Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
The Marino Mission: One Girl, One Mission, One Thousand Words; 1,000 Need-To-Know SAT Vocabulary Words
Contributor(s): Chapman, Karen B. (Author)

View larger image

 ISBN: 0764578316     ISBN-13: 9780764578311
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
OUR PRICE: $13.59  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2005
* Out of Print *

Annotation: One unforgettable story.1,000 unforgettable SAT vocabulary words.

Alexa McCurry leads an ordinary teenager's life in upstate New York--until she embarks on a summer adventure in Central America. While working at a potentially boring internship in a marine DNA lab, she befriends a local boy, Jose, and a remarkable dolphin, Pecas. Together, Alexa and Jose uncover an ominous secret: Pecas' missing baby may be a captive at a marine biology facility. In a riveting tale of intrigue, Alexa and Jose work to unravel the mystery--and lead the reader on a vocabulary-expanding adventure.

The Marino Mission is a fun and painless way to master 1,000 tough SAT vocabulary words. Why spend all day looking at lists of words and definitions when you can read a gripping page-turner that incorporates SAT vocabulary words right into the text? Even better, words are defined at the bottom of each page so you don't have to flip to the back of the book to find definitions. Plus, self-tests at the end of the novel help you retain what you learn and prepare for test day. Once you open up The Marino Mission, you'll hardly know you're studying at all!
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Study Aids | Sat
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004024098
Age Level: 14-17
Grade Level: 9-12
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.28" W x 7.89" L (0.94 lbs) 326 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Kliatt 05/01/2005 pg. 22
School Library Journal 07/01/2005 pg. 100
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
One unforgettable story. One thousand unforgettable SAT vocabulary words.

Alexa McCurry leads an ordinary teenager's life in upstate New York--until she embarks on a summer adventure in Central America. While working at a potentially boring internship in a marine DNA lab, she befriends a local boy, Jos , and a remarkable dolphin, Pecas. Together, Alexa and Jos uncover an ominous secret: Pecas' missing baby may be a captive at a marine biology facility. In a riveting tale of intrigue, Alexa and Jos work to unravel the mystery--and lead the reader on a vocabulary-expanding adventure.

The Marino Mission is a fun and painless way to master 1,000 tough SAT vocabulary words. Why spend all day looking at lists of words and definitions when you can read a gripping page-turner that incorporates SAT vocabulary words right into the text? Even better, words are defined at the bottom of each page so you don't have to flip to the back of the book to find definitions. Plus, self-tests at the end of the novel help you retain what you learn and prepare for test day. Once you open up The Marino Mission, you'll hardly know you're studying at all

Contributor Bio(s): Chapman, Karen B.: - Author KAREN B. CHAPMAN is a creative writer and summa cum laude graduate of Cornell University. She holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology and genetics from Johns Hopkins and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and Harvard Medical School.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!