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Museum Mystery Squad #1
Museum Mystery Squad and the Case of the Moving Mammoth
Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no-one cares about: wrong! In a hidden headquarters below the exhibits there's a gang ready to handle dangerous, spooky or just plain weird problems: the Museum Mystery Squad. Techie-genius Nabster, mile-a-minute Kennedy, and sharp-eyed Laurie (along with Colin the hamster!) are on hand to tackle the surprising conundrums happening at the museum. From moving pre-historic creatures and secret Egyptian code breaking to missing treasure and the secrets of the famous, there's no brain-twisting, totally improbable puzzle the Squad can't solve. -------------- There's nothing deader than a mammoth -- not just dead but completely extinct. So how can it be moving at night? In the Case of the Moving Mammoth, the Squad investigate the museum's new star exhibit, on loan from Tyrone O'Saurus, ringmaster of the travelling Dinosaur Circus. There must be a reasonable explanation for a shifting stuffed prefistoric animal. Can they sift through the clues and unravel the puzzle before the museum faces a mammoth-sized problem?
- GenresMystery
132 pages, Paperback
Published May 15, 2017
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April 18, 2018
Reviewed for School Library Journal, August 2017
Gr 1-3 –A museum becomes the perfect mystery setting for this new series from Scotland. The detectives are three friends dubbed the “Museum Mystery Squad”: Kennedy, Nabster, and Laurie. Kennedy is the organizer and the quick thinker, Nabster is the technical expert, and Laurie knows how to ask the direct questions. The squad reports to the museum director, Magda Gaskar. In the Case of the Hidden Hieroglyphics, a secret message is discovered on a mummy, and Magda Gaskar asks the kids to decode it. This doesn’t sit well with Professor Gyptex, a visiting Egyptologist who is not quite what he seems. The book is full of interesting facts about hieroglyphics, and features an opportunity for readers to try their hand at decoding. In the Case of the Moving Mammoth, the world famous Dinosaur Circus is appearing in Edinburgh. While there are no real dinosaurs on display, there is a gigantic, stuffed woolly mammoth named Moth being housed at the museum. Shockingly, Moth seems to move at night when the museum is closed, and the squad is tasked with solving this conundrum. The book contains facts about animals and even a short quiz to determine which Mystery Squad member the reader most resembles. Each book is replete with black-and-white illustrations, along with quizzes, games, and brain teasers that will definitely engage young readers. VERDICT: A strong series to add to early chapter book collections and an easy fit for fans of “A to Z Mysteries” and “Nate the Great.”–Amy Nolan, St. Joseph Public Library, MI
Gr 1-3 –A museum becomes the perfect mystery setting for this new series from Scotland. The detectives are three friends dubbed the “Museum Mystery Squad”: Kennedy, Nabster, and Laurie. Kennedy is the organizer and the quick thinker, Nabster is the technical expert, and Laurie knows how to ask the direct questions. The squad reports to the museum director, Magda Gaskar. In the Case of the Hidden Hieroglyphics, a secret message is discovered on a mummy, and Magda Gaskar asks the kids to decode it. This doesn’t sit well with Professor Gyptex, a visiting Egyptologist who is not quite what he seems. The book is full of interesting facts about hieroglyphics, and features an opportunity for readers to try their hand at decoding. In the Case of the Moving Mammoth, the world famous Dinosaur Circus is appearing in Edinburgh. While there are no real dinosaurs on display, there is a gigantic, stuffed woolly mammoth named Moth being housed at the museum. Shockingly, Moth seems to move at night when the museum is closed, and the squad is tasked with solving this conundrum. The book contains facts about animals and even a short quiz to determine which Mystery Squad member the reader most resembles. Each book is replete with black-and-white illustrations, along with quizzes, games, and brain teasers that will definitely engage young readers. VERDICT: A strong series to add to early chapter book collections and an easy fit for fans of “A to Z Mysteries” and “Nate the Great.”–Amy Nolan, St. Joseph Public Library, MI
July 31, 2017
My 8 year old son loves books but doesn't always love reading them himself. This brilliant new series, set in Scotland, is just perfect for him. The format is non-threatening enough that he can confidently read it on his own, but it's also fun to snuggle up together and read together.
