Books with title The Mystery of the Stolen Painting

In Book #6 of the Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer Mystery Series, 14-year-old Irish dancer Liffey Rivers sets out during a freak November 1st blizzard in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, to help a friend decipher a mysterious puzzle that may lead to an undiscovered gold mine. When a blast of frigid wind deposits a huge pile of snow in her path, Liffey uses her Irish dancing training to launch herself over it and discovers that High Street has two sides: a Gray Dog Deli side and a Red Rooster Cafe side. Same direction. Very different paths.The Mystery of the Pointing Dog is Wisconsin historical fiction for tweens set in 1842. Featuring an Irish immigrant family which has settled in Southwestern Wisconsin, it is also Liffey Rivers’ most challenging and dangerous mystery to date.

When a rival player brings a football signed by a professional quarterback to a game, Jack, the Sonics’ star center, can’t wait to see it. Before the first kickoff, Jack sneaks in to the other team’s locker room to check out the ball. Then the football disappears! Jack would never steal anything . . . or would he? The clues are very mysterious: An ink-stained locker. A strange metal object.An ice-cream bar. If Jack didn’t take the football, who did? The rest of the Sonics must prove Jack’s innocence—and find the real thief—or Jack will be thrown out of the league! Will the gang be able to solve The Mystery of the Stolen Football before the last down?

The Mystery of the Stolen Bike When Arthur and his friends ride their bikes to school, Francine is embarrassed by her hand-me-down bicycle, which use to belong to her father. It's a real clunker. But when Francine reports that the bike is stolen, her friends rally to find the thief. Will Arthur and his friends discover the true fate of Francine's bike? In chapter-book format, for children who are ready to read on their own, this puzzling adventure will surely be a hit among Arthur fans.

Tonight is a very important night and there is a BIG problem in Sushiville! Two best friends, with very different personalities, are in a race against time. Mika, a loving, kind and super creative daughter, has created a masterpiece painting that she is presenting to her father tonight for his birthday. Unfortunately, her friend Mochi has a penchant for getting into mischief and when she does, her rice coat gets very sticky. Unbeknownst to Mika and Mochi, something has gone awry and the prized painting is stuck to Mochi. If the mystery of why the painting is glued on to Mochi isn't solved, it could ruin the night. The two friends trek back from the cherry orchards outside of Sushiville. Once in the village, they are confronted by the fiery and unpredictable Wasabi. After the subsequent delay and decision that the mystery must be solved on their own, the two friends head to the art studio to see if they can find the clues needed to solve the mystery. Once at the studio, the clues begin to add up and at last, the mystery is solved. At the party, the painting is a big hit and the two friends come to realize that today they learned more about friendship than solving a mystery.

When a rival player brings a football signed by a professional quarterback to a game, Jack, the Sonics’ star center, can’t wait to see it. Before the first kickoff, Jack sneaks in to the other team’s locker room to check out the ball. Then the football disappears! Jack would never steal anything . . . or would he? The clues are very mysterious: An ink-stained locker. A strange metal object.An ice-cream bar. If Jack didn’t take the football, who did? The rest of the Sonics must prove Jack’s innocence—and find the real thief—or Jack will be thrown out of the league! Will the gang be able to solve The Mystery of the Stolen Football before the last down?

A fascinating new history of art, this gloriously illustrated book reveals how materials, techniques, and ideas have evolved over the centuries, inspiring artists to create their most celebrated works. Covering a comprehensive array of topics, from the first pigments and frescos to linear perspective in Renaissance paintings, the influence of photography, Impressionism, and the birth of modern art, The Story of Painting follows each step in the evolution of painting over the last 25,000 years, from the first cave paintings to the abstract works of the last 100 years. Packed with lavish colour reproductions of paintings and photographs of artists at work and the materials they used, it also focuses on key paintings from each period to analyse the techniques and secrets of the great masters in detail. Immerse yourself in the pages of this beautiful book and find yourself dazzled by new colours; marvel at the magic of perspective; wonder at glowing depictions of fabric and flesh; understand cubism; and embrace abstraction. It will transform your understanding and enjoyment of paintings forever.