Dogsled to Dread
A QUIX Book
1st Edition
Published on 17. September 2019
80 pages
978-1-5344-1422-8 (ISBN)
Description
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard crosses snowy scenery to track down a captured canine in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.
Miss Mallard has been invited to Alaska to launch the annual dogsled races! But the day before the big event, a dognapping takes place. With snowshoes strapped to her flippers, Miss Mallard follows the trail across the frozen glaciers. Will she discover the dognapper in time?
Miss Mallard has been invited to Alaska to launch the annual dogsled races! But the day before the big event, a dognapping takes place. With snowshoes strapped to her flippers, Miss Mallard follows the trail across the frozen glaciers. Will she discover the dognapper in time?
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Robert Quackenbush (1929-2021), the author and illustrator of more than two hundred books for young readers, was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and also had a master's degree in social studies and a PhD in childhood education. Quackenbush's many books include the Henry the Duck series, Detective Mole, the Miss Mallard Mystery series, Pete Pack Rat, and the Sheriff Sally Gopher series. He was the three-time winner of the American Flag Institute Award for outstanding contributions to children's literature and winner of an Edgar Allan Poe Special Award for best juvenile mystery. He lived in New York City with his wife, Margery, director of NAAP. Their now adult son, Piet, was the inspiration for many of the author's books when he was growing up.
Content
- Intro
- Welcome to Aladdin Quix!
- Dedication
- Cast of Characters
- What's in Miss Mallard's Bag?
- Chapter 1: Alaskan Adventure
- Chapter 2: Dognapped!
- Chapter 3: Revenge!
- Chapter 4: A New Sheriff?
- Chapter 5: Lost Glove
- Chapter 6: Moose on the Loose
- Chapter 7: Puppy Love
- Word List
- Questions
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Copyright
