You could say deadly Diamond Shoals was “ground zero” for shipwrecks, once upon a time. In the era before lighthouses and before lifesavers, an enormous swatch of sneaky, shifting sandy shoals worked like skeletal fingers to snatch up ships and sink them! When Papa has to emergency land The Mystery Girl, this spooky, mysterious story begins.
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Cape Hatteras history • Diamond Shoals history • USS Monitor history and facts • Humidity and general Cape Hatteras weather • Fresnal Lens • Cape Hatteras lighthouse history • Cape Hatteras shipwreck history • Rescue device facts (the Breeches buoy) • US Coast Guard history • Blackbeard, the pirate, history • Barque Eagle ship history • Wild ponies history • Sea Turtle facts • Diamond Shoals • Pamlico Sound • Pea Island • Ocracoke Island.
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: 4.3
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 126334
Lexile Measure: 670<br />Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40
