Mysteries in our national parks
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1) Wolf stalker
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Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jack, his younger sister, and the family's teenage foster child Troy go to Yellowstone National Park, where Jack's mother, a wildlife veterinarian, is investigating the report that wolves reintroduced to the park have killed a dog there.
2) Rage of fire
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National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
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English
Description
Jack, Ashley, and their parents visit Hawaii where they meet a Vietnamese boy who is going to live with his American grandfather whom he has never met, and are pursued by the Goddess Pele.
3) Cliff hanger
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Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jack and his younger sister visit Mesa Verde National Park, where they delve into the park's history while gradually uncovering the mysterious past of their family's teenage foster child Lucky.
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Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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While visiting the Everglades National Park with their parents, the Landon children uncover the mystery of dying manatees and learn important lessons about the natural environment.
5) The hunted
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Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The Landon family travels to Glacier National Park to investigate why grizzly bear cubs are disappearing and becomes involved with a ten-year-old Mexican runaway boy.
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Mysteries in our national parks volume 6
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Life-threatening accidents keep plaguing the Landon family as they investigate the mysterious deaths of white mustangs at Zion National Park in Utah. Even before they get to the park, Jack Landon knows that Ethan Ingawanup spells trouble. Things start to go awry after Ethan and his sister-two Shoshone kids-are placed in the Landons' care. The questions begin to mount after Ethan teaches Jack and Ashley the ancient Ghost Dance: Are all the hair-raising...
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Mysteries in our national parks volume 7
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When Dr. Olivia Landon receives this anonymous e-mail shortly after broadcasting her controversial plan to save the condors, everyone thinks it's a crank threat except Dr. Landon's daughter Ashley. She's sure it's the handiwork of Morgan Rogers, self-proclaimed anarchist and computer geek.
Suspicions mount when the death threat almost becomes a reality, and Morgan is the only witness. Is he innocent or guilty? Journey into the maze of Morgan's cyberworld...
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Mysteries in our national parks volume 8
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Jack can't believe what he's hearing. His sister is being held hostage. Whoever snatched Ashley must have been following the Landons as they explored Death Valley National Park. But what do they want with Leesa?
When Jack discovers why Leesa is on the run, he is determined to protect her. But how can he do that and save Ashley, too? One thing he knows for sure, failure is not an option.
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Mysteries in our national parks volume 9
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While at St. John National Park in the Virgin Islands for a seminar on coral reefs, the Landons help a wealthy thirteen-year-old to find his birth mother, who he believes is in danger.
10) Out of the deep
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Mysteries in our national parks volume 10
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Jack, Ashley, and their unreliable new foster sister set out to solve the mystery of why whales are beaching themselves at Acadia National Park.
11) Running scared
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Series
Mysteries in our national parks volume 11
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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English
Description
While lost in a tunnel at Carlsbad Cavern, thirteen-year-old Jack, eleven-year-old Ashley, and their eight-year-old foster brother, Sam, think bats and darkness are their worst problems, until they stumble across thieves.
12) Buried alive
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Mysteries in our national parks volume 12
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While their parents study why wolverines are disappearing from Alaska's Denali National Park, Jack and Ashley are stranded in a remote area with their mysterious new foster brother when a hit man's bullet triggers an avalanche.
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Mysteries in our national parks volume 13
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While their mother investigates a series of bear attacks in and near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Jack and Ashley learn about country music and Cherokee people from two new friends, one of whom is keeping a secret.