Mystery of the Cocos Gold


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The island was surrounded by deadly rocks, and filled with poisonous insects. Anyone who landed there was risking life and limb. So why had the ship quietly pulled into the harbor? Treasure! This book contains a historical fiction event written within a descriptive nonfiction text. Cocos Island was the first real Treasure Island. Many people believed that fabulous riches are still buried there, hidden by pirates of long ago.Text Type: Diaries, Journals, and Logs, RecountTheme/Topic: Adventure, Personal Responsibility




Mystery of the Cocos Gold


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Cocos Gold


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Treasure hunt on Cocos Island.




Cocos Gold


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Cocos Gold


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The "Gosh Awful" Gold Rush Mystery


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During summer break, Christina, Grant, and their two friends Zac and Alex go to Alaska with Mimi and Papa. Mimi inherited a gold mine so they all learn about the Gold Rush era and Forty-Niners.







Oxford Reading Tree: Stages 10-12: TreeTops True Stories: The Mystery of the Cocos Gold


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TreeTops True Stories are exciting, motivating non-fiction books which will broaden your pupils' reading experience. They are part of a structured reading programme for juniors. The sub-title says it all, this is a re-telling of the events leading up to the stealing and burying of a hoard of golden treasure on the real-life island of Cocos, just off the Costa Rican coast. It is supported by facts about the missing treasure, and information for further study. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of invaluable teaching notes.




The Mystery of the Hidden Gold


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A game of hide and seek in the old Castle Key lighthouse during a violent thunder storm leads to an amazing discovery - a tattered old treasure map! Scott, Jack and Emily can't wait to search for the hidden gold but first they must solve the clues to uncover its secret hiding place. And someone else is after the gold too - someone who doesn't plan to let anyone get in their way! Can our heroes figure out the map, outwit their enemy and find the hidden treasure? The third title in this fabulous new series packed with mystery and adventure!