Case Closed?!: Forty Mini Mysteries for You To Solve
Grade 3-6--Each spread features a different crime, and a page of text faces an illustration that gives visual clues. These black-line drawings with a touch of orange are reminiscent of the art in Highlights magazines. Reluctant readers will be drawn to the simplicity of the text; budding detectives will appreciate the challenge of solving the crimes. The cases are generally adult-oriented, involving bank robbers or disloyal business partners. The clues are usually evident after careful searching: readers spot a suitcase matching the criminal's, the thief's clothes are dirty, etc. The answers appear at the end of the book. Additional fare that's a combination of Martin Handford's "Where's Waldo" (Candlewick) and Donald Sobol's "Encyclopedia Brown" (Bantam).--Debbie Whitbeck, West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.