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Author(s):

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist:

Publisher:

Copyright Date:

Genre:

Brief Annotation:

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Readers who will like this book:

Teaching Strategy from Tompkins or Yopp & Yopp (you'll link a strategy to at least 10 of your 40 books) :

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Piggins

Book Title: Piggins

Author(s): Jane Yolen

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Jane Dyer

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers

Copyright Date: 1987

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction, mystery

Brief Annotation: Piggins is a beloved butler who is serving a dinner party. When his hostess' brilliant diamond necklace goes missing, it's up to Piggins to find the clues, illuminate the perpetrator, and recover the goods!

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 3.5--I haven't read many juvenille mysteries, but this one seemed like it had a little too much superfluous detail mixed in with the essential elements of solving the mystery. If young readers were trying to solve the mystery along with Piggins, they would certainly need some direction.
Readers who will like this book: Readers who will want to re-read this book are those who appreciate gorgeously illustrated pages full of fancy ladies in gowns and jewels. If an adult is directing the reading, kids who enjoy being involved in the story can help Piggins sort out who-done-it.
Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Have you ever been a detective before? What were you looking for? How did you find it?
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