The Mystery of the Lost Village Contributor(s): Warner, Gertrude Chandler (Created by) |
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ISBN: 0807554014 ISBN-13: 9780807554012 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: The Boxcar Children stay with the Lightfeather family while visiting a Navajo reservation. In the process of preparing for a powwow, the Aldens hear a legend about an ancient village that may have existed nearby. The children begin digging and find some fascinating artifacts. When these turn up missing, the Aldens investigate. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 93021123 |
Lexile Measure: 620 |
Series: Boxcar Children Mysteries |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 9280 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: On a trip to New Mexico, the Aldens visit a forest that is rumored to be the location of a lost ancient village. After learning that the forest is going to be cut down, they start an archeological dig to prove the village existed, but the artifacts they find are stolen from the site Who's trying to keep the truth buried? |
Contributor Bio(s): Warner, Gertrude Chandler: - Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by the book's success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden children. |