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In these two wisecracking, sidesplitting mysteries from Chet Gecko's tattered casebook, the fourth-grade detective and his punning mockingbird partner, Natalie Attired, keep the peace at Emerson Hicky... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0152167064
ISBN13:9780152167066
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 8.7"
Age Range:7 to 10 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 5
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Great book for reticent readers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
My son (9) loved this book! I am thrilled because he'd usually rather play sports than sit down and read a book. I met Mr. Hale at a conference recently and was impressed by his intelligence, wit and love of writing for children. Most books mean different things to different people, and some people approach a book, an author or a particular subject with a personal agenda, emotional baggage or ill-conceived notions. The Malted Falcon is a fun story that will delight children with its humor and creative characterizations. Thankfully, children usually appoach books with open minds and objectivity --unlike some 'wiser' adults.
Amusing take-offs of classic hard-boiled detective fare
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Kids who enjoy the Time Warp Trio and other volumes with wise-cracking characters will enjoy the Bruce Hale books. I'm not sure why another reviewer felt compelled to give this series one star; he also went to the trouble of repeating the identical review for every book in the series. If he disliked the first one so much, one wonders why--and if--he read the others.
Funny - Great for kids!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I don't understand why Smith doesn't like the Chet Gecko series and felt it necessary to type the same line on the page of every book in the series. I am reading number seven in the series and they have all been great. I am now twelve and I still enjoy them. The Malted Falcon was a particular favorite because I laughed all the way through. If you like funny stories with a little mystery mixed in, these are for you.
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