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Product details Age Range 9 - 12 years Grade Level 4 - 6 Series Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives (Book 5) Paperback 96 pages Publisher Sterling (June 1, 2010) Language English ISBN-10 1402749651

The Case of the Crooked Carnival Doyle and Fossey Science Detectives Michele Torrey Barbara Johansen Newman 9781402749650 Books Reviews

• Good
• My 8 year-old loves this series & begged for them for Christmas.
• Grandson loved I!
• Bought for my grand-daughter to read for her CARE reading homework. She loves them all and can't wait for the next one.
• There are several books in the Doyle and Fossey, the Science Detectives series, but this is the first I've read.
  
  My 6 year old son and I read and enjoyed this book, in which 5th graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey actually tackle a couple of crimes. There's a classmate who lives in a creepy house and is not getting sleep at night because he's convinced it's haunted. They solve that mystery, and then save the town from a bridge that might collapse. Finally they see another classmate at the carnival who keeps getting this close to winning. Doyle and Fossey are on the case.
  
  The cover of this book looks a little amateurish and young to me and gave me low expectations, but what's inside wowed me.
  
  This set of friends and partners in crime (solving), are likable. I liked the fact that there were several cases within one book which moves the story along, and of course having both a boy and a girl protagonist is always a good idea to attract more readers. They use science and logical reasoning to solve the cases, which would definitely appeal to a science-loving child, or perhaps even create some interest in one who is lukewarm about it. However, the science isn't at all heavy-handed or obvious. It's a natural, fun and interesting part of the story. You can download a classroom guide (that I'm sure could be used at home as well) at the publisher's website.
  
  It worked well as a read-aloud with my son, who is in first grade, but reads at a 2nd grade level. He's reading one of the others independently now, but I'm sure he's stumbling over some of the bigger words (but the fact that he's trying says a lot!).
• When The Case of the Crooked Carnival showed up in our mailbox I wasn't sure what to think. I hadn't had any previous experience with the series (of which this is the fifth), but my seven-year-old latched onto the book and wouldn't let go. I found her paging through it at all times of day, and though her reading skills weren't quite up to tackling it as a read-alone she did try to read it, she was so motivated.
  
  When I read it to her as a read-aloud she was continually begging for another chapter, commenting on how exciting the book was and how interesting. Combining science with mystery and detective work, Michele Torrey has created a winner with the Doyle and Fossey series.
  
  The ten brief chapters divide into four short mysteries that can be treated as stand-alones, though they are presented in a typical chapter-book format rather than being divided into separate tales. Barbara Johansen Newman liberally provides playful black and white illustrations alongside the text to pique the interest of young readers.
  
  Doyle and Fossey investigate a `haunted house', deal with an invasive plant species, de-bunk a suspicious carnival game, and save the town from a bridge gone wild! The scientific concepts integrated into the stories is elaborated upon further in the "Activities and Experiments for Super-Scientists" section which provides hands-on science activities that flesh out the concepts and introduce young readers to the scientific method.
  
  My daughter is eagerly anticipating the addition of future Doyle and Fossey titles to our home library. If your child is into the "mystery-series" stage of reading, she (and therefore I) can't recommend this series highly enough.