Secrets of the Lost City
A Scientific Adventure in the Honduran Rain Forest
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Join a real-life adventure—a scientific expedition to a remote area of the Honduran rainforest, suspected to be the ruins of the Lost City of the Monkey God.
In the dense rain forest of Honduras, a legend lay hidden. For centuries, explorers had searched fruitlessly for a rumored lost city. With the help of a new technology called lidar, which uses a low-flying plane and laser technology, filmmaker Steve Elkins and his team found promising evidence of where the city might be. But to know if they had really found an ancient archaeological site, a team of explorers and scientists still had to go into the rain forest to look for it. The team only had ten days to hike into the dense jungle, likely unvisited by humans in the past 500 years, and locate the archaeological site. And what they found was not what they had expected.
In fact, the discoveries were so astounding that more expeditions followed the first. From close-up encounters with fearsome predators to swarming insects to dangerous flash floods, the explorers faced numerous challenges as they worked to find artifacts and document the diversity of life in this remote area. Award-winning science author Sandra Markle takes readers along on this series of scientific expeditions to discover what secrets this lost city holds.
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| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Animals, STEM, STEM: Life Science/Animals, STEM: Technology |
| Copyright | 2023 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 56 |
| Publication Date | 2022-09-06 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF003270, JNF037020, JNF052010 |
| Dewey | 972.85 |
| Dimensions | 10.625 x 8.875 |
| Lexile | 1160 |
| Guided Reading Level | U |
| Features | Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Primary source quotations/images, Reviewed, Source notes, and Teaching Guides |
Author: Sandra Markle
Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.
Over 500 schools participate in Markle’s Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.
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!
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Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Florida Book Awards Silver Medalist
Reviews
School Library Journal
“An adventurous biology and archaeology book filled with beautiful images and impeccable design.”—School Library Journal
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
“In this well-written text, readers will step into an exciting field of discovery, following in the footsteps of pioneering scientists and archeologists who brought an ancient city to life in the twenty-first century.”—Children’s Literature
Kirkus Reviews
“Markle provides clear explanations of the lidar mapping process, the camera traps, and the systematic exploration of the conservation team as well as a smoothly flowing story that carries readers along on these adventures. . . . An inviting introduction to an amazing place.”—Kirkus Reviews
