Chet Gecko's Detective Handbook (and Cookbook): Tips for Private Eyes and Snack Food Lovers [Spiral-bound]

Bruce Hale (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Chet Gecko

Revealed at last--secrets and surprises from ace detectives Chet Gecko and Natalie Attired's criminal casebook!

This nifty (and very handy) handbook features tips and techniques for detective work: how to shadow people, collect evidence, and conduct searches; photocopy-ready documents that every private eye needs--license, search warrants, forged sick-day notes from parents; a list of suspects and pointers on how to ID the crooks; a guide to detective lingo for all you shamuses; and tasty recipes for distinctively Chet Gecko-ish snacks, including Tick Tacos and Sweet Potato-Bug Pie (minus the bugs, of course).

It doesn't take a private eye to see that this book is F-U-N.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

BRUCE HALE is the author of five picture books as well as the Chet Gecko mysteries. A popular speaker, teacher, and storyteller for children and adults, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Spiral-bound: 272 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152052887
• ISBN-13: 978-0152052881
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chet's cooking up reading, November 12, 2005

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Gwynne C. Spencer (Mancos, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chet Gecko's Detective Handbook (and Cookbook): Tips for Private Eyes and Snack Food Lovers (Spiral-bound)

Chet Gecko, not to be confused with GEICO, solves mysteries with wit and punditry, and cooks up great stories as well. This collection includes several recipes sure to please even the most reptilian tastes, and entice kids (esp. boys) into reading more of the series. Once you read Chet Gecko, you can never listen to Garrison Keillors Adventures of Guy Noir without laughing out loud and thinking of Chet transported out of his lovely lizard body and into Mr. Noir's world. If the Sweet Potato Queens turned into geckos and wrote a book for kids, this would be the result.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great detective handbook (a review by Eli 7 years old), July 9, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Chet Gecko's Detective Handbook (and Cookbook): Tips for Private Eyes and Snack Food Lovers (Spiral-bound)

This is a great and funny book. Even the recipes are pretty funny. Not only that this book is funny but it is also good at teaching kids how to be a Private Eye (PI). Another great thing about this book is that three authors worked together on it, which makes it very interesting. The recipes are great as well. The funniest thing about this book is when the bird and Chet Gecko write what they are saying. This is one of the funniest books I have ever read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome for imaginative readers, February 10, 2008

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This review is from: Chet Gecko's Detective Handbook (and Cookbook): Tips for Private Eyes and Snack Food Lovers (Spiral-bound)

My twins love to read but they like books that are more make believe than stories about real people. This is perfect and a welcome addition to all the regular Chet Gecko books. The way it's written is fun... and the recipes afre real with funny titles. Not a lot of recipes but the book is very unique and enjoyable, page after page.