Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery
What's This Book About
Put on your detective hat for the second adventure from a dynamic mother-daughter team: beloved author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy. Digby and Percy, best friends forever, have decided to take a vacation by the sea. Little do they know they’re about to drive right into another daring adventure! No sooner do they arrive at the Hotel Splendide when a very important guest–the fabulous pop star Peaches Meow–discovers that her priceless diamond necklace is missing. Can Digby and Percy track down the sinister figures at the heart of the mystery?
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Shirley Hughes has published more than two hundred books and won many prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. Her books include Daisy Saves the Day, Out and About: A First Book of Poems, the novels Hero on a Bicycle and Whistling in the Dark, and the Digby O’Day series, illustrated by her daughter, Clara Vulliamy. Shirley Hughes lives in West London.
Clara Vulliamy has illustrated over 35 children’s books and has been published by HarperCollins, Orchard Books, Random House, Walker Books, Egmont, and Kingfisher. With her mother, the author and illustrator Shirley Hughes, she created the Dixie O’Day series. Clara lives in Twickenham, UK. (Bio via Sterling Fall 2018 Catalog)
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780763674458
- Publication Date
- August 25, 2015
- Publisher
- Candlewick
- Original Publication Date
- July 31, 2014
- Page Count
- 136
- Word Count
- 3282
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2014951400
- Lexile® Level
- NC820L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 176148
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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