Books with title The Clue at the Zoo

An heiress has been murdered, and only Fleming Stone can see the vital evidence Madeleine Van Norman is the most eligible young woman in the state, a beautiful young lady who is soon to come into her fortune. From her countless suitors, she makes a peculiar choice, agreeing to marry a stuffy man who loves someone else. On the eve of the wedding, Madeleine shuts herself away in a locked room to think about what she is about to do—and in the morning, she is found gruesomely murdered. Every member of the household is a suspect, but no one understands how the killer could have slipped through the locked doors of Madeleine’s bedroom. As the town whirls into a tailspin of suspicion and fear, it falls to the brilliant detective Fleming Stone to pick out the person who stabbed Madeleine to death—a baffling mystery that hinges on the discovery of a single, all-important clue. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Arno Eliot is always causing trouble—and when he disappears at the zoo, Dawn Bosco will have to solve a mystery to set things right It’s almost the end of the summer, and Dawn Bosco is hoping for one last mystery before school starts. Then Noni, Dawn’s grandmother, has to babysit Arno Eliot, the worst six-year-old Dawn has ever met, for the whole week! Dawn doesn’t want to spend her last week of summer vacation watching Arno. When Arno says he wants to go to the zoo, Dawn knows there will be trouble—and maybe a mystery, too. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Oh, no! Arno the killer kindergarten kid is back. And Dawn Bosco's grandmother is his baby-sitter. How will Dawn and Jill ever have fun at the zoo with him along?Luckily, Dawn. the Polka Dot Private Eye, finds a mystery to solve. Someone has lost a notebook with gritty white poison all over it. But Arno has disappeared. If Dawn and Jill spend all their time looking for Arno, will they ever find out who owns the book?

As they arrive at the zoo, Class Two squeals with delight. Soon the children are roaring like lions, trumpeting like elephants, and howling like wolves. But while the chattering monkeys entertain them and the graceful giraffes amaze them, they don't notice the hungry creature who escapes. Julia Jarman, acclaimed British author of more than five-dozen books, delights children and their parents with her imaginative and stimulating stories.

On the eve of her wedding, stunning heiress Madeleine Van Norman is found stabbed to death in the library of her palatial country mansion, killed by a single thrust from her Venetian letter opener. Suspicion falls by turns to the groom who loved another, the cousin who stands to inherit her fortune, the woman the groom loves, the murdered woman’s secretary, and the former lover of the murdered woman’s uncle who will inherit the mansion. A suicide note is found next to her body, but the evidence points to murder. The house had been securely locked with no sign of a break in.A classic from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, The Clue falls squarely in the tradition of two favorite mystery sub-genres – the Big House Mystery and the Locked Room Mystery. Detective Fleming Stone is cool and methodical, not unlike his more famous fictional contemporaries, Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes. The twist is that he doesn’t appear until the second half of the story.

Count to two with the animals at the zoo in this board book with gatefolds and a giant pop!Bold and bright, each spread in this novelty board book features a different zoo animal family of two! With zoo animals like monkeys and elephants, this playful and engaging numbers book is perfect for babies and toddlers.This is part of a new series of basic number books using an appealing, hands-on format and graphic animal illustrations! Each book teaches just one number to help babies and toddlers get a head start on learning. With inventive gatefold flaps, one oversized pop-up page, and an adorable ending, little ones will be clamoring for more!

An heiress has been murdered, and only Fleming Stone can see the vital evidence Madeleine Van Norman is the most eligible young woman in the state, a beautiful young lady who is soon to come into her fortune. From her countless suitors, she makes a peculiar choice, agreeing to marry a stuffy man who loves someone else. On the eve of the wedding, Madeleine shuts herself away in a locked room to think about what she is about to do—and in the morning, she is found gruesomely murdered. Every member of the household is a suspect, but no one understands how the killer could have slipped through the locked doors of Madeleine’s bedroom. As the town whirls into a tailspin of suspicion and fear, it falls to the brilliant detective Fleming Stone to pick out the person who stabbed Madeleine to death—a baffling mystery that hinges on the discovery of a single, all-important clue. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

From the Amazon Best Selling Author of I Escaped the California Camp Fire TWO AT THE ZOO is a fun, silly and heartwarming story that will be loved by kids, parents and teachers alike. It is the second book in the EVERY NUMBER COUNTS series.2 is at the zoo. She wanders off to sing with a cockatoo and hop with a kangaroo. It’s great fun until it’s time to find her Mom. What will she do? EVERY NUMBER COUNTS is an engaging number book with a story that will delight young readers and told is in rhyme. This colorful picture book combines numbers, problem solving and friendship. It's a book, kids will ask their parents and teachers to read over and over again! Parents and educatorsEVERY NUMBER COUNTS teaches important lessons for preschoolers and older kids. It:* tackles an important early life lesson in a funny, non-threatening tale.* is perfect for kindergarten and preschool classrooms. * addresses the socia,l emotional problem of feeling lost.* makes numbers and learning fun.* teaches age-appropriate problem-solving.* has easy-to-understand text, and engaging art.Kids ages: 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 Grades: Pre K, 1st, and 2nd ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.D. Brown taught elementary, middle grade, high school and junior college for over twenty years, on three continents and in seven schools. She continues to present workshops and is the owner-curator of the largest, privately owned gem and mineral museum in California. When she’s not working with rocks, she’s working on manuscripts.