The Case of the Empty Crates

by Steve Brezenoff, Lisa K. Weber (Illustrator)

Overview

The Air and Space Museum is adding a new exhibit, and Amal Farah and her friends get to attend the grand opening! But before the new exhibit goes live, some of the items go missing. This won't be good-the exhibit is funded by a rich local businessman, and without the objects to show, the exhibit can't open. Did another museum take the object, trying to make up for missing funding? Was it a thief interested in telescopes? Or someone else? Amal and her friends are determined to solve this crazy mystery!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496580221
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	03/01/2019
Series:	Museum Mysteries
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	693,147
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Steve Brezenoff is the author of more than fifty middle-grade chapter books, including the Field Trip Mysteries series, the Ravens Pass series of thrillers, and the Return to the Titanic series. He's also written three young-adult novels, Guy in Real Life; Brooklyn, Burning; and The Absolute Value of -1. In his spare time, he enjoys video games, cycling, and cooking. Steve lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Beth, and their son and daughter. .

Lisa K. Weber makes art for comics, kid’s books, and cartoons. Her work has included graphic-novel adaptations of classic literature, illustrated books for young and middle-grade readers, and character and storyboard design for animations. She cofounded the comic book label HexComix in 2014, cocreating and illustrating its flagship title, Hex11, which earned a nomination for the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, raised in Wilmette, Illinois, and schooled in New York City, Lisa currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California, where she enjoys healthy doses of satire, science fiction, and classic-rock radio.

Table of Contents

The big day — Lifting the lid — Sciences 1, Arts 0 — Splitting up — Mr. Not-So-Nice Guy — A whole lot of nothing — Whodunit? — Talking it out — In the garage — Race and reunion — Follow the money — Closing in — Coming together.

Interviews

Perfect for readers who loved the best-selling Field Trip Mysteries series. Teaches creative problem solving and critical thinking. Even distribution of maile and female protagonists offers cross-gender appeal to readers. Perfect for kids interested in history, museums, artifcacts. Mysteries are a consistently popular topic among middle-grade readers. Curriculum tie-ins and backmatter in each book deepen the learning experience.