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When a famous millionaire asks young detectives Max and Maddy Twist to investigate who is sabotaging an international balloon race for charity, they find themselves competing against world-renowned balloonists--and one old nemesis.Tags
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Summary: Max and Maddy are sent a message from a ballon that sends them to a rick man named Harry. He asks them to save his balloons race from all of the sabotage that has been happening recently. They are great detectives and figure out that Professor Sardine is the bad guy.
Genre: Early Chapter Book
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Very cute story showing that cheating is no way to win. It would be a great lesson to elementary aged children. Definitely appropriate for a 2nd grade chapter book although some of the language might be more appropriate for late 2nd grade reading. Interesting plot and some funny moments.
Genre: Early Chapter Book
Review:
Very cute story showing that cheating is no way to win. It would be a great lesson to elementary aged children. Definitely appropriate for a 2nd grade chapter book although some of the language might be more appropriate for late 2nd grade reading. Interesting plot and some funny moments.
When international detectives, Max and Maddy, tackle the Bursting Balloons mystery, they're onto a tough case. Someone wants to sabotage a hot-air balloon race across America and they'll stop at nothing - bursting balloons, stealing sandbags, breaking baskets and guzzling gas!
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Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including show more Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series. He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Bursting Balloons Mystery
- Original title
- Max & Maddy and the Bursting Balloons Mystery
- Original publication date
- 1997
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .M47833755 .M — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (3.40)
- Languages
- English, Turkish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 22
