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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2015 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 3–6—This highly successful blend of fact and fiction uses a fun tale to impart information about the visual abilities of various animals. When the queen's shadow goes missing at a royal party, all of the guests become suspects. Was it Sir Chameleon? Captain Shark? Dr. Pigeon? Each of the eight guests is questioned and eventually cleared by the queen's royal detective, Mantis Shrimp. The text and the illustrations are pleasantly surprising and will hold reade...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
When a queen's shadow is stolen during a ball, a sharp-eyed mantis shrimp questions a disparate menagerie of suspects. Along with each creature...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
