Download or read book Courtney Case and the Dinosaur written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You never know what might inspire you. Surprisingly, school has been the source of many of my cases. There’s a whole lot of boring stuff at school. But there are also a whole lot of interesting things that you can learn about. When you find something interesting, like dinosaurs, you never know where it might lead. In case you haven't met me, my name is Courtney Case. I live in Australia. That’s in the Southern Hemisphere between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. We speak English, but we don't have the funny accent you Americans do. We also spell some of our words differently, as you'll probably notice in this book. I go to primary school, where we have grades prep to six, with two classes at each grade level. I’m in grade five. In my spare time, I’m a Private Detective. I’ve got my best friend and trusty sidekick, Laura, to take notes, and my cat, Maggie. Together, we form the Courtney Case Detective Agency – No Case Too Small. Being a Private Detective isn’t always about crime. Things can get lost or go missing by accident. That’s where I’m happy to help out. I love investigating cases, finding the evidence and discovering what really happened. In this case (my second book), I try to discover what happened to the leg of a dinosaur that was shown at our local museum. I mean, how can something as big as a dinosaur leg not be found? Join Courtney Case, the fearless young detective as she tries to solve the mystery of the Dinosaur. Ages 7 to 10 Chapter book Reading level: 3.7

Download or read book Courtney Case and the Blue Thief written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2018-05-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of items have gone missing from around the neighborhood. Courtney Case, Australian girl detective is on the case. First Mack cannot find his A-Man…AGAIN! Then it is Liesel's beads, a hair ribbon, and other items. None of the items has any real value. So who is stealing them, and why? What do the items have in common? Could that be the clue that leads to finding the thief? Read this seventh book in the exciting Courtney Case Mystery Series. Ages 7 to 10 Chapter book Reading level: 3.5

Download or read book Courtney Case and the Missing Lemons written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I never thought my mum’s bad memory would lead me to another case. It was Friday evening. Mum had spent the afternoon gardening in the front yard and was enjoying a well deserved cup of tea. Dad was helping me with my homework. I would have been happy to leave it until bedtime Sunday night. Dad was aware of this and decided that we could get it all done tonight. And by “we”, I mean “me”. Dad’s idea of helping was covering the kitchen table in all my books and asking me more questions than my teacher. Mum didn’t feel like cooking. So she went out for fish and chips. Half an hour later, Mum was home again. “I’ll just go and get a lemon,” I said. I went out the back, past the garage and down to the lemon tree in the corner of our yard. Our lemon tree always seems to have lemons on it, no matter what time of year it is. I stopped, and looked at the lemon tree in surprise. There were hardly any lemons. Who has stolen the lemons? Can Courtney and her trusty sidekick Laura solve the case? Ages 7 to 10 Chapter book Reading level: 3.4

Download or read book Courtney Case and the Secret Admirer written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courtney Case, the Australian detective solves the case of what happened to her this past Valentine's Day when she received a card from a secret admirer. Courtney's teacher assigned her students to make cards for Valentine's Day. On February 14th, she passed out cards to those kids who had received one. Every child got at least one. But the one Courtney got didn't have a name on it! There were flowers that were neatly cut out, but the handwriting was messy. How could she find out who had sent her the card? Read this fifth book in the exciting Courtney Case Mystery Series. Ages 7 to 10 Chapter book Reading level: 3.4

Download or read book Courtney Case and the Missing A Man written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2016-03-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fourth book in the exciting Courtney Case Mystery Series. I'd had a hard week at school, so I wasn't ready for the Saturday morning early knock on my door. I pulled the blankets over my head, hoping whoever it was would go away. A soft paw reached under the blankets and batted at my face. "Miaow." "I'm asleep, Maggie," I told my cat. The batting persisted. So did the knocking. "Courtney! Are you there?" It was Mack. He and his twin sister, Liesel, lived over the road from me. "Courtney!" Mack called again. I rolled over and looked at the clock. It was 7:49 am. I dragged myself out of bed, pulled on my dressing gown and staggered to the front door. "What is it, Mack?" I asked, half yawning at the closed front door. "I've got a case for you." he answered. Who has stolen Mack's A-Man? Can Courtney and her trusty sidekick Laura solve the case? Ages 7 to 10 Chapter book Reading level: 3.0

Download or read book Courtney Case and the Missing Football written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courtney Case, the Australian detective solves the case of what happened to a football that was kicked on the school yard. It went up to the roof, but now it isn't there! The ball is nowhere to be found. How can Courtney figure out what happened to the football, or did it really escape into the Bermuda Triangle? Read this sixth book in the exciting Courtney Case Mystery Series. RL: 3.2 Chap

Download or read book Courtney Case and the Garden Gloves written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2018-09-02 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courtney Case, Australian girl detective has another case, but this time the thief strikes closer to home. Courtney's mother left her garden gloves on the front porch and now they are gone. At first Courtney doesn't think she has a case, but then other things turn up missing. There doesn't seem to be a pattern. Who is stealing them, and why? Read this eighth book in the exciting Courtney Case Mystery Series. Ages 7 to 10 Chapter book Reading level: 3.1

