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This classic Usborne title, loved by decades of children is available once more as a smart spiral bound edition. It is packed with tips, hints and advice on how to be an intrepid, smart-talking, quick-thinking super-sleuth, including how to identify fingerprints and handwriting, how to examine witnesses and find clues. To keep those investigative skills honed, the book contains tests throughout to check what the gumshoe-in-training has learnt, including observation questions and code-cracking quizzes. It is humorously illustrated by Colin King. It is a great gift for any child with a sense of daring, adventure and a thirst for the truth.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If there's one book that Usborne should republish, the Detective's Handbook is it. I read this when I was a little girl, and it's one of my prized book until now. It was well-written with wonderful and amusing illustrations to accompany each page and story. The explanations about disguises, how to search a room and find evidence, how to examine witnesses, how to find out if the suspect is guilty and generally how to be a good detective were fun to read and really thrives on the young one's imaginations. The characters were amusing as well, and each had their own personality (who could ever forget their ever-present trenchcoats, fedora and magnifying glass?). There was also a short introduction and explanations about fingerprints, which I pored over with delight. Today I am a forensic science major, and I still remember this book fondly for first introducing me to fingerprint details. When I have my own children someday, I'm definitely getting a copy for them!
So Usborne, let's see a reprint!
So Usborne, let's see a reprint!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
This is a great book for children aged approx 8-11. Lovingly illustrated by Colin King.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is absolutely amazing. I've been searching for it for years. My dad use to always encourage me to read loads of books when i was young, this one was great, it still is. It taught me alot of about crime, police, evidence and basically being a 'detective', all with minimal writing and very clever illustration. The characters are a bit cliche - e.g. robber dressed in black and white stripes with a dollar sign on a bulging bag tossed over shoulder - but the characters have real personality, i used to read the book several times and still stare at some of the characters. I will definetly buy this for my memories but mainly to give to my younger cousin. Must have for kids, especially your typical boy.
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A good buy
Proved to be a hit with my eleven year old son who's interested in all things to with the police and putting the bad guys away.
Published 5 months ago by D. Hopkin
Easy to follow with lots of good pictures
Bought this book for my 9 year old son who is really into anything to do with spies and he loved it. He rated this book 5/5 :)
Published 8 months ago by Catherine Symons
Good gift for the young detective
I bought this for my 8 year old nephew, who thought it was great. He is now a fully fledged detective and has found the book entertaining
Published 11 months ago by Lorraine
Really good for young children!
It was really good, explained all the basics-couterfeits/forgery, disguises and loads more, had cool pictures, funny and it also had myteries and puzzles for you to solve! Read more
Published on 20 April 2002 by Meghan (MeghanEmm@aol.com)
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