Who Really Killed Cock Robin?: An Ecological Mystery

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HarperCollins

Annotation: Eighth-grader Tony Isidoro follows a trail of environmental clues to try and figure out what ecological imbalances might have caused the death of the town's best-known robin.

Genre: [Mystery fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #4725587

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperCollins

Edition Date: 1992 Release Date: 07/02/19

Pages: 191 pages

ISBN: 0-06-440405-6

ISBN 13: 978-0-06-440405-1

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 90038659

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Ecology. Fiction.
Environmental protection. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book

Clearly influenced by Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring', the story relates a small town's growing awareness of ecological relationships after a celebrated robin dies. With a new foreword by the author.

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Word Count: 34,512

Reading Level: 5.6

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.6 / points: 5.0 / quiz: 42831 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:5.9 / points:8.0 / quiz:Q12582

Lexile: 830L

Guided Reading Level: U

Fountas & Pinnell: U

With an intriguing mystery, a timely message about protecting the environment, and Jean Craighead George’s award-winning, accessible writing, Who Really Killed Cock Robin is the perfect eco mystery kids—and educators—are sure to love.

Citizens of Saddleboro are mourning the mysterious death of their beloved mascot, Cock Robin. Tony suspects there’s more to the story than people assume.

The truth must be hidden in the clues: The town park is overrun with trillions of ants; nights are quiet because the frogs stopped singing; the nearby river contains a dangerous amount of an unknown chemical; and the town dump is emitting strange fumes.

What does it all add up to? There’s a story here, and it’s up to Tony to figure out who really killed Cock Robin.

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