Download or read book The Jade Jewel Box written by Virginia Laudeman and published by . This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Case of the Jade Jewelry written by Caitlind L. Alexander and published by Learning Island. This book was released on with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In China, it is very important to give a young girl jade. A family will even go into debt to get a very good piece of jade jewelry. But usually they don’t have to buy a bracelet. Jade is passed down in families from generation to generation, just like my bracelet was passed down to me.” The Brodericks could tell that the jade was important to Shing Lee. But why wouldn’t the shop keeper return her bracelet to her? See if you can solve this 15-minute mystery before the Brodericks do. Similar to the old Encyclopedia Brown mysteries, these short mysteries give kids all the clues they need to solve the mystery, before revealing the answer on the last page, helping kids learn common sense and attention to detail. Ages 8 and up. 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 also work well as hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

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