Deductive Detective
Deductive Detective
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Annotation: Detective Duck uses his deductive reasoning skills to "quack" the case when someone steals a cake from the cake contest.
Genre: [Mystery fiction]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #102474
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
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Copyright Date: 2013
Edition Date: 2013 Release Date: 02/10/13
Illustrator: Rogers, Sherry,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: Publisher: 1-607-18625-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-88161-8
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-607-18625-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-88161-7
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2012030120
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

A duck detective eliminates one animal suspect after another until he "quacks the case," deducing who stole a cake from a cake contest. In this story designed to introduce deductive reasoning, bad puns and misfired jokes get in the way of the narrative's agenda. The boldly colored illustrations will draw readers into the lesson. Two reasoning activities are appended.

Kirkus Reviews

With a combination of clues and logic, the Deductive Detective solves the case of Fox's stolen cake. Detective Duck determines that one of the 12 bakers in the cake contest is the thief. He'll "find clues that will subtract each suspect until there is just one left." The fact that Mouse's itty-bitty cake is the largest she can carry eliminates her from the list. Duck crosses her name off his notepad, and a subtraction problem on the page shows that 12 suspects – 1 mouse = 11 suspects. Rooster was busy crowing at the time of the crime, and a few hairs at the scene provide evidence that Swan is not the thief. The trail leads to the kitchen, up onto a counter, out a smallish window and into a tree, therefore making the only suspect left…. Tongue-in-cheek wordplay and puns liven up the text: Pig quips, "Nothing good ever happens when I'm bakin'." The only odd step is the reasoning behind Horse's dismissal--the lights were out, and Horse "would never go into a dark room alone." Rogers' anthropomorphized animals walk on their hind legs and wear clothes, though many are quite realistic looking. Facial expressions are a bit hit-or-miss, but the body language makes up for that. Two pages of activities invite readers to test their deductive reasoning with a list of questions and to compare/contrast the attributes of the 12 suspects. A cleverly solved mystery that will get kids using their noggins. (Picture book. 4-8)

School Library Journal (Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

K-Gr 2 Who stole a cake from the cake contest? That's the question Detective Duck must answer as he interviews 13 potential perpetrators. One by one, suspects are eliminated. Clues such as window height, time of the theft, footprints, and suspicious strands of hair help to narrow the pool of possible wrongdoers whose physical attributes or behavior don't fit the crime. In the end all evidence points to the only possible thief. It is Monkey, who confesses his motive: "I couldn't help it&30;.It was a banana cream cake!" This outstanding lesson in logic serves as a clear and simple model for the art of deductive reasoning. In addition, all the elements of a great detective story are included, providing an excellent introduction to the mystery genre. Charm and humor abound from the playful cartoon illustrations to the hilarious wordplay. Educational extension activities are provided, adding even more value to a story that combines learning and fun. Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT

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Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)
Kirkus Reviews
School Library Journal (Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)
Word Count: 950
Reading Level: 3.6
Interest Level: 1-4
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 158209 / grade: Lower Grades
Lexile: AD590L
Guided Reading Level: N
Fountas & Pinnell: N

Someone stole a cake from the cake contest--who could it be? Twelve animal bakers are potential suspects but Detective Duck uses his deductive reasoning skills to "quack" the case. After all, the thief left hairs behind so the thief wasn't a bird. Follow along as he subtracts each suspect one at a time to reveal just who the culprit was. This clever story will have children of all ages giggling at the puns and the play on words. This fictional story includes a 2-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 41-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. The Deductive Detective is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.


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