Stuart Gibbs
Poached
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Life Science
- Maker / Problem-Solving
- Story / Adventure
Poached puts Teddy Fitzroy inside a comic FunJungle mystery involving a missing koala and a zoo full of possible clues. The investigation repeatedly asks readers to use animal facts and behavior to test human stories, so zoology participates in solving the whodunit.
The science inside
- Animals & Zoology
Your child will meet:
- An animal's diet, movement, daily activity, and handling needs constrain what could have happened to it.
- Zoo animals are wild species whose care requires trained staff and controlled environments.
- A useful mystery clue must fit both the physical evidence and known behavior rather than a suspect's reputation.
Use it this way
Parent effort: No prep
Teddy Fitzroy's back for another zoo mystery--this time it's a koala caper--in this action-packed follow-up to Belly Up that School Library Journal called a "whopper of a whodunit that delivers plenty of suspects, action, slapstick, gross bodily functions, red herrings, and animal trivia." School troublemaker Vance Jessup thinks Teddy Fitzroy's home at FunJungle, a state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, is the perfect place for a cruel prank. Vance bullies Teddy into his scheme, but the plan goes terribly awry. Teddy sneaks into the koala exhibit to hide out until the chaos dies down. But when the koala goes missing, Teddy is the only person caught on camera entering and exiting the exhibit. Teddy didn't commit the crime--but if he can't find the real culprit, he'll be sent to juvie as a convicted koala-napper.
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