July Jitters (Calendar Mysteries Series #7)

by Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)

Overview

It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy!

July is for Jitters...

In the seventh book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives - the mayor is having a special Fourth of July contest; the person whose pet has the best Independence Day costume gets to be mayor for a day! Bradly, Brian, Nate, and Lucy transform Polly the pony into Thomas Jefferson and Pal the dog into the Declaration of Independence. But when the pet parade rolls around, the animals are nowhere to be found! Maybe they have stage fright. Can the kids find their dressed-up pets and calm them down betfore the Fourth of July fun begins?

Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are pefect for emerging readers and any kid who loves mysteries!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375868825
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	06/26/2012
Series:	Calendar Mysteries Series , #7
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	112,156
Product dimensions:	5.36(w) x 7.46(h) x 0.24(d)
Lexile:	510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

RON ROY has been writing books for children since 1974. He is the author of dozens of books, including the bestselling A to Z Mysteries and Capital Mysteries. When not working on a new book, Ron likes to teach tricks to his dog Pal, play poker with friends, travel, and read thrilling mystery books. He lives in Connecticut. Visit him online at RonRoy.com.

JOHN STEVEN GURNEY has illustrated many books for children, including the entire A to Z Mysteries series and Scholastic's popular Bailey School Kids series.

Editorial Reviews

Independence Day in Green Lawn finds Polly the pony and Pal the dog at the mercy of others, just as the people who lived in the American colonies during the early to mid-1700s were at the mercy of King George the Third until they fought for their independence. But it is not a king who is directing Polly's and Pal's every move—it is their owners, who are intent on their pets winning the mayor's Revolution-inspired costume contest so they can share the reward of being mayor for the day. In this "Calendar Mysteries" series chapter book (which is part of the "Stepping Stones" series), Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy soon realize they cannot force their pets to do their bidding any more than King George could force his subjects across the Atlantic Ocean to pay taxes without representation. This book, which contains numerous lively black-and-white illustrations and features the younger siblings of the "A to Z Mysteries" characters, is not a treatise on the events leading up to the Revolutionary War, but it does contain enough information about said events to inspire young readers to want to learn more about how the American colonies gained their independence from Great Britain. It is also a great book for animal lovers. Reviewer: Kim Harris Thacker

Children's Literature - Kim Harris Thacker