Where in America's past is Carmen Sandiego?
By: text by John Peel ; cover illustration by Paul Vaccarello ; interior illustrations by John Nez.
Contributors: Vaccarello, Paul, 1945- ill.; Nez, John A., ill.; Western Publishing Company.; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)
Series: You are the detective
Publisher: Western Pub. Co.
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Racine, Wis
Language: eng
Subjects: Carmen Sandiego (Game) -- Juvenile literature.
First sentence: Your Briefing
Congratulations — you've been hired as a rookie detective for the Acme Detective Agency. Your goal is to outsmart Carmen Sandiego and her gang by solving the cases in this book.
There are four cases to solve. Start by removing the cards from the middle of this book. Divide the cards into four groups. You should have the following:
4 Stolen Object Cards 4 Bookmark/Scorecards 8 Suspect Cards 8 Map Cards
Each case involves a stolen object. Decide which case you are going to solve by picking a stolen object card. Put the other stolen object cards away until you are ready to solve those cases.
Use a different scorecard for each case. As you read through each case, you will be given clues about the suspects. Write these clues down on your scorecard. Compare these clues to your suspect cards. Only one suspect will fit all the clues. Once you have picked a suspect, set aside the other cards until the next game.
Description: HELP CAPTURE CARMEN SANDIEGO AND HER VILE BAND OF BAD GUYS!
Carmen Sandiego and her gang have struck again! This time they've taken four treasures from America's great past—Ben Franklin's glasses; the old port of New York City; Civil War General Robert E. Lee's horse Traveller; and the Apollo 8 space capsule that orbited the Moon. Help get these priceless treasures back!
Inside this book are four mystery-adventure games for you to play. Only you can capture Carmen's gang and return the stolen property. Only you can choose which treasure to recapture first, and only you can choose the path you must take. But watch out—while you're tracking Carmen's gang, they could be tracking you!
Notes: Six sheets of colored game cards inserted.