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Book Safari -- Children's Literature Database
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6 book reviews found, page 1 of 2. Narrow results by selecting age range:
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Adventures in Cartooning
Audience: 3rd Grade - 5th Grade
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This cartoon adventure stars a knight on a quest to save a princess from the dragon who took her. Along for the journey are a 'less than brave horse, Edward,' and a magical elf. You'll also meet some knights that were turned into vegetables, find out what the dragon keeps in his cave and learn what really happened to the princess. You'll also get some tips on how to draw comics yourself!
Similar books: An Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler.
Date read: 1/27/2010
ISBN: 1596433698
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Hamster and Cheese
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
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When sandwiches go missing at the pet store, Detective Sasspants is on the case! Nevermind that she's not actually a detective: the last 'g' fell off her 'guinea pig' sign, so Hamisher the Hamster mistakes her for a 'p.i'--a private investigator--and he won't leave her alone until she solves the mystery! She interviews suspects and questions witnesses, until she finally sets a trap to discover the criminal once and for all. Along the way she encounters hamsters who think they're koalas, confused goldfish and chinchillas obsessed with being beautiful.
Date read: 7/8/2010
ISBN: 0761345981
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Joey Fly Private Eye in Creepy Crawly Crime
Audience: 3rd Grade - 5th Grade
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Joey Fly is a private investigator who solves crimes with the help of his scorpion partner, Sammy Stingtail. The team is hired by the beautiful butterfly Delilah, to recover her missing diamond pencil box. Delilah suspects her former friend Gloria the ladybug, but once the investigation begins, the list of suspects grows.
Similar books: Chet Gecko by Bruce Hale
Date read: 3/24/2010
ISBN: 9780805082425
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Legend of Old Salty
Audience: 3rd Grade - 5th Grade
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11-year-old Jack and his 8-year-old brother Benny find out that they are going on a summer long vacation. Unfortunately, they aren't going anywhere fun like Disney World - they're going to Chowder Bay, Maine far away from anything fun. Jack and Benny are convinced this is going to be the most boring summer ever, until strange things start happening. Warring seagulls, giant lobsters, and ghosts from the Civil War - Chowder Bay has plenty of adventure and mysteries to solve.
Date read: 2/18/2009
ISBN: 1932664947
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Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute
Audience: 2nd Grade - 5th Grade
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Lunch Lady is an undercover superhero - 'serving justice and serving lunch.' In this installment she and her assistant Betty are investigating an absent teacher who will stop at nothing to win the Teacher of the Year award and his a very strange substitute. Hopefully she won't have to use her fishstick nunchucks to solve this case.
Similar books: Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians, Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta
Date read: 4/1/2010
ISBN: 9780375946837
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