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  • Age Range: 8 - 12 years
  • Grade Level: 3 - 7
  • Lexile Measure: 740L (What's this?)
  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; Reprint edition (June 21, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006440434X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0064404341
  • Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsvivid use of descriptive words: great examples for writing
By A Customer on April 4, 1998
Format: Paperback
If you are a teacher in search of examples for descriptive writing, try this book. George uses adjectives in a way that makes the students' imagination work. Their pictures to illustrate scenes are clear. Their writing also improves as they try to model her writing style.
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1.0 out of 5 starsNo fun, no action, no good
A Kid's Review on July 21, 2009
Format: Paperback
I'm a 10 yead old boy who loves to read! but I totally hate this book. It was a summer reading assignament from school (4th grade). Nothing happens in 148 pages of boaring, repetitive and monotonus writing.
They say things over and over again. This book is lable as an Eco mistery, but it seams to me like an encyclopedia type of reading. To much unnecesary information.
I would not recomend this book at all.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA greater gator story
By Isabel Harding on April 2, 2001
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This fascinating novel is for anyone who has ever fallen in love with a wild place, with a wild animal, or who is concerned about our jeopardized natural world. Only Jean Craighead George could write such a comprehensible and informative children's book about nature. While they're not JULIE OF THE WOLVES or MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, Ms. George's Ecological Mysteries Series are sure to be enjoyable for any naturalist--inspiring and educational. In THE MISSING 'GATOR OF GUMBO LIMBO, Liza K. Poole lives with her mother and some eccentric neighbors in the heart of the Florida Everglades. (Anyone who was born to live in a tent and fish for food will be envious of this "wild" lifestyle.) When the woods peoples' "dragon", a regal alligator, disappears, they begin to try to track down the great beast, especially Liza K. A ranger is after the gator, for he has been frightening nearby home-dwellers, and should be shot. Liza K. and her unique friends--including a talkative African gray parrot-- go through a series of clues to find out where the gator has disappeared to. The ending, I admit, is slightly disappointing--the threat of the ranger seems to be forgotten after the gator is found, Liza K. and her neighbors must abandon their way of life--but all in all, it's a fine read. The other Eco-Mysteries should be kept in mind--WHO REALLY KILLED COCK ROBIN?, in which a boy tries to solve the mystery of his clean town's feathered mascot; THE CASE OF THE MISSING CUTTHROATS, quite a lot like THE MISSING 'GATOR; and THE FIRE BUG CONNECTION. No young naturalist or ecologist should overlook the wide, wonderful world of Jean Craighead George.
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4.0 out of 5 starsNot just about the loss of a unique habitat and endangered species
By Longbright on January 24, 2014
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Sure, it's an Ecological Mystery, but it's a lot more than that. It's an excellent selection for kids trying to understand homelessness and the working poor. The main character, a 6th grader living in the Everglades, develops a lot of empathy for the "woods people." The end of the story comes too soon, but with a satisfying resolution for each of the characters including Dajun the alligator.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI LOVED THE MISSING GATOR OF GUMBO LIMBO
By A Customer on December 25, 1997
Format: Library Binding
FOR THREE NIGHTS BEFORE I WENT TO BED MY MOM READ THE BOOK TO ME. AT THE END I WANTED TO HEAR MORE. DONNA
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3.0 out of 5 starsGood Enough
By Kupo! on November 9, 2005
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This Everglades story is an interesting ecological mystery, but it's a bit too repetitive. (By now if you've read all my reviews you'll know it's one of my pet peeves.) Searching for a missing alligator the entire story is a bit too much, hm? Well, overall it's a good ecological mystery, but only if you're bored should you make the drastic decision to read it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsParent reading the book son is reading at school
By Sandi Lee-Williams on October 21, 2010
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My son is reading "The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo" at school. I like to read what he reads in case he needs help understanding any part of the story. I also like to ask him questions. By reading the book, I can do both. The book arrived quickly so I didn't miss any time. Thanks.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDaughter loves this book
By john windsor on March 11, 2014
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This book has great description and models good environmental ethics. My daughter loves nature, and is learning much from this book.
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