Gr 2-4-- In the title story of this third book in the series, Mr. Pin, a Chicago-based rock hopper penguin detective, discovers who is smashing the gargoyles around the city, but readers never learn who the look-alike villainous penguin is or the purpose of a captured code book. The second story, ``The Spitter Pitchers,'' is a more straightforward piece of suspense. Sam Spitter, a relief pitcher in a slump, secretly plans to have his talented twin substitute and save his team's season standing. Detective Pin foils the deception and inspires Sam to pitch well. Although the two previous books about Mr. Pin have special appeal for reluctant and newly independent readers, the uneven quality of this one may leave them confused and wondering. Instead, offer young sleuths the ``Encyclopedia Brown'' series (Morrow) by Donald Sobol or David Adler's ``Cam Jansen'' books (Viking). --Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID
The Spy Who Came North from the Pole
Chocolate-loving penguin detective Mr. Pin is relaxing between cases when a client approaches him with a baffling problem-someone is smashing the stone gargoyles in his warehouse. In fact, all over Chicago, gargoyles are falling from the buildings. Hoping to stop the villain before someone gets hurt, Mr. Pin and his young friend Maggie scamper to the latest crime scene to collect clues. But when an empty chocolate box is found near a destroyed statue, and a rock hopper penguin is seen scuttling away, police blame Mr. Pin. The flippered detective must find the culprit-quickly-or lose his reputation and more. As he munches his way through the chocolate clues in two exciting cases, Mary Elise Monsell's loveable penguin from the South Pole teaches that appearances can be misleading. Narrator John McDonough will have young listeners laughing out loud with delight as Mr. Pin finds the statue smasher and solves a second puzzling mystery for the famous Cubs baseball team.
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The Spy Who Came North from the Pole
Chocolate-loving penguin detective Mr. Pin is relaxing between cases when a client approaches him with a baffling problem-someone is smashing the stone gargoyles in his warehouse. In fact, all over Chicago, gargoyles are falling from the buildings. Hoping to stop the villain before someone gets hurt, Mr. Pin and his young friend Maggie scamper to the latest crime scene to collect clues. But when an empty chocolate box is found near a destroyed statue, and a rock hopper penguin is seen scuttling away, police blame Mr. Pin. The flippered detective must find the culprit-quickly-or lose his reputation and more. As he munches his way through the chocolate clues in two exciting cases, Mary Elise Monsell's loveable penguin from the South Pole teaches that appearances can be misleading. Narrator John McDonough will have young listeners laughing out loud with delight as Mr. Pin finds the statue smasher and solves a second puzzling mystery for the famous Cubs baseball team.
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| BN ID: | 2940171107765 |
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| Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
| Publication date: | 06/15/2012 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Age Range: | 8 - 11 Years |
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