A Thief at the National Zoo (Capital Mysteries #9)

By Ron Roy and Edward Chase Kirkland

Book Overview

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season

In the ninth book of the Capital Mysteries--an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.--KC and Marshall are helping out with the baby tigers at the National Zoo when they meet a new friend, Sunwoo, from China. Sunwoo's father is lending the zoo a precious jewel caled the Tiger's Eye to raise money for endangered tigers. But during the zoo's big party, the lights suddenly go out. And when they're turned back on, the jewel is missing Who stole the Tiger's Eye? And how did someone sneak it out of a room with no windows and a guarded door?

Each book highlights one of the famous museums, buildings, or monuments from the Washington area and includes a map and a two-page fun fact spread with photographs. Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who love mysteries

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375848045
• ISBN13: 9780375848049
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Love the series

We homeschool and we’re covering American History. My son loved the calendar Mystery books and the A to Z Mysteries, so I got him these. He loved them. He read them all before we went to DC on an end of year trip!

Another great read

My 9 year old loves to read mysteries. Ron Roy does another great job.

good for second grader

We have several in this series. It is a good mystery book,my 8 year old loves these.