Museum Mystery Squad and the Case of the Vanishing Viking: 5 (Young Kelpies)

Museum Mystery Squad and the Case of the Vanishing Viking: 5 (Young Kelpies)

by Mike Phillips (Illustrator), Mike Nicholson (Author), Mike Nicholson (Author), Mike Phillips (Illustrator), Mike Phillips (Illustrator)

Synopsis

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!) tackle the surprising conundrums happening at the museum. From pre-historic creatures that move and secret Egyptian codes to missing treasure and strange messages from the past, there's no brain-twisting, totally improbable puzzle the Squad can't solve. -------------- The discovery of new Viking treasure brings the museum its biggest exhibit yet -- a giant longboat. With such a huge attraction on show there's plenty of room to hide a secret, or two. In the Case of the Vanishing Viking, the Squad investigate legendary longboats, rare runes and hidden hoards to try to solve their latest mystery. --------------- Young readers will love the riddles, red herrings and big reveals jam-packed into this fun-filled series of mystery stories by Mike Nicholson. The enjoyable extras like wacky facts and activities, as well as zany illustrations by Mike Phillips, will keep amateur detectives entertained for hours.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 128
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Kelpies
Published: 22 Nov 2018

ISBN 10: 178250365X
ISBN 13: 9781782503651
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Media Reviews
Praise for the Museum Mystery Squad series: 'Nicholson slips in fact boxes and a miniquiz as well as some red herrings to confuse matters. Phillips adds coded messages, screen shots, and diary pages to cartoon views of the squad in action... deduction and slick detective work save the day.' -- Kirkus Reviews 'All of the books in this series are fast-moving, filled with interesting facts that should spur readers on to their own explorations, well-written, fun and wonderfully illustrated with black and white drawings by Mike Phillips.' -- Youth Services Book Review '... there is a clear desire to celebrate museums as spaces of imagination and learning. There is a very interesting interplay between text and image in the book, as the story is interposed by numerous illustrations, graphs and quizzes that visually make the book very visually stimulating.' -- Armadillo
Author Bio
Mike Nicholson won the Kelpies Prize for new Scottish children's fiction in 2005. He is the author of many humerous children's books including the Museum Mystery Squad series (for young readers) and the Thistle Street picture books Mike lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mike Phillips is the illustrator of many children's books including the Horrible Histories: Gruesome Guides and the Horrible Geography series.