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Archaeology, legends, natural wonders Archaeologists dig for clues Duke, Kate Archaeologists on a dig work very much like detectives at a crime scene. Every chipped rock, charred seed, or fossilized bone could be a clue to how people lived in the past. In this information-packed Let’s- Read-and-Find-Out Science book, Kate Duke explains what scientists are looking for, how they find it, and what their finds reveal. 978-0064451758 Archaeology for kids Panchyk, Richard This activity book features 25 projects such as making a surface survey of a site, building a screen for sifting dirt and debris at a dig, tracking soil age by color, and counting tree rings to date a find, teaches kids the techniques that unearthed Neanderthal caves, Tutankhamun’s tomb, the city of Pompeii, and Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire. Kids will delight in fashioning a stone-age tool, playing a seriation game with old photographs of cars, “reading” objects excavated in their own backyards, and using patent numbers to date modern artifacts as they gain an overview of human history and the science that brings it back to life. 978-1556523953 Atlantis: The Lost City? Donkin, Andrew Truth or myth? Follow the evolution of a mystery that has captured the human imagination from ancient Greece to the present. 978-0789466822 650L 3.5 Behind the Curtain an Echo Abrahams, Peter Things are amiss at 99 Maple Lane. Ingrid's dad's job is in jeopardy 978-0060737061 Falls Mystery and her brother, Ty, is getting buff—really buff—but his moodiness is making Ingrid start to wonder . . . Meanwhile, Ingrid's beloved soccer coach is replaced by an icy newcomer who seems a little too savvy to be in it for the postgame pizza. True to her hero, Sherlock Holmes, Ingrid begins fishing around to find out who's really pulling the strings in Echo Falls. But one morning, while en route to the dreaded MathFest, Ingrid is kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a car. Even if she escapes, will anyone believe her story?
Bermuda Triangle Donkin, Andrew Bermuda Triangle by Andrew Donkin is a selection of stories about missing planes and boats in this strange area of the ocean. 978-0789454157 Vermont Humanities Council It's a Mystery! 1/20/2017
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Case Closed: 9 Mysteries Hughes Egypt's first female pharaoh disappears around 1457 BCE --- was Unlocked by Modern she murdered? Find out how DNA closes the case. The ancient Science Arabian Peninsula city of Ubar vanishes, seemingly without trace. Find out how old maps and modern space shuttles help solve the mystery. Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage is never heard from again. Find out how spectroscopy points to some probable explanations 978-1554533633 1080L 8.1 Classic Starts: The adapted from Sir Good, adapted version for easier reading; Classic Starts series well 978-1402712173 Adventures of Sherlock Arthur Conan Doyle received in prior camps Holmes N/A Green Mountain Ghost, Citro, Joe Vermont mysteries in various towns; good for read-aloud, too 978-1881527503 Ghouls, and Unsolved Mysteries Hands On Archaeology White, John Written by renowned archaeologist John White, Ph.D., this book shows any teacher or parent how to help kids become young archaeologists. Imagine the thrill students will experience as they discover artifacts from the past. There isn't a single student who won't love the activities in this book! 978-1593631628 If Stones Could Speak Aronson, Marc What are the secrets of the ancient stone circle? Were the carefully placed stones a burial site, an ancient calendar, a place of Druid worship...or even a site of sacrifice? World-renowned archaeologist Mike Parker-Pearson has spent the last seven years on a quest to answer these and many other questions. In If Stones Could Speak, award-winning author Marc Aronson joins the research crew and records their efforts to crack Stonehenge’s secrets. 978-1426305993 One Minute Mysteries and Silverthorn, Sandy Sharpen your thinking skills with 100 clever conundrums and Brain Teasers perplexing puzzles. Secrets of Machu Picchu Garbe, Suzanne Soar into the mountains of Peru to discover the archeological wonder of the abandoned city of Machu Picchu. Why did the Incas leave the site? And what was it used for? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on the mysteries surrounding the Lost City of the Incas. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away! 978-1476599281 Strange Mysteries of the Doyle, Oliver Is bigfoot real? Do giant squids live in the ocean? Did Atlantis exist? Unexplained Examine the evidence, then you decide! 978-0545478243 Vermont Humanities Council It's a Mystery! 1/20/2017
