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40 pp.
| Kids Can |
March, 2001 |
TradeISBN 1-55337-025-2$$14.95
|
PaperISBN 1-55074-695-2$$6.95
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1-3
Illustrated by
Pat Cupples.
Canine detectives Lu and Clancy hunt down a pair of jewel thieves by cracking the criminals' coded messages. Each double-page spread tracks the private eyes' progress and includes instructions for a secret code or language, as well as encrypted riddles, so readers can test their own code-breaking skills. Dog detectives clad as tourists and an ottoman with furry legs are two of the clever details in the humorous illustrations.