The children are of nondescript age, but Kennedy, Laurie, and Nabster are the Museum Mystery Squad. It appears that they live in the basement of a museum and solve the mysteries that pop up there. In this first book, Bea, the cleaning lady, notices that the stuffed animals have moved in the night. The Mystery Squad is on the case!
In addition to being a fun story, the actual storyline is broken up with brainteasers and facts pertaining to the subject matter. In this case, dinosaurs. There are charts and graphs showing the Mystery Squad's findings. There's even a cute quiz to find out which Mystery Squad character you are. (I read the first part of the book with my son before bed and I gave him the quiz. As I turned out the light and left the room, I heard him whispering to himself, "I'm Nabster." Too cute!)
Highly recommended for new or struggling independent readers, but it's also a great book to read together as a family. There is plenty of humor and the dinosaur facts aren't the same ones you see in all the other dinosaur books. This is a fun premise and my son and I are both looking forward to reading more of the series!
The children are of nondescript age, but Kennedy, Laurie, and Nabster are the Museum Mystery Squad. It appears that they live in the basement of a museum and solve the mysteries that pop up there. In this first book, Bea, the cleaning lady, notices that the stuffed animals have moved in the night. The Mystery Squad is on the case!
In addition to being a fun story, the actual storyline is broken up with brainteasers and facts pertaining to the subject matter. In this case, dinosaurs. There are charts and graphs showing the Mystery Squad's findings. There's even a cute quiz to find out which Mystery Squad character you are. (I read the first part of the book with my son before bed and I gave him the quiz. As I turned out the light and left the room, I heard him whispering to himself, "I'm Nabster." Too cute!)
Highly recommended for new or struggling independent readers, but it's also a great book to read together as a family. There is plenty of humor and the dinosaur facts aren't the same ones you see in all the other dinosaur books. This is a fun premise and my son and I are both looking forward to reading more of the series!
November 4, 2018
Three kids and a pet hamster who form the Museum Mystery Squad, are called in when the cleaner at the museum notices that the guest mammoth on loan from the circus in town and a few other stuffed animals nearby have moved somewhat during the night. The trio will need good observation skills and some gut instincts to figure out why these long dead animals are moving.
This is a nice intro to mysteries for lower grade readers. The crime solvers are an interesting and memorable group. The location makes the mystery a bit exotic-feeling. There are fun illustrations throughout, and there are just enough clues that readers can figure out what's going on before the Museum Mystery Squad. Recommended for readers getting more into chapter books who want to match wits with some fictional sleuths.
No content issues.
This is a nice intro to mysteries for lower grade readers. The crime solvers are an interesting and memorable group. The location makes the mystery a bit exotic-feeling. There are fun illustrations throughout, and there are just enough clues that readers can figure out what's going on before the Museum Mystery Squad. Recommended for readers getting more into chapter books who want to match wits with some fictional sleuths.
No content issues.
June 23, 2018
It was really awesome because they live under a museum and every month they find a mystery. In this book they have the case of the moving mammoth and they find out that the circus is having a plan to take over the museum and to steal their mammoth!!
The ring master from the circus has a girl called Terry-dactyl and actually lives inside the mammoth and makes it move and is trying to take it. They are so confused as to how the mammoth is moving - mammoths were instinct even before dodos!
I would recommend this book to people who like adventure books, investigations/mysteries and historical fiction/creatures.
The ring master from the circus has a girl called Terry-dactyl and actually lives inside the mammoth and makes it move and is trying to take it. They are so confused as to how the mammoth is moving - mammoths were instinct even before dodos!
I would recommend this book to people who like adventure books, investigations/mysteries and historical fiction/creatures.
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August 11, 2018
So fun to read a book about a trio of mystery-solving kids set in the museum I love in Edinburgh! The mystery was just complicated enough that Violet could figure out a piece at a time and we both enjoyed the graphs, facts, and quizzes that were placed throughout the story. We’ll definitely pick up the other ones in the series.
May 3, 2022
Loved it and suspect my class will too xx
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