Synopses & Reviews
Sam and Dudley, stars of The Great Pie Robbery, are on the case again This time they're searching for the alphabet, and they'd be really happy if kids would help. Here's how: throughout the book, the words for a variety of objects appear next to their pictures--and on every page just one letter of the alphabet is highlighted. That letter is always shown in color. So join the hunt...and at the end, find out what Sam and Dudley will do with the letters they've found - An amusing story turns learning the alphabet into a fun game--kids who can't yet read will listen, and the colored letters make them stand out visually for easy recognition - A unique approach to the ABCs, with many words featuring each letter, not only at the beginning but in the middle of the word, too - Colorful and lively art has lots of entertaining action, from a mouse in a submarine to kooky accidents and falling cakes
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With the help of the reader, two detectives search for the letters of the alphabet.
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Sam and Dudley, stars of The Great Pie Robbery, are on the case again! This time theyre searching for the alphabet, and theyd be really happy if kids would help. Heres how: throughout the book, the words for a variety of objects appear next to their picturesand on every page just one letter of the alphabet is highlighted. That letter is always shown in color.
So join the hunt
and at the end, find out what Sam and Dudley will do with the letters theyve found!
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Detectives Sam and Dudley are back, this time hunting for the letters of the alphabet. Readers are encouraged to help them in their search, and along the way they are introduced to everyday objects. Full color.
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Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are fine detectivesand#8212;searching for clues, finding fingerprints, and trapping thieves. Now, Grocer Dog has a problem for them to solve: a supermarket shoplifter keeps sneaking out goodies. Whoever it is better watch out, because Sam and Dudley are on the case! Richard Scarry's colorfully madcap pictures, adorable characters, and hilarious antics will delight young readers.
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Happy wedding day to Mr. and Mrs. Pig! They're celebrating with a big costume party aboard a steamboat. But Mr. Pig worries someone might steal the gifts, so he invites detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pigand#8212;disguised as piratesand#8212;to come along. Sure enough, someone soon swipes Mrs. Pig's new pearls. Abounding with Scarry's trademark slapstick, pranks, and pratfalls, this fun mystery will delight kids!
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Meet super-sleuths Sam Cat and Dudley Pig: they're after the bad guys who stole yummy pies from Ma Dog's bakery! But when the robbers run into a restaurant where ALL the diners have cherry pie-covered faces, how will Sam and Dudley catch their thieves? With a squinch and a crash and a great big cruuuunch, the bumbling detectives cook up deliciously comic fun!and#160;
About the Author
Legendary American artist and writer Richard Scarry wrote and illustrated more than 300 books, which have sold over 200 million copies worldwide.