Vanishing Apples

Scooby-Doo! Readers #13

by Gail Herman, Duendes del Sur (Illustrator)

Scooby Doo! Vanishing Apples (Scooby - Doo! Read & Solve, 8)

Genres: Childrens, Mystery, Picture Books, Autumn

36 pages, Hardcover

About the author

Gail Herman, formerly a children's book editor in New York City, has written picture books, easy-to-reads, and chapter books, including many titles in the Who Was/What Was series. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her family.

Reviews

[Mandy Sickle · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter and I read this one together. We both loved the story and the pictures that went along with the story. It's a cute mystery that my five year old enjoyed and I did too. Knowing what I do about Scooby-Doo I total didn't expect who the apple thief would be. This is our first time reading this book but I know from the way my daughter is attached to it we will be reading it again and again. To quote my daughter " The story is awesome and I loved it!!"

[Carrie Simas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of these books were too scary for my youngest but this particular story is a favourite for the whole family. It is funny and it works out that the mystery isn’t a bad guy at all, just a series of animal misunderstandings.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 2 out of 5]

not the best of the scooby doo readers. this one doesn't have an actual criminal so we are just dealing with them being, well, unenlightened. about a challenge on who cam pick the most apples.

[Leah Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was fun

[Tia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The gang heads out to pick apples and Shaggy and Scooby are competing against Fred, Daphne, and Velma for picking the most apples. They pick tons of apples but find their bucket empty, is someone or something stealing them? We know that they'll figure it and hopefully win the apple picking competition!

"The Apple Thief" is another selection from the 10 pack of books I bought from Scholastic and is a level 2 reader. Since we share a love Scooby Doo and the gang these are fun read louds, especially when I do Scooby's voice. On the downside, this is probably my least favorite of the Scooby Doo readers books to date. However my kids liked it.

Here's the Amazon link if you're interested in reading it:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016...

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Is there a ghost stealing all of the apples? Of course not - leave it to Scooby-Doo and the gang to solve the mystery and save the day.

This is a fun book in the Scooby-Doo! Read & Solve series. I purchased 12 of the books in this series and I'm reading each one. They are short, with lots of colorful illustrations and the mystery is not very scary.

We all love Scooby-Doo, so these books are fun, fast reads and give me lots of nostalgia.

[Marita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Publisher: Scholastic, p2002, c2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-439-34115-8
Illustrated: Duendes del Sur (Firm), Tracings: Cartoon Network (Television network)

Genre: Fiction, Picture Book/Easy Reader
Subjects: Apples, Mystery Story
Interest Level: K-3
Reading Level: 2.8


When Scooby ad the gang go to an apple orchard, their apples mysteriously disappear. Is a ghost bothering them?

Good to use in the fall during the K/1 apple unit.

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scoops do is a classic for children because it deals with a mystery and children are always so curious. This story showed the reader that you shouldn't judge a boo by its cover. Shaggy and scone thought there was an invisible man, but turns out it was just a tree and some animals making the noise. This story will allow kids to make decisions on what they think could be the objects behind the mystery.

[T Crockett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scooby has always done a nice job of making kids feel like they're watching something scary and grown up, without terrifying them. The Readers series are even gentler. No one is trying to cause any harm, the mystery always comes back to Scooby and Shaggy jumping to the wrong conclusion.

[Slayermel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scooby Doo and the gang go to an apple Orchard to pick some apples. They place a bet to see which group can pick the most apples. Shaggy and Scooby go off to pick their apples, but some strange things start to happen.

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

While there's no villain in this book, it's still what Scooby-Doo does best, show the power of deductive reasoning and not on believing in weird magic stuff.

[Vonnegut · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would give this book 9 stars if I could!

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought a scerecrow was going to steel the apples but they had a hole in there bucket and the apples actually where ripe and so they fell off the trees.

[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just noticed the deceptive cover artwork....there spookiest things at work in this book are Scoob & Shaggy's perception.

[Miri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scooby and the gang are picking apples, but they disappear!

[Emerson and Theodore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick and fun bedtime story especially good now during the fall. Boys love the stories and drawings.

[Rebekah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute but, how did they not notice the basket getting lighter to rralize it had a hole in it