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Books with title How to be a Detective

  • How To Be a Detective

    Dan Waddell, Jim Smith

    Hardcover (Candlewick, Oct. 9, 2012)
    Think you have what it takes to be a crime scene investigator or a junior Sherlock Holmes? Here’s what you need to know to get started.Fingerprinting suspects. Dusting for prints they left behind. Combing over the scene of a crime to spot near-invisible clues. Guaranteed to keep sleuths busy and on the case, these lively instructions and hands-on activities cover everything from securing a crime scene and gathering evidence to following footprints, tracking suspects, and interviewing witnesses (and knowing when they are lying!). Among this guide’s special features are: - An ink pad for taking fingerprints - A make-your-own periscope kit - A foldout poster featuring a case to be solved!
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  • How To Be a Poop Detective

    Kristin Struble MD

    Hardcover (Dr. Bubbles, LLC, Jan. 5, 2016)
    POOP... Everybody Does It! Grandpas, grandmas, moms and dads, big sisters and baby brothers, they all toot and poop. It sounds silly and will make you giggle. Your poop comes from what you eat and so do your toots! In How to Be a POOP Detective, you will learn five clues for healthy and "good" poop ... and when you do, your tummy will be happy. "Dr. Bubbles" delivers a funny and serious message for kids from the ages of 4 to 8 with the 5 S's --Shape, Soft, Sink, Shade and Shoot- what healthy young bodies do.
  • How to be a nature detective

    Millicent Ellis Selsam

    Paperback (Harper & Row, March 15, 1963)
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  • How To Be A Detective

    Jim Smith Dan Waddell

    Hardcover (Walker & Company, Aug. 16, 2001)
    How to be a Detective
  • How to Be a Detective

    Mick Loftus, Jeff Burns

    Hardcover (Silver Burdett Pr, Nov. 1, 1980)
    Describes the qualities and skills useful to the amateur detective, and explains how professional methods may be adapted to the amateur's needs.
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  • How to be a Nature Detective

    Millicent Selsam, Ezra Jack Keats

    Hardcover (Harper & Row, March 15, 1966)
    Ezra Jack Keats, children's picture book, nature
  • How to Be a Detective

    Barbara Mitchelhill, Tony Ross

    Library Binding (Stone Arch Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Damian Drooth, Supersleuth, shares his stellar detective skills with the kids from school. When he leads the amateur detectives to the local dog show, things really start to get hairy!
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  • How to Be a Detective

    Barbara Mitchelhill, Tony Ross

    Paperback (Andersen Press, Oct. 5, 2006)
    Damian Drooth has already solved two cases to great acclaim, and now he thinks it’s time to pass on his skills. His students want practical experience, so he leads his seven eager trainees through the city looking for “ciminle tipes.” In the library they hit the jackpot when they spot a blonde woman checking out a book titled Loot. Unfortunately they are prevented from pursuing her, but when they go to a dog show the next day, their suspect turns out to be the judge! Damian overhears her in incriminating conversation, but when the police take too long to arrive, the children must stage a mock riot in order to prevent her from leaving the scene. Will Damian be able to save the day once again?
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  • How to Be a Detective

    Barbara Mitchelhill, Tony Ross

    Paperback (Stone Arch Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Damian Drooth, Supersleuth, shares his stellar detective skills with the kids from school. When he leads the amateur detectives to the local dog show, things really start to get hairy!
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  • How to Be a Nature Detective

    Millicent E. Selsam, Marlene Hill Donnelly

    Paperback (HarperColl, March 31, 1995)
    Newly illustrated for a new generation of fledgling wildlife sleuths, this classic nature guide shows very young children how to unlock the secrets of the natural world by studying tracks and other clues that animals leave behind.
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  • How to Be a Nature Detective

    Millicent Ellis Selsam, Marlene Hill Donnelly

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 1995)
    Anyone can learn to be a nature detective and tell what animals have been around, if he learns to recognize clues, especially different footprints
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  • How to Be a Detective

    Barbara Mitchelhill, Tony Ross

    Paperback (Andersen Press, July 1, 2004)
    In his third madcap, comic-sketch adventure, Damien Drooth decides it’s time to pass on his crime-solving skills to a group of trainees. Together they go out looking for "criminle tipes," and eventually find a hot suspect at the Dog Show. What happens while they are waiting for the police to arrive amounts to a hilarious riot of an ending. Literally!
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