Cable Car to Catastrophe
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$574
Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1982

Cable Car to Catastrophe

Written & illustrated by Robert Quackenbush

Part of the Miss Mallard Mystery series

A duck-tective's ski trip turns into a hunt for a mysterious ski mask thief.

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Miss Mallard's Alpine ski vacation takes a thrilling turn when a mysterious thief starts stealing ski masks, leaving the police stumped. With her detective instincts on high alert, Miss Mallard dives into the frosty mystery, determined to unmask the elusive bandit. Can she solve the case before the slopes are left bare-faced and baffled? Join her in this snowy adventure where every clue counts and nothing is as it seems.

From the publisher

World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard’s ski vacation is a bust when she finds herself on the tail of a bundled-up bandit in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. When the police are baffled by an eerie robbery, Miss Mallard interrupts her ski vacation in the Alps to track down a burglar who has been stealing all the ski masks!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
80
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
580L
Themes & topics
Books about winterBooks about ducks, geese, etc.
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.8
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
September 17, 2019
First published
March 1, 1982
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534414143

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