Dear Parents and Teachers Rourke’s Adventure Chapter Books engage readers immediately by grabbing their attention with exciting plots and adventurous characters Our Adventure Chapter Books offer longer more complex sentences and chapters With minimal illustrations readers must rely on the descriptive text to understand the setting characters and plot of the book Each book contains several detailed episodes all centered on a single plot that will challenge the reader Each adventure book dives into a country Readers are not only invited to tag along for the adventure but will encounter the most memorable monuments and places culture and history As the characters venture throughout the country they address topics of family friendship and growing up in a way that the reader can relate to Whether readers are reading the books independently or you are reading with them engaging with them after they have read the book is still important We’ve included several activities at the end of each book to make this both fun and educational Are you ready for this adventure Enjoy Rourke Educational Media
Table of Contents A Surprise Assignment Plan B and Passport Problems Meeting the Mahfouz Family Going to School in Egypt Eid al-Adha Celebrations Exploring Cairo Mummies and More Wrong Place Wrong Time Pyramids Camel Rides and Markets In the Footsteps of Greatness Camels Underwater Frights and Egypt ادو ع ا Goodbye
Chapter One A Surprise Assignment Can you shush it Samal It was Anara’s day to sit in the front seat for the ten-minute drive home from school But her twin Samal was already launching into a re-cap of the day’s events in her fifth grade classroom even before she’d buckled her seat belt The rule was that whichever girl sat up front got to talk about her day first And 7-year-old Oliver was begging for a stop at Nonna’s Bakery The noise level was at a 9 5 out of 10 and they hadn’t even left the school parking lot yet Not that there was anything unusual about this chaos The short ride home was one of the best times to share news from the day since Mom headed into her office once everyone had a snack Sorry Ollie I can’t stop at Nonna’s today I have a conference call in an hour that I have to get ready for Maybe on Friday okay Mom looked at Ollie in the rearview mirror He was pouting but would likely get over it once he found something appealing in the pantry Mom did I tell you about the math test I have next week in Mrs Hanson’s class It’s going to be a killer Anara was not a math person Just then Mom’s cell phone rang Anara answered it Yes she's here but she’s driving Can I take a message She scribbled notes down on the pad Mom kept on the dashboard
