Stuart Gibbs
Hardcover | Pages: 294 pages Rating: 4.22 | 8250 Users | 879 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 1416987312 (ISBN13: 9781416987314) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | FunJungle #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Mark Twain Award Nominee (2012), South Carolina Book Award Nominee (2013), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-6 (2013), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2012), Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee (2013) Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award Nominee for 6th, 7th & 8th Grade (2013) |
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12 year old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy has got a murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. Henry, the hippopatamus at the brand-new nationally known FunJungle, has gone belly up. Even though it's claimed he died of natural causes, Teddy smells something fishy and it sure ain't the polar bear's lunch. Dealing with the zoo's top brass proves to be nothing but a waste of time. They want to see any trace of Henry's death disappear like yesterday's paper. So Teddy sets out to find the truth. With the help of Summer McCraken, a fiesty girl with secrets of her own, the two narrow down their prime suspects. Is it Martin Del Gato, FunJungle's head of operations who dislikes kids and hates animals even more? Or J.J McCraken, the owner of FunJungle and Summer's father, who has more concern for the dough he's raking in than the animals in the zoo? As their investigation goes on, Teddy gets squeezed on all sides to quit asking questions-- or Henry won't be the only one to turn up dead. The deeper Teddy and Summer get, the more the danger mounts -- because when it comes to hippo homicide, the truth can't be kept in a cage!Declare Of Books Belly Up (FunJungle #1)
| Title | : | Belly Up (FunJungle #1) |
| Author | : | Stuart Gibbs |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 294 pages |
| Published | : | May 18th 2010 by Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers (first published January 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Childrens. Middle Grade. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Animals. Humor |
Rating Of Books Belly Up (FunJungle #1)
Ratings: 4.22 From 8250 Users | 879 ReviewsCriticism Of Books Belly Up (FunJungle #1)
Cute mysteryTeddy's in over his head...literally. He's been living at Fun Jungle, the largest attraction zoo. See, his mom studies apes and has been hired to live and work at the zoo. But when the main attraction, Henry the hippo, turns up dead, it's up to Teddy to find out why his mysterious death is being covered up. But when Teddy finds out that Henry was actually murdered, Teddy becomes a target as well. Will Teddy be able to solve the mystery before its too late?This book appeals to almost all audiences. I enjoyed it a lot and I recommend trying it. My one complaint is that every book in the series follows this plot line with a few tweaks. Still a great read, I would give it ten stars if I could.
first, look at the cover. now, look at the endpapers:how are you going to say "no" to that?? you're not. because not only is it a beautifully designed book, the story itself is great, and if i could stand to be around children, i would give them this book, because it is both fun and good for them, like flintstones vitamins. i saw this on a cart in the basement at work while i was waiting for the elevator, and the colors attracted me. me being me, i yanked it out from the middle, causing a minor
I was beginning to wonder if it was even possible to write a fantastic mystery for middle grade readers. I was wrong!The only downsides here are a mention of marijuana, and the phrase "hauling ass," which is going to be off-putting to some parents. But don't let that stop you from giving it to kids with reckless abandon!
This is a really good book. It is al about a mystery about who killed the hippo named Henry at FunJungle. And who is killing all the some of the other animals in FunJungle. He needs to find out who is doing this and find out if Henry actually got murdered or was it natural causes. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mysterys or books about animals.
This is Stuart Gibbs' first novel, but I read his book Spy School (I gave 5 stars) before reading this.I rated this with 4 stars because had I not read Spy School and loved it, I might have put this book down after the first couple chapters.But I didn't, and I am very glad I didn't. It's basically a Whodunit (like Spy School), only this time I never was able to guess the right suspect and questioned everyone's involvement at various times.The chase scene at the end was masterfully done and I
I read this book many years ago, but I still remember the endless love I have for it. I spent many crisp October nights out on my porch, huddled in a pile of blankets (only my nine year old self would do such a thing...) while still freezing death, so I went and made myself a tea and continued to read outside. (Once again, only nine year olds are this persistent...) I was just so enraptured by the FunJungle mystery that I forgot about how cold I was until I reached that dreaded last page. This
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