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N/A The Eleventh Hour: A Base, Graeme Beautifully illustrated picture book for older readers, uses both story 978-0810932654 Curious Mystery and illustrations to solve a mystery) The Rosetta Stone Giblin, James The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stone's story, from its discovery by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt to its current--and controversial-- status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum. 978-0674063945 The Secrets of Pompeii O'Shei, Tim Dig through the ruins at the base of the mighty Mount Vesuvius to discover the archeological wonder of the once-buried city of Pompeii. What do the site’s ornate buildings and sculptures tell us about how the ancient Romans lived? And what can be gleaned from the body casts of those who died in Mount Vesuvius’ massive outburst? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on this historic site’s deepest mysteries. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away! 978-1476599250 N/A The Vermont Ghost Guide Citro, Joe A shorter version of Green Mt. Ghosts,though with more towns listed, 978-1584650096 this is more a guidebook with very short descriptions N/A Top Secret: A Handbook of Janeczko, Paul Good for creative writing! 978-0763629724 Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing Tutankhamun: The Mystery National Geo. Mysterious boy king Tutankhamun returns to the U.S. in 2008, of the Boy King bringing rare treasures never before seen outside Egypt. For the millions of fans wanting a keepsake and chronicle of this magnificent new exhibition, this book will delight. Created by world-renowned art historians under the guidance of Zahi Hawass—director of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and a well-known media personality—it surveys 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history by focusing on the lives and lifestyles of great pharaohs. 978-0792283553 820L 3 Two Minute Mysteries Sobol, Donald Whether testing their own sleuthing abilities by working against the 978-0590447874 (author of clock or enjoying the intrigue of unraveling the case, readers get lots Encyclopedia of spine-tingling mystery in these thrilling puzzlers. Brown ) N/A Weird New England Citro, Joe Full color, descriptions of mysterious things in VT and New England 978-1402778421 pb Vermont Humanities Council It's a Mystery! 1/20/2017
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Where is Stonehenge? Kelley, True Where is Stonehenge? That's an easy question to answer. It sits on the Salisbury Plain in Southern England. But what is the meaning of these strange circles of stones? Was Stonehenge a religious site to honor the dead? Or a sacred place of healing? Or perhaps an astrological calendar? These are much harder questions to answer. However, in an engaging and easy-to-read account, True Kelley puts forth all theories—past as well as current ones—about Stonehenge and the people who four thousand years ago managed to build this amazing monument. 978-0448486932 Chapter books Mystery of the Egyptian Peters, Scott Scott Peters is the author of the middle grade mystery and adventure Scroll series about two young sibling detectives in ancient Egypt. They appeal to fans of Rick Riordan and his Kane Chronicles and Percy Jackson series. Anyone who enjoys myths and legends, mythical gods and goddesses, or mystery books with adventure and suspense like the Hardy Boys and Theodore Boone, will enjoy these books 978-1478305705 The 13th Floor Fleischman, Sid When Buddy Stebbins stumbles onto the thirteenth floor of a shabby old building, he finds himself suddenly transported aboard a leaking pirate ship in a howling storm—three hundred years in the past! Cast adrift with Captain John Crack-stone, Buddy washes up in New England, where his plucky ancestor, Abigail, is caught up in the witchcraft mania. In an adventure filled with ghosts, witches, pirates, and razzle-dazzle treasure, Buddy might be able to save his wayward ancestors. But will he find his way back to the thirteenth floor—and home? 978-0061345036 750L 5.3 The Westing Game Raskin, Ellen (1979 (a classic) 16 modern day characters, with young female as key 978-0142401200 Newbery) protagonist, receive clues and work to solve a murder (or was it??)
960L 6.4 Gilda Joyce : The Ladies of Allison, Jennifer (or any in this series) 13 year old modern day female protagonist gr. 6-978-0142409077 the Lake 8 reading