Murder! by narwhal!
Smith, Alex T.2024
Book
Total copies: 8
When the tyrannical family patriarch Sir Ignatious Gristle is murdered on his 90th birthday at his country estate, every one of his gathered family members is a suspect. Trapped by a snowstorm with no way to contact the police, it's up to his meddlesome granddaughter, Edna, and her trusted tortoise, Charles Darwin, to determine whodunnit! Full of head-scratching clues, page-turning twists and a lot people acting suspiciously this is the first in a funny, spoofy middle-grade murder mystery series.
Main title:
Murder! by narwhal! / Alex T Smith ; illustrated by Alex T Smith.
Author:
Smith, Alex T.Smith, Alex T, illustrator
Work:
Edition:
Original.
Imprint:
London : Hodder, 2024.
Collation:
411 p. : Some B & W illus ; 198 x 129 mm. 380 gm.
Series:
Grimacres whodunnit ; 1
Audience:
Young People.Reading grade level: 9-11.Interest age level: 9-13.Interest grade level: KS2 KS3.
Biography/History:
Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the bestselling Claude series, which is published in 20 languages worldwide, and is now on TV. Alex's newest series is the critically acclaimed and well-loved Mr Penguin. Alex has won the UKLA Picture Book Award, the Children's Book of the World Illustration Award and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. He has also been the official World Book Day illustrator.
ISBN:
9781444970050 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers-FictionMystery and detective storiesHumorous storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Crime & mystery fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Humorous storiesChildren’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure storiesInterest age: from c 9 yearsCrime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage)Fiction 9+Adventure and Mystery Stories
BRN:
786479