The Hunt for the Well Hidden Treasure (K.I.D.S. Adventure Series Book 1)
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Mar 28, Hokomoko rated it really liked it Shelves: I just finished reading this to my son. As each time I've read it to a child or had it read to me, it holds up perfectly. The kids maintain dignity even while there are expectations of them in the surrounding and very supportive adult world. One of my favorite childhood reads.
View all 6 comments. Three siblings spending the summer with their grandparents decide to try to solve the family mystery that their grandpa has been telling them about every summer since they can remember: The great-grandfather left to fight in the civil war, never returned, and the treasure remained undiscovered.
The only clue they have is a painting hanging over the mantle, which depicts a headdress, a clay pot, a key and a question mark. This was one of my absolute favorite books when I was a kid; I read it over and over and over again. I was so excited to read it to Charlie, and found that I still love it as an adult.
Jul 23, Elizabeth Castro rated it it was ok. I am always on the hunt for easy reading books for my "reluctant reader. I picked up on the disrespect given to Native American artifacts, dancing, and making horrible faces, and wearing horrible scary "Indian masks," and thought, no thanks.
Key to the Treasure
I realize Peggy Parish wrote in a different time period and we now know this is wrong. But on the other hand, The "Key to the Treasure," has too many needless words, droning on and on I am always on the hunt for easy reading books for my "reluctant reader. But on the other hand, The "Key to the Treasure," has too many needless words, droning on and on. The story could have been fun and should have been written in a shorter fashion such as her Amelia books. I can't imagine the Amelia Bedelia author writing this book.
It doesn't seem up to her standards. Jan 06, Jaime rated it it was amazing. This was my favorite book as a little girl. I remember reading it over and over, hungry to reimagine the clues Liza, Bill, and Jed were discovering.
Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish
After having just read it with my 7-year-old son, I can say that the story passes the test of time. The characters and year-old children are sweet and flawed--realistic--and the plot is mesmerizing, allowing the reader to piece together the mystery as the characters do. I'm so very thankful for this particular piece of Peggy Parish's legacy This was my favorite book as a little girl. I'm so very thankful for this particular piece of Peggy Parish's legacy; it was a joy to read myself and then again with my son.
May 28, Kim Jenkins rated it really liked it. This was the first chapter book I can remember reading. I remember checking out this book from the Page Memorial Library in Sand Springs when I was in second grade, and it captured my imagination immediately. I fell in love with reading with this book. I bought it recently online, and I re-read it with the idea of reading it to my grandchildren this summer.
I so want them to get lost in the story like I did as a child! Dec 23, Amanda rated it really liked it. This was one of my most loved children's books. I remember checking it out from the library again and again on long trips to listen to the accompanying tape, and to solve the puzzles and clues. I'd like to hunt down a copy and see if I still love it. Jan 07, Jacob rated it it was amazing.
I liked this book because I liked the part where they found the key with a heart. The part I did not like was when Timothy got the key. My favorite character was gran and grandpa. I learned how to be a better reader like my mom. Also I learned to never give up. This was such a fun book to read to my youngest son. This was a fun mystery to solve that made me nostalgic for summers with Grandma and Grandpa!
Jun 15, Tricia rated it it was amazing. I re-read this countless times all through my childhood and have re-bought and re-read as an adult. A great kids adventure! Nov 11, Lisa D rated it really liked it. Cute and easy read. I read this as a child and decided to read it again. I didn't know it was a series. I'd be interested in reading these to my children. Mar 23, Douglas Milewski rated it really liked it.
The Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish was one of those childhood books that I greatly enjoyed, and beyond belief, my parents still had floating around. Published in , with a bright yellow cover, the story is that of three nice white children who have a nice white adventure at their grandparent's house. In the past, their white ancestor went off to fight in the civil war, but he left behind clues for his children to follow. Alas, the children never got the proper clues.
This helps pay for site hosting costs, thus allowing us to keep everything free for site visitors! The series was continued, after her sudden death from an aneurysm, by her nephew Herman Parish. And while or after your kids read this book, be sure to give them the companion guide about pirates as well. On the other hand, I thought Parish's construction of the mystery and fun, solvable codes were wonderful. Books by Peggy Parish. Adventure Series Book 1 Mar 16,
With a little luck a The Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish was one of those childhood books that I greatly enjoyed, and beyond belief, my parents still had floating around. With a little luck and a little pluck, it falls to these three kids to discover and decode those clues. To be honest, as I read this book, which sometimes flowed easily and other times sounded stilted, I found that excitement in my belly and knew why I came to this book again and again. The books picks up an energy by the middle. I once again wanted to reach the end and see how everything turned out.
