The High-Rise Private Eyes #3: The Case of the Puzzling Possum - Hardcover

Rylant, Cynthia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688163084 ISBN 13: 9780688163082

Publisher: Greenwillow, 2001

Synopsis

Deep in the heart of a big city...

Somebody keeps borrowing and returning and borrowing and returning the trombone from the window of Mr. Riley's music store. Who could it be?

This sounds like a case for the High-Rise Private EyesCase #003, to be exact,

the case of the Puzzling Possum

Because no mystery is too mysterious, no puzzle too puzzling, no crime too criminal, no trouble too troubling for ace detectives and very best friends Bunny Brown and Jack Jones.

About this title

About the Author

Cynthia Rylant was awarded a Newbery Medal for her novel Missing May and a Newbery Honor for A Fine White Dust. She is the author of several popular series for the beginning reader, including the "Henry and Mudge" books. Cynthia Rylant lives with her family in Washington State.

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 4-Crackerjack detectives Bunny Brown, a rabbit, and Jack Jones, a raccoon, are asked to solve a case revolving around the mysterious disappearance and reappearance of a trombone from the window of Mr. Riley's music store. Bunny finds two clues at the scene: muddy paw prints and a piece of straw. She and Jack connect the evidence to a sign on Mr. Riley's door advertising a hayride with Gus and his Big Brass Boys. After taking a taxi to the farm, they notice a possum playing a trombone in the band and discover that the instrument's case says Riley's Music. He confesses that he was just borrowing the trombone because the hay wagon rolled over his, and Bunny suggests that he give trombone lessons at Mr. Riley's store to earn the money needed to buy a new instrument. With lots of quips between the two main characters, this story is sure to amuse younger children who listen to it read aloud and older readers who enjoy it alone. Rylant's quick pace and brief chapters make it a page-turner. Karas feeds the fun by putting lots of visual humor into his colorful cartoons, which were created using acrylic, gouache, and pencil. A fun romp for fans of humorous whodunits who are just becoming confident with chapter books.
Karen Land, Greenport Public School, NY
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Gr. 2-4. Children ready for chapter books will welcome this latest adventure of private-eye Bunny Brown and her bumbling raccoon sidekick, Jack. Just when it seems Bunny has finally convinced wiggly, energetic Jack to calm down, a call comes from Mr. Riley at the music store. His trombone has been stolen and returned, stolen and returned. The description makes Jack dizzy. But it makes Bunny curious, and sure enough, she figures out what's going on. The mystery is silly, but the dialogue and situation are very funny, and the characters, as presented in both the in words and pictures, are delightful. What's even better is the clear demonstration that friends, whether animals or people, don't need to be alike to get along. Stephanie Zvirin
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Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwillow
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688163084
• ISBN 13: 9780688163082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Karas G. Brian
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48