ISBN |
9780645218084 (paperback) |
Name |
Battese, Anna author. |
Title |
The recorder racket / Anna Battese ; with illustrations by Ruth-Mary Smith. |
Published |
Capalaba, QLD : Yellow Brick Books, 2022. |
©2022 |
Description |
60 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
Summary |
PD (Penelope Delores, when she's in trouble) was enjoying an afternoon with her grandparents, when a most terrible crime was committed, right under her nose! The first book focuses on the dreaded recorder, a staple in Australian schools, which PD has just discovered. She starts a Christmas band with her recorder, and dog Scooter accompanying on the barks. PD's grandparents are caring for her during the school holidays and doing their annual clean up. PD finds her grandpa's old trilby coat and decides to start her own Detective Agency. When the recorder disappears, PD must use her sleuthing skills to uncover the culprit...and no one is above suspicion. |
Target audience note |
6-9 years old. |
Subjects |
Child detectives -- Juvenile fiction |
Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction |
Musical instruments -- Juvenile fiction |
Music -- Juvenile fiction |
Children's stories |
Genre |
Action and adventure fiction |
Detective and mystery fiction |
Other Names |
Smith, Ruth-Mary illustrator. |
Series |
PD McPem's Agency for Mysterious Mysteries 01. |
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