| The Secret of the Wooden Witness Contributor(s): Stanley, George E. (Author), Murdocca, Salvatore (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689864876 ISBN-13: 9780689864872 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: Who knocked out Todd and Nicole's friend Pops Verner and stole his pocket watch? The only evidence is the weapon used by the attacker--a wooden figure. Can the Third-Grade Detectives figure out how to get a block of wood to speak to them? Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books - Juvenile Fiction | Technology - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003106432 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Series: Third Grade Detectives |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.11" W x 7.61" (0.15 lbs) 68 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 77273 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ATTACKED Someone knocked out Todd and Noelle's friend Pops Verner, the night watchman at the department store, and stole his treasured pocket watch. He's pretty sure the robber is one of three men who work in the storeroom. But how can he figure out which one, when the only clue is a carved wooden figure the thief left behind? It's a new case for Mr. Merlin's Third-Grade Detectives. But can the Detectives solve the mystery when Mr. Merlin himself is missing? |
Contributor Bio(s): Murdocca, Salvatore: - Salvatore Murdocca has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and textbooks. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.Stanley, George E.: - George Stanley was a Professor of African and Middle-Eastern Languages and Linguistics at Cameron University. In between prepping class lectures and grading papers, he found the time to write for children. He was also the author of Night Fires and the Third-Grade Detectives series. |