The Secret Ghost

A Mystery with Distance and Measurement

From the Series Manga Math Mysteries

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Sam’s little sister Michelle thinks there’s a ghost in the creepy old house their dad bought. With help from a couple of friends on the soccer team, Sam, Amy, and Michelle use an old ghost story—plus measuring tools and calculations for distance, volume, and perimeters—to figure out the truth behind . . . The Secret Ghost.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Graphic Novels
Copyright 2010
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2010-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.6
Text Type Informational Fiction
BISACS JUV008010, JUV072000, JUV008120
Dewey 741.5'973
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 5.75 x 8.5
Lexile 560
Guided Reading Level Q
ATOS Reading Level 3.2
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 131131
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Original artwork, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Melinda Thielbar

Melinda Thielbar is a writer, teacher, statistician, and student of the martial arts. Manga Math Mysteries, including The Kung Fu Puzzle and The Secret Ghost is her first children’s series.

In 2005, Melinda left SAS to finish a PhD in statistics. She was awarded a VIGRE fellowship at North Carolina State University. This fellowship is awarded to students likely to make a strong contribution to education in the mathematics and statistics field. Again, Melinda earned a fantastic reputation in the classroom. Her statistics lectures and examples were known for their ability to hold her students’ interest—no easy task in a statistics for non-majors class that’s held at 8:00am.

Melinda lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband, writer Richard Dansky, and their three cats. She is currently working on the research portion of her PhD.

Illustrator: Yuko Ota

Yuko Ota was born and raised in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. She went to school at the Rochester Institute of Technology and graduated in 2008 with a BS in Sequential Art. She has done comics work for Dark Horse and Oni Press, as well as Graphic Universe. Yuko currently lives in Brooklyn, and likes cats and drawing comics!

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

Manga Math Mysteries

Modern manga artwork engages readers in kid-friendly mysteries. In each book, a group of friends from a martial arts school uses visual clues and mathematics to solve a mystery. The stories illustrate problem-solving thought processes and reinforce math concepts taught in third and… View available downloads →

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“These new math mysteries will appeal to math teachers and avid manga readers alike.”
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