The Case of the Missing Monkey
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Picture Book · Ages 6–8 · 2000 · Est. 13 min read-aloud

The Case of the Missing Monkey

By Cynthia Rylant, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)

Part of the The High-Rise Private Eyes series

A glass monkey is missing. Can detectives solve the mystery?

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48 pages· 1,683 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud
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In the bustling city, a glass monkey vanishes, leaving Bunny Brown and Jack Jones, the High-Rise Private Eyes, to unravel the mystery. Who would steal it, and why? As they dive into their first case, the detectives must navigate puzzling clues and unexpected twists. Will their friendship and detective skills be enough to crack the case, or is this mystery too elusive? Join Bunny and Jack on a thrilling adventure where every clue counts and nothing is as it seems.

From the publisher

Deep in the heart of the city. . .Mac’s favorite glass monkey is missing. Who would take a glass monkey? And why?This sounds like a case for the High-Rise Private Eyes–Case #001, to be exact, “The Case of the Missing Monkey”Because no mystery is too mysterious, no puzzle to puzzling, no crime too criminal, no trouble too troubling for ace detectives and very best friends Bunny Brown and Jack Jones.

At a glance
Format
Pages
48
Words
1,683
Reading age
6–8
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
470L
Themes & topics
Books about problem solvingBooks about city life and urban livingBooks about lost and found possessionsBooks about animalsBooks about detectives
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.3
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
43691
Publication
Published
February 18, 2003
First published
August 31, 2000
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780064443067

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