McCall Smith, A. (1997). Max & Maddy and the Bursting Balloons Mystery. Illustrated by Macky Pamintuan. New York, New York: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children’s Books.
Brief Annotation: Max and Maddy’s parents used to run a detective agency until Professor Claude Sardine made them shut down. Now they run a busy ice cream shop. Max and Maddy enjoy detective work and take after their parents by finding work of their own. When Mr. Helium, a Millionaire, asks Max and Maddy to go to New York to help him solve the mystery surrounding his great balloon race, they were excited to go. Who is sabotaging the race? Will they be able to catch them? Go on an exciting balloon ride and help Max and Maddy solve the case of the bursting balloons mystery.
Genre: Mystery
Grade Level: 1-3
Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy reading about mysteries. Readers who enjoy adventure stories.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4. Children will enjoy reading about the sibling detectives.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What do you think it would be like to be a detective? Which of the 5 senses do you think a detective has to use when on a case?
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