The Green School Mystery (Cam Jansen Series #28)

by David A. Adler, Joy Allen (Illustrator), David Adler, Allen (Illustrator)

Overview

Kids, parents, and teachers will love this eco-friendly mystery!

Cam Jansen's school is going green! For each can or bottle Cam and her classmates bring in to be recycled, the school earns a nickel. How many cans and bottles did they bring in? And how much money did they earn? And where is all that money? Can Cam click! and use her photographic memory to solve this mystery?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142414569
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/03/2009
Series:	Cam Jansen Series , #28
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

David A. Adler has written more than 200 children's books. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

Joy Allen has illustrated many books for young readers. She lives in Cameron Park, California.

Editorial Reviews

This is a great ecological mystery that infuses green vocabulary and the story of children who are curious in one book. Cam and her friend Eric are observant and excited for the school's Green Day assembly. If the school raises enough money, then the possibility of a skylight is assured. Mr. Day, the Physical Education teacher, is collecting the coins and takes the rolls out to share at the assembly; but something goes very wrong. When the box of coins is revealed, the coins have been replaced with bricks. Does Cam have the "click" power to remember details of the day to help solve the mystery? Does her friend Eric have the will power to stick with her through the process? Will the principal allow them out of class to explore and do the detective work needed to find the answer? All of these issues loom large, and while ecology is infused it is not the main topic; but rather subordinate to the mystery of the coins. Ultimately, Cam and Eric are very successful and the mystery is solved and the dimes are found and the students get the pleasure of enjoying the sunshine from their labors. The ecology of going green is wound into the story in such a way as to be available information without being overwhelming and much of the technical jargon is clearly explained in context. Reviewer: Patricia Williamson

Children's Literature - Patricia Williamson