Download or read book Courtney Case and the Christmas Card Money written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courtney is working on a science experiment when a knock sounds at her door. It is Nick and Andie. Someone has stolen the money their grandmother sent them in a Christmas Card! Can Courtney find the thief? What will happen when her own Christmas card arrives in the post? Will her money be gone too? Read this ninth book in the exciting Courtney Case Mystery Series to see if Courtney can solve the case. Ages 7 to 10 Chapter book Reading level: 3.8

Download or read book Louis Pasteur and the Science of Germs written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis Pasteur was a scientist. When he tried to convince the medical establishment that germs caused disease, he was laughed at. Louis never accepted defeat. He discovered how to kill germs in liquids in a process we call “pasteurization”. He developed vaccines and encouraged the use of antiseptics and disinfectants. Find out more about this man who helped discover how to make foods safe. RL: 6.9

Download or read book William McKinley The President Who Wore Carnations written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William McKinley was a religious man who wanted to be a Methodist minister. He fought in the Civil War as a teenager, then became a lawyer and politician. He won the 1896 election to become the 25th President of the United States. Six months into his second Presidency, he was shot and killed. Find out more about this man and why he always wore a carnation in this 15-minute children's biography. Ages 9 and up. Reading Level: 6.9 LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Download or read book Grover Cleveland The Double President written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grover Cleveland was an honest, hardworking man who always tried to do his best. He fought against corruption in local, state and Federal Governments. He won, lost and won elections to become the 22nd and 24th Presidents of the United States.He is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. Find out more about this man who was twice elected as president of the United States, in this 15-minute children's biography. Ages 10 and up.Reading Level: 6.9 LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Download or read book The Ghost of the Penny Woodley written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon usually loved going on school outings. He loved seeing all the new places. He loved learning about new things – or old things. But this one was different. The Penny Woodley was an old sailing ship. Over two hundred years ago, she sailed the seas. She brought supplies and settlers to a new world. Today, she was in dry dock, restored as a museum at a small inlet of the city’s main shipping harbor. And she was haunted. “It’ll be fun,” Simon’s mum had told him when she signed the permission form. “It’s haunted,” Simon told her. “We went on that cemetery tour and had fun,” Mum smiled. “You didn’t see any ghosts there, did you?” Simon didn’t answer. He sighed heavily. He’d never told his mum about the ghost he’d seen. Or of the times he’d visited the cemetery and met other ghosts. Those times, he’d had his friends, Lisa and Jack, with him. But Lisa and Jack didn’t go to his school. And the ghost of the Penny Woodley was scary. Are there such things as ghosts? Is the Penny Woodley haunted? Read this creepy tale to find out! Reading Level: 3.5

Download or read book 14 Fun Facts About the Moons of Uranus written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uranus is a planet with a mini solar system of rings and moons. Many of the moons formed with the planet. Some of them were captured later on. Some of the moons shepherd the rings and keep them from drifting apart. Other moons contribute to the rings and may have even created them. There are at least 27 moons orbiting Uranus. They are some of the biggest and tiniest moons in our solar system. This book looks at some of these moons. Do you know: Do all the moons rotate the same way around Uranus? What are shepherd moons? What are many of the moons made of? What kind of weather is there on the moons? What is Umbriel's cheerio made of? Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts. Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric. Reading Level: 6.9 LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Download or read book 14 Fun Facts About the Pony Express written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold was discovered in California in 1848. It seemed like California had everything. What they did not have was a fast way to communicate with the east. That was when the Pony Express was born. Find out some fun facts about this enterprise in this fun book. Reading level: 6.8

Download or read book 14 Fun Facts About the Taj Mahal written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire in India had several wives. His favorite was Mumtaz Mahal. She was always with him, traveling all over the Mughal Empire. When she died, Jahan was devastated. He designed and built a mausoleum to house her body. He called it the Taj Mahal. Do you know: How many buildings are in the Taj Mahal complex? How many people did it take to build the Taj Mahal? Is there a false tomb in the Taj Mahal? What is the legend of the Black Taj? Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts. Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric. Reading Level: 6.9 LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Download or read book 101 Fun Facts And More About the Planets written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was Mercury bigger in the past? How did Venus change the way people saw the world? What is happening to Mount Everest, the highest place on Earth? Does Mars have seasons? Is there a surface to the planet Jupiter? Who discovered Saturn’s rings? What is strange about the way Uranus spins? What is the coldest place in our solar system? (Hint: It isn’t the planet,) Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this group of eight 15-Minute Books. The planets of our solar system have many strange and wonderful things about them. Surprise your friends, and even your parents with these fun facts. This compilation includes the following 15-minute books: 14 Fun Facts About Mercury 14 Fun Facts About Venus 14 Fun Facts About Earth 14 Fun Facts About Mars 14 Fun Facts About Jupiter 14 Fun Facts About Saturn 14 Fun Facts About Uranus 14 Fun Facts About Neptune LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Download or read book John Adams The Forgotten Founding Father written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Adams was a farmer and lawyer. He was one of the Founding Fathers who pushed for Independence. He helped write and sign the Declaration of Independence and became America’s second President. But there are no memorials to John Adams in Washington. He is the Forgotten Founding Father. Find out more about our second president and how he helped found the United States. Ages 9 and up. Reading Level: 6.9 LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.