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
