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Picture Book · Ages 3–8 · 1986
Sherlock Chick's First Case
Written and illustrated by Robert Quackenbush
Part of the Sherlock Chick series
A chick detective hatches to solve the mystery of missing corn.
3.7/5 Goodreads · 97 ratings
48 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Sherlock Chick, newly hatched and already donning a detective's hat, faces his first mystery: the missing corn from his parents' feed bin. With a magnifying glass in hand, he follows a trail of clues, questioning farm animals to uncover the truth. Can this pint-sized sleuth crack the case and return the corn to its rightful place? Join Sherlock Chick on a charming adventure filled with twists and turns as he proves that even the smallest detective can solve the biggest mysteries.
From the publisher
Look out Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Chick hatched from his egg with a detective’s hat and magnifying glass, and he’s on the case in this adorable, easy-to-follow mystery from Robert Quackenbush. Within moments of his birth, Sherlock Chick lived up to the name he’d just been given. His parents pointed out the fact that their feed bin was empty and they didn’t know who might have taken their corn. Sherlock follows the trail of corn, questioning animals along the way, until he finds the corn and the culprits. Will Sherlock Chick be able to get that corn back where it belongs?
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 48
- Reading age
- 3–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 400L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~2.8
- F&P level
- ~L
Publication
- Published
- May 5, 2019
- First published
- October 1, 1986
- Publisher
- Aladdin
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781534415218
- LCCN
- 2018941548
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