in the book!), and pair this book with an appropriate biography book for kids on Davy Crockett. We also watched "Dear America: A Line in the Sand:The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence Gonzales, Texas, 1836."