Pet Detectives
Scott and Mei Lin's Casebook
Published on 6. April 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-00-675384-1 (ISBN)
Description
Two more stories; two times two more pets and two more young detectives in this lively series for Yellow Storybooks. When vandals attack Class Four's weather display, Scott solves the mystery and helps his class win the prize for the school's science competition. He also tracks down the class mice -- Wee, Willy and Winky -- could they be the criminals? Mei Lin and her extraordinary dog Polo discover the Diamond Gang at her parent's camp site. Overnight Mei Lin becomes Sun Beach's most famous Pet Detective because the diamonds are hidden in ae dog collar. Each story in the 'series' features a main child protagonist from a different ethnic background.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
60 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-675384-1 (9780006753841)
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Jana Novotny Hunter lived in the US with her American architect husband and is a published author, there, of teenage fiction. She moved to England ten years ago and began to specialise in writing for younger children, particularly those who struggle with reading. She shares a studio with the illustrator, Sue Porter, who has illustrated this title. Jana does a tremendous amount of work in schools, helping children to develop their self-esteem and their eading skills. She has written picture books for Orchard and Puffin; and young fiction for MacDonald as well as for Collins.