Sly the Sleuth and the Food Mysteries [Hardcover]

Donna Jo Napoli (Author), Heather Maione (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Sly the Sleuth

Sly (aka Sylvia) is now famous around the neighborhood for her creative problem-solving. In fact, this time around she has a few too many clients. But with her customary keen eye and clever observations, Sly solves three new cases, each with a culinary theme. And as usual, there are plenty of funny, zany moments to keep kids chuckling.

Cooked up by the combined talents of best-selling author Donna Jo Napoli and her son, Robert Furrow, and illustrator Heather Maione, this charming and witty chapter book will have young mystery readers asking for another helping!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2–4—Sly returns to help her friends by solving three new cases, all of which center around food. In the first story, Melody thinks someone scary is living in the bushes in her backyard, and Jack wonders why his cat has been eating the cookies—made by Brian's mother, a health nut—that they use as shuffleboard pucks. Sly figures everything out when she discovers that Mrs. Olsen has been putting fish oil in her treats, and that Brian has been hiding in the bushes to sneak junk food. In the second tale, the girls start a cooking club, but Princess is acting strangely. Sly deduces that she is trying to conceal the fact that she is allergic to wheat. Finally, Sly solves "Something Seedy" by finding out that Princess has been stealing oranges from Jack to save his life: the seeds contain arsenic (Sly also ascertains that the amount of arsenic in fruit seeds is not harmful). All three stories wrap up with corny plays on words. Amusing pen-and-ink drawings appear throughout. While not great literature, this book will serve transitional readers who like Ron Roy's "A to Z Mysteries" (Random) or David A. Adler's "Cam Jansen" series (Viking).—Debbie Whitbeck, West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI
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From Booklist

The grade-school gumshoe from Sly the Sleuth and the Pet Mysteries(2005) andSly the Sleuth and the Sports Mysteries (2006) returns for another round of cases, this time involving food. Who is leaving candy wrappers in Melody's bushes? Why does Sly's friend Princess behave strangely at the girls' cooking club? What's wrong with Mrs. Olsen's cookies? Why is Princess stealing oranges from her friend Jack? Following the clues, Sly solves the neighborhood kids' mysteries in these linked, upbeat stories that, like the other titles, are written in short sentences and basic vocabulary targeted toward newly confident readers. Maione's frequent line drawings add to these gentle capers' sense of fun and friendship with scenes of kids working together to sort through problems. Gillian Engberg
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dial (April 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803731191
• ISBN-13: 978-0803731196
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,037,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For all information about Donna Jo Napoli (books, events, biography, awards, contact information), please go to http://www.donnajonapoli.com