To my surprise, I still remembered a few plot points all these years later when the rest of the story had turned to mush. Of note, Peggy Parish is also the author of the Amelia Bedelia series. May 27, Dolly rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Unfortunately our local library only has one of them, so I may have to purchase the others. This story was originally published in , but it's still very fun to read and doesn't feel too out of date. Our girls loved solving the puzzles and were excited to finish the story.
We read the book at three separate times throughout the day, they were so eager to get to the end. We really enjoyed reading this book together and I will certainly look for the others. Sep 25, Heather rated it it was amazing Shelves: I first read this book as a kid and remember loving it. The book is very unique in the fact that the puzzles that Jed, Bill, and Liza find can be solved by the reader before reading how the kids solve it. So it's a true puzzle-solving mystery. I still worked the puzzles myself this time as well. However, I appreciated more of the story as an adult.
It shows the importance of one's family history being past down through the generations.
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I feel this is an excellent example of a children's classic I first read this book as a kid and remember loving it. I feel this is an excellent example of a children's classic and is definitely timeless. It's about kids growing up in any decade trying to find a lost treasure hidden on their grandparents property over years ago. This book should be treasured by kids of all ages. Join the journey as the siblings find the key to a treasure! Just finished this with the kids, and we loved it again! So much fun--they were in suspense. In fact, Hannah couldn't take the suspense anymore and read it all on her own.
Her first full length book. It's so fast and fun--a great read for a beginning reader too, boy or girl.
I loved the mystery behind it and how it ends. It was nice to get through something fast with Hannah I loved this book as a kid, probably because my dad loved it so much too. I'm going to read it to Hannah since it's a fun, short read and I just looked on my shelves and realized I own it! May 24, Kathy rated it really liked it Shelves: I read this when I was a kid. Mysteries were never my favorite genre, but I remember enjoying it.
Now my reluctant third-grade reader who does like mysteries is enjoying it as well. Fun for kids who like to solve puzzles and coded messages. You can try to solve them yourself or just read the story as is. The author, Peggy Parish, is most famous for writing the Amelia Bedelia books, but this mystery series of hers has also stood the test of time. It is still regularly checked out in m I read this when I was a kid.
It is still regularly checked out in my school library. This is the first of the series and there are five more for kids who enjoy Clues in the Woods.
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Aug 16, Phoebe rated it liked it. A total winner for an almostyear-old--we started reading and he didn't want to stop. A bit old fashioned, but Parish gets right to the point and plunges us into three children's search for a hundred-year-old treasure. Who wouldn't be instantly involved in the story of a man who leaves for the Civil War, but first gives his children a clue and an invitation to a treasure hunt. The clue is ruined, and the children are never able to solve the puzzle, since their father is killed. Now, a hundred A total winner for an almostyear-old--we started reading and he didn't want to stop.
Jack Hare is tasked to deliver a love token — a jewelled golden hare — from the moon to the sun, but loses it somewhere along the way: The clues are intricately worked into a series of 15 detailed illustrations, some of which are red herrings, with colour sequences and magic squares used as keys. The puzzle was solved in , but the hunt ended in controversy when the golden hare was found by the partner of a former girlfriend of Williams.
So begins the hunt for the true Stone of Destiny, the Scottish and British coronation stone. Alice Butler is a maths geek who learned code-breaking skills from her cryptographer grandparents. Now employed by global toy company PopCo, where her brands include KidSpy, KidTec and KidCracker — kits for loner children who want to play at being spies, detectives and code-breakers — Alice finds herself spying, detecting and code-breaking for real when she starts to receive mysterious messages.
Could the notes be connected to the code she wears around her neck, on a locket given to her by her grandfather — a code that might lead her to pirate treasure, if she can ever crack it? A story of brand identities and secret identities, PopCo is a primer in the history of encryption, a critique of our culture, and a grown-up take on adventure stories with the trope of absent and unreliable parents given a darker, realist twist.
In a dystopian , young people escape the grimness of everyday life by spending their waking hours in the OASIS, an elaborate virtual reality comprising thousands of worlds. Teenager Wade is one of millions trying to solve the richest-ever treasure hunt by discovering the easter egg concealed somewhere in one of these worlds: The novel spawned a real-life treasure hunt, with an easter egg concealed in the paperback, a series of online gaming challenges, and a DeLorean as the grand prize.
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