In this story, Jeff and Ken are invited to the Yucatan jungle to help on the archeological dig of a Mayan temple. Someone on the dig team wants to steal valuable artifacts and smuggle them to the United States to sell on the black market.
Kris and Mandy join the boys in Mexico while Nick goes to San Francisco to help open a new Museum of Latin Culture. In their attempt to stop the crime, they encounter poisoned artifacts, poisonous snakes, and gold.
The story introduces the reader to Chac-Mool statues and other elements and facts of Mayan culture, the geography of Mexico, Day of the Dead, Spain’s conquest of Mexico, and the peso as a unit of monetary exchange.
The Start-to-Finish Advantage! – This audio book is like NO OTHER! We start by writing and editing our text to specifically support students who struggle with reading grade-level text fluently and with comprehension. In addition, we add auditory support that includes thoughtful pacing, inflection and accentuation to engage the listener throughout the entire story. This Start-to-Finish Gold Library book is perfect for the middle- and high-school curriculum to support readers who need age-appropriate resources written at a lower readability. The readability of the printed text is 2-3rd grade.
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