Kindergarten-Grade 2?An
appealing,if somewhat bungling,detective is introduced in this easy
reader.Three short chapters each present a separate case.In "The
Case of the Missing Hat," Detective Dinosaur''s derby is on his head
the whole time,although cleverly hidden from sight in each
picture.In "Night Patrol," the detective is frightened by a
noise."Perhaps it is a monster!...Perhaps we should call the
Police!" "We are the Police,sir!," Officer Pterodatyl reminds
him.The jokes are not particularly original,but they are likely to
sound fresh to young readers.Alley''s watercolor-and-ink cartoons
include plenty of visual interest and some sideline humor.The
vocabulary?Detective Dinosaur,Officer Pterodactyl,and Deputy
Diplodocus?may seem at odds with the intended audience,but most
primary graders know their dinosaur names(at least to hear them)as
well as they know their ABCs.An entertaining addition.?Sharon
R.Pearce,San Antonio Public Library,TX
Copyright 1998 Reed
Business Information,Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or
unavailable edition of this title.
目錄:
The Case of the Missing
Hat
The Case of the Squeaking
Shoe
Night Patrol