Flash Harriet and the Mystery of the Fiendish Footprints: Band 14/Ruby (Collins Big Cat) - Softcover

Wallace, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007231210 ISBN 13: 9780007231218

Publisher: Collins, 2009

Synopsis

Flash Harriet, together with Gus, her pet tarantula, is back and on the trail of a new crime. Huge footprints have smashed up the local vegetable garden. Is it something to do with Marmaduke Mildew and the Giant Vegetable Competition? Or does the clue lie in the footprints themselves? Find out how our favouite detective solves the mystery.

· Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.

· Text type: A humorous story.

· The step-by-step review of the clues that helped Flash Harriet solve the case on pages 46-47 enable children to recap the significant events of the story.

· Curriculum links: Science: Helping plants grow well; Citizenship: People who help us – the local police.

· This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

About this title

Product Description:

Flash Harriet, together with Gus, her pet tarantula, is back and on the trail of a new crime. Huge footprints have smashed up the local vegetable garden. Is it something to do with Marmaduke Mildew and the Giant Vegetable Competition? Or does the clue lie in the footprints themselves? Find out how our favouite detective solves the mystery.

About the Author:

Karen Wallace writes books for children from five to fifteen years old. She also writes scripts for children's television and natural history programmes. She has written many natural history books for children, like THINK OF AN EEL, which won awards on both sides of the Atlantic, IMAGINE YOU ARE A TIGER, and I AM A TYRANNOSAURUS REX. Her first novel RASPBERRIES ON THE YANGTZE, was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0007231210
• ISBN 13: 9780007231218
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48