The Clue at the Zoo
Published on 28. June 2011
76 pages
978-1-4532-2046-7 (ISBN)
Description
Arno Eliot is always causing trouble-and when he disappears at the zoo, Dawn Bosco will have to solve a mystery to set things right
It's almost the end of the summer, and Dawn Bosco is hoping for one last mystery before school starts. Then Noni, Dawn's grandmother, has to babysit Arno Eliot, the worst six-year-old Dawn has ever met, for the whole week!
Dawn doesn't want to spend her last week of summer vacation watching Arno. When Arno says he wants to go to the zoo, Dawn knows there will be trouble-and maybe a mystery, too.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
It's almost the end of the summer, and Dawn Bosco is hoping for one last mystery before school starts. Then Noni, Dawn's grandmother, has to babysit Arno Eliot, the worst six-year-old Dawn has ever met, for the whole week!
Dawn doesn't want to spend her last week of summer vacation watching Arno. When Arno says he wants to go to the zoo, Dawn knows there will be trouble-and maybe a mystery, too.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
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Patricia Reilly Giff (b. 1935) grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the popular Polk Street Mystery series, as well as several award-winning novels for middle-grade readers. After graduating from Marymount College, Giff taught reading for twenty years before writing her first novel. Many of her books are ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, including
Lily's Crossing and
Pictures of Hollis Woods, for which Giff won Newbery Honors. Giff lives in Weston, Connecticut, with her husband.
Blanche Sims was born in Cleveland, Ohio.She has worked as an illustrator for young people's art at Famous Artists School and later at Xerox in the art department. Then she became a children's book illustrator. Among the many books she has illustrated is the Polk Street series.Sims lives in Sandy Hook, CT.
Blanche Sims was born in Cleveland, Ohio.She has worked as an illustrator for young people's art at Famous Artists School and later at Xerox in the art department. Then she became a children's book illustrator. Among the many books she has illustrated is the Polk Street series.Sims lives in Sandy Hook, CT.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Map
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- A Biography of Patricia Reilly Giff
- Copyright
