YOUNGER FICTION
Preller, James

The Case from Outer Space

(3) 1-3 Jigsaw Jones Mystery series. Illustrated by R. W. Alley. Second-grade private eye Jigsaw Jones solves the case of a mysterious--perhaps alien--note in the neighborhood's Little Free Library. Meanwhile, Jigsaw's class learns about the galaxy, culminating in a video visit by a (brown-skinned, female) space station astronaut. Grayscale illustrations create a safe world of soft, round edges augmenting the kid-friendly wisecracks, wordplay, and simple codes.

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