Young Cam Jansen and the Double Beach Mystery - Hardcover

Adler, David A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670035319 ISBN 13: 9780670035311

Publisher: Viking Juvenile, 2002

Synopsis

Cam Jansen and her best friend Eric have headed to the beach. But after a day of sun and fun, they can't find Cam's mother. Was she abducted by aliens? Is she in disguise? "Click," says Cam, and the hunt is on.

The Cam Jansen Adventure series has been a favorite with older readers for years. With the addition of the Cam easy-to-reads, now younger readers are able to help solve mysteries meant just for them. When it's time to make the transition to more difficult books, Cam Jansen will be waiting.

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Kindergarten-Grade 2-When Cam, her friend Eric, and her Aunt Molly take a walk on the beach, Cam thinks she will be able to find their way back to her mother, but the umbrellas she used to mark their spot seem to have moved. In five short chapters, children discover the case at hand and have the opportunity to solve it through deductive reasoning. The colorful page just before the first chapter previews the scene, affording readers the same view that the young investigator has. Beginning readers will love the colorful illustrations that are so integral to the mystery, as well as the humor innate to the series. Team up Cam Jansen with Marjorie Sharmat's "Nate the Great" for fun mysteries for novice readers.
Kay Bowes, Concord Pike Library, Wilmington, DE
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Gr. K-2. From the library to the pizza shop, the Young Cam Jansen mysteries in the Viking Easy-to-Read series are set in places many beginning readers know well. This eighth title in the series takes place at the beach, where once again Cam uses her photographic memory and her deductive reasoning to solve a mystery. Why can't Cam and her friend Eric find their way back to Mom's red umbrella on the beach? What has changed? And why have Mom's papers disappeared even though she put a rock on them to keep them from blowing away? With bright, active pictures on every page, there are plenty of visual clues. The story will make new readers look closely at the detail and think about the action and about being lost and found; it's just scary enough to keep kids on edge. Hazel Rochman
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Edition details

• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670035319
• ISBN 13: 9780670035311
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Natti Susanna
• Number of pages: 32