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The Case of the Missing Class Pet

by Thomas K. Adamson & Heather Adamson (text) & illus. by Charlie Alder
Amicus Illustrated. (Mini Math Mysteries). Jan. 2022. 24p. Tr $21.95. ISBN 9781645490098.
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Gr 1-3–Oh no! The classroom pet Lucky has escaped! Lucky for the students, their teacher Mr. Jeb was giving a math lesson. In this choose-your-own-adventure–style mystery, the reader gets to choose how to solve the math problems posited by the teacher. Depending on readers’ choices, they will locate the pet—they just have to use math to do so. If they get a math problem wrong, the book gives them chances to get to the correct answer. Once the kids have found Lucky, the associated story wraps up nicely. The illustrations are colorful and vibrant, and they include an inclusive group of students. The math is at the second grade level, but the choices and problems are presented in a simple manner. There’s no glossary, but the hardest words are easily explained with help.
VERDICT Recommended for libraries where the other “Mini Math Mysteries” series books are popular.
Reviewed by Kristin Joy Andersonn, Lewis Univ., Romeoville, IL , Dec 17, 2021

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