- Taschenbuch: 64 Seiten
- Verlag: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd (August 1993)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0716765020
- ISBN-13: 978-0716765028
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 18,5 x 13 x 0,5 cm
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From Kirkus Reviews
One of two brief mysteries based on Dragnet parodies aired on Children's Television Workshop's educational math program, Square One TV. Plotting is minimal--a detective duo catches a jewel thief when they recover his latest loot from the Bay. The point of the exercise is the math and science that assist the sleuths, especially using triangulation and accounting for waves, tides, and currents; a lot of other information, from geography to vocabulary, is shoehorned in with obvious intent, not too obtrusively. Unlike Jean George's far more thoughtful and literary ecological mysteries (The Fire Bug Connection, p. 721), what holds interest is less the science than the constant stream of determinedly clever puns and repartee. None of this is truly inspired, though much is funny; a few references are over the heads of the intended readers (e.g., a local, John Steenbeck, has a dog called Joad). Definitely recycled TV, but, still, an entertainment that enlivens the concepts it presents. The same detectives appear in a baseball mystery, The Case of the Unnatural (ISBN: 0-71676506-3); both are BOMC alternates. (Fiction. 8-14) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-Based on the popular "Mathnet" segment of Square One Television, this mystery takes Manhattan-based detectives George Frankly and Pat Tuesday to California to protect the famous Despair Diamond from theft. The jewel is stolen, but, through perseverance and some clever mathematical calculations, the sleuths recover the stone and catch the crook. This series entry is a pleasant enough read, although the banter and wordplay work better on TV and some of the jokes fall flat. A few of the allusions will go over many readers' heads-the suave international playboy suspect is named Archibald Leach; Pat and George go by the aliases of Nick and Nora Chuck from a ranch in Omaha; they are assisted by John Steenbeck and his dog, Ol' Joad-but they don't hurt the story. The plot is fast moving and provides interesting information. Activities related to time zones and triangulation, concepts introduced in the text, are included at the end of the book. The TV connection will attract readers, perhaps even reluctant ones, and libraries might want to give this a try.
Donna L. Scanlon, Lancaster County Library, PA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Donna L. Scanlon, Lancaster County Library, PA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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