Mysteries in Our National Parks: Buried Alive

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Buried Alive
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2011-05-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1426309759

Who was that man in the Park Service uniform who brought Jack and Ashley Landon into the wilds of Alaska’s Denali National Park along with their friend Nicky Milano? Whoever he was, he has given them a dogsled ride to certain death unless somebody finds them soon. Their troubles are about to get a whole heap deeper as the first rumblings of an avalanche turn into a deafening roar!

Buried Alive

Buried Alive
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781426302527

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.

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Out of the Deep

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Out of the Deep
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-05-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1426309732

A baby whale is the latest mammal stranded on the beaches of Acadia National Park. When the Landons run to get help, they don’t notice Bindy Callister slip away. When they track her down, she’s acting strange—she knows the strandings are no accident. She even knows those responsible. But she’s too scared to tell. Time is running out; and now the kids too are in real danger—unless Bindy talks!

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Valley of Death

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Valley of Death
Author: Alane Ferguson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008-03-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781426301780

The Landon family makes a trip to Death Valley National Park accompanied by a mysterious new foster child, fourteen-year-old Leesa Sherman.

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Deadly Waters

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Deadly Waters
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-05-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 142630966X

The Landon family is Southbound—headed for Florida to investigate a mysterious illness plaguing endangered manatees in Everglades National Park. Jack, Ashley, and their friend Bridger soon find themselves in deadly waters with a seven-foot shark, an injured manatee—and a mystery to solve. Who was the stranger in the speedboat who snatched Jack's camera? And what does he have to do with the manatees? Join the heart-stopping chase through a maze of mangrove islands to find out!

Mysteries in Our National Parks: The Hunted

Mysteries in Our National Parks: The Hunted
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-05-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1426309686

Grizzly cubs are disappearing from Glacier National Park, and the Landon family must figure out why! But for Jack, the real mystery is his sister Ashley's strange behavior. What was she doing alone in the woods so early in the morning? And why did she lie to their parents? Jack's efforts to unravel the truth lead to a pulse-pounding adventure that brings the Landon kids face to face with an enraged grizzly—as Jack and his sister suddenly become the hunted.

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Over the Edge

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Over the Edge
Author: Alane Ferguson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008-03-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781426301773

While she studies condors in the Grand Canyon a scientist's life is threatened, and the strange, hostile, teenage computer whiz in her family's foster care might be involved.

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Escape from Fear

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Escape from Fear
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781426301810

The hawkshill sea turtle is disappearing from the waters of the Caribbean, and the Landon's are in Virgin Islands National Park to figure out why.

Mystery on Skull Island

Mystery on Skull Island
Author: Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1497646561

In 1724, Rachel Howell leaves New York for South Carolina . . . and plunges into a dangerous world of pirates and hidden treasure that threatens her family’s future When New York–born and –raised Rachel Howell sails for South Carolina to be reunited with her father, the last thing she expects is to be attacked by pirates! She’s lucky to escape with her life, but the attackers take a pearl necklace belonging to her dead mother. Things go from bad to worse when Rachel arrives safely in Charles Town and learns her father is getting married again. The one bright spot is her friendship with Sally Pugh, the daughter of the local tavern owner. Until Papa’s bride-to-be arrives . . . and forbids Rachel from seeing Sally. Determined to remain friends, Rachel and Sally search for a secret place to meet. They discover a hidden island in the Charles Town port, containing a sinkhole filled with quicksand, rocks with mysterious markings, . . . and a human skull. But when the girls are stranded overnight and overhear men in a hidden lagoon, they realize they’ve stumbled onto something big. It could destroy Rachel’s father’s business . . . and Rachel’s life. This ebook includes a historical afterword.

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Night of the Black Bear

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Night of the Black Bear
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-05-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1426309767

This thrilling series roars back to life with the release of Mystery #13, Night of the Black Bear. Something very strange is going on in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A teenage girl is the latest victim in a growing number of bear attacks. Officials must figure out what's causing the bizarre bear behavior or close the park. Can the Landons help? Soon Jack and Ashley are searching for answers with their new friends Yonah Firekiller, a 16-year-old Cherokee boy, and 14-year-old Merle Chapman, whose family once lived on park land. But a heated argument over ancestral land rights puts the Landon kids in the middle of a clash of cultures. Tensions mount when Merle is caught in a lie—a lie that leads straight to the heart-pounding solution. This breathtaking new adventure features an afterword by a park naturalist on black bear behavior and the problems caused by tourists feeding wildlife. Night of the Black Bear is a fast-paced narrative treat filled with vivid descriptions of the natural, scientific, and cultural phenomena of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; a page-turner that will put this popular National Park high on the vacation wish-list of all young readers. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.