The High-Rise Private Eyes #7: The Case of the Baffled Bear (I Can Read Level 2) - Softcover

Rylant, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060534508 ISBN 13: 9780060534509

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2006

Synopsis

Why is Bernard the Bear baffled?

Well, for one thing, he has lost his whistle and he can't figure out where it is.

For another thing, he has just met Jack Jones–one of the High–Rise Private Eyes and a very fine detective in his own right–and Jack won't stop talking about . . . pretzels!

Luckily for the baffled bear (and for kids who are ready to read on their own), Jack takes the mystery (and the bear) back to the high–rise to meet Bunny Brown.

Bunny is the brains of the operation, and she quickly determines that it's high time for the High–Rise Private Eyes to open case file #7: The Case of the Baffled Bear.

About this title

About the Author:

Cynthia Rylant's gift for conveying the enchantment and beauty to be found in everyday life is seen in such award-winning books as Missing May, winner of the Newbery Medal; A Fine White Dust, a Newbery Honor Book; and The Relatives Came and When I Was Young in the Mountains, both Caldecott Honor Books.

Books she's written and illustrated include the much-beloved Dog Heaven and Cat Heaven.

Cynthia Rylant grew up in West Virginia. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest.

G. Brian Karas has written and illustrated several award-winning children's books, including On Earth and Home on the Bayou: A Cowboy's Story, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book. The picture books he has illustrated include Are You Going to Be Good?, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book written by Cari Best. Mr. Karas lives in Rhinebeck, New York.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3–Bunny Brown and her raccoon sidekick, Jack Jones, solve another mystery. Bernard, a bear, has lost his whistle in the park and the detectives return to the scene of the crime to look for clues. As they search, Bunny makes jokes about Jack's name (referring to a game of Slap Jack and saying, "Just be nimble, Jack"), and Jack is busy smelling spring, so it doesn't look like they are off to a good start. Before long, however, they hear the sound of the whistle and discover that a robin with laryngitis had borrowed it to fill in for his voice. Rylant keeps her audience interested with her witty humor and lovable characters. This book combines the accessible charm of her "Henry and Mudge" series (S & S) with the detective work of Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's Nate the Great (Delacorte). Done in acrylic, gouache, and pencil, the colorful artwork depicts the action and highlights the humor of the text. With sophisticated vocabulary and clever banter, this book will be a top pick for more confident readers.–Bethany L. W. Hankinson, Miller Elementary School, Newark, OH
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About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060534508
• ISBN 13: 9780060534509
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Karas G. Brian