Book Band: Lime - Ideal for ages 7+ A quirky school comedy from Vivian French. Perfect for fans of Wigglesbottom Primary and Kes Grey's Daisy books. When Dan gets into trouble at school for being untidy, he teams up with his best friend Billy to find out who's throwing his lunchbox on the floor. With chalk fingerprints and missing sardine sandwiches as clues, Detective Dan is on the case! This humorous mystery from award-winning author Vivian French has appealing black-and-white illustrations by Daniel Duncan and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with brilliant books to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2, with book-banded stories by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence covering a wide range of genres and topics. With charming illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for reading both in the classroom and at home. For more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com. 'Patrice Lawrence, Tony Bradman, Margaret Mahy, Joan Aiken, Andrew Fusek Peters, Michaela Morgan, Geraldine McCaughrean and Narinder Dhami: any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed.' - Books for Keeps on the Bloomsbury Readers series

A quirky school comedy from Vivian French. Perfect for fans of Wigglesbottom Primary and Kes Grey's Daisy books. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories by awarding-winning authors like Geraldine McCaughrean and Patrice Lawrence and features online guided reading notes by the CLPE, ideal for getting children reading independently in Key Stage 2.

About the Author
Vivian French is a highly-acclaimed author of picture books, fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays. She loves the challenge of making up stories and explaining real things - from frogs and chocolate to worms. Vivian enjoyed careers in the theatre, counselling and storytelling and now teaches illustration to students at the Edinburgh College of Art. Daniel Duncan is a freelance illustrator who takes inspiration from cinema, old photos and sports. Daniel has a BA in Illustration from Middlesex University and was highly commended by Macmillan for the 2013 Children's book competition and shortlisted for the 2014 AOI awards for the Children''s books New Talent category.


Book Information
ISBN 9781472967305
Author Vivian French
Format Paperback
Page Count 48
Imprint Bloomsbury Education
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 56g