Emil and the Detectives

Kästner, Erich

ISBN 10: 0590405713 / ISBN 13: 9780590405713

Published by Scholastic, Incorporated, 1985

About this Item

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Seller Inventory # GRP92501756

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Emil and the Detectives
• Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590405713
• ISBN 13: 9780590405713
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reissue.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Emil, Gustav, and a group of young detectives outwit criminals and the police when they comb the city in their quest to recover Emil's stolen money.

Review

"This is a well-presented edition of a real classic, and I hope it helps it find the new audience it deserves" (The Bookbag)

"Both boys - me in 1955, my son in 1996 - seemed to be drawn into this story in some way beyond the usual...The main pleasure of the book is in the way in which it plays to the fantasy of omnipotence in a child: that a team of kids could really organise themselves into a team of detectives and catch a thief" (Michael Rosen Guardian)

"A great political story: democracy in action" (Philip Pullman Ten books every Year 7 child should read)

"The perfect introduction to the world of fictional crime detection" (Independent)

"Emil is a wonder... the book had, and still has, the effect of making me feel part of Emil's little gang of boys... Emil and the Detectives is a little masterpiece... Read it and you will be happy" (Maurice Sendak)