The High-Rise Private Eyes #7: The Case of the Baffled Bear (I Can Read Book 2) (Paperback)

by Cynthia Rylant (Author), G. Brian Karas (Illustrator) "Every Tuesday night Bunny and Jack liked to play Slap Jack..." (more)
Key Phrases: Slap Jack

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3–Bunny Brown and her raccoon sidekick, Jack Jones, solve another mystery. Bernard, a bear, has lost his whistle in the park and the detectives return to the scene of the crime to look for clues. As they search, Bunny makes jokes about Jack's name (referring to a game of Slap Jack and saying, "Just be nimble, Jack"), and Jack is busy smelling spring, so it doesn't look like they are off to a good start. Before long, however, they hear the sound of the whistle and discover that a robin with laryngitis had borrowed it to fill in for his voice. Rylant keeps her audience interested with her witty humor and lovable characters. This book combines the accessible charm of her "Henry and Mudge" series (S & S) with the detective work of Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's Nate the Great (Delacorte). Done in acrylic, gouache, and pencil, the colorful artwork depicts the action and highlights the humor of the text. With sophisticated vocabulary and clever banter, this book will be a top pick for more confident readers.–Bethany L. W. Hankinson, Miller Elementary School, Newark, OH
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From Booklist
Gr. 1-2. Private detectives Jack (a raccoon) and Bunny (a rabbit) help, a bike-messenger bear who has lost his whistle. As they search for clues, Bunny admonishes her anything-but-hard-boiled colleague to concentrate, but it's the softer side of Jack that enables them to solve the case. A running joke begins in the opening scene, when Bunny wins a pile of pretzels from her partner in a fiercely competitive card game: "It was Bunny's idea to play Slap Jack. She thought the name was funny. Jack did not." Rylant's witticisms will amuse children who enjoy wordplay and double meanings. Karas' pleasing acrylic, gouache, and pencil artwork enhances both the droll humor and the innocent charm of the story. The seventh entertaining book in the High-Rise Private Eyes series. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (February 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060534508
• ISBN-13: 978-0060534509
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #198,776 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars an all new adventure, October 26, 2004

By	Melissa Sack (georgia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The High-Rise Private Eyes #7: The Case of the Baffled Bear (Hardcover)

Bearnard Bear is a bike messenger who relys on his red whistle to let people know he is coming through. One day he can't find his whistle anywhere. He thinks it might have been stolen. Have no fear The High Rise Private Eyes, Bunny Brown and Jack Jones are on the case! Will they be able to solve this mystery? Find out in the #7 edition of The High Rise Private Eyes!

The book was easy to read. The story line moved at a fast pace keeping the readers attention well.


We would recommed this to others. If children have read other books in the High Rise Private Eye series they will enjoy this one as well.

4.0 out of 5 stars Adorable New Mystery for Young Readers, September 1, 2004

By	Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The High-Rise Private Eyes #7: The Case of the Baffled Bear (Library Binding)

Jack (a raccoon), and Bunny (a rabbit) are private detectives, so they couldn't be happier when a bike-messenger bear asks for their help in finding his lost whistle. As the two private eyes search for clues, Bunny tries to get his partner, Jack, to concentrate on the task at hand: finding bear's whistle. But as time goes by, it is Jack's wacky ideas that lead the two P.I.'s to solve the case.

In this wonderful new book from THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES book series, Cynthia Rylant sets up a wonderful foundation for new readers to delve into a great mystery. Bunny is a cute character who is serious, and very focused, but it's Jack who will win the hearts of readers, for his zany ideas are hilarious, and will have even parents laughing out loud. While the illustrations contained on almost every page are wonderful, and will keep even the pickiest readers reading. A must-have.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper