Download or read book The mystry of the missing gifts written by SUBBA RAO & DR. CHANDRASHEKHAR KAMBAR and published by Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 1971-04-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bhola is a kind-hearted but lazy old man, the despair of his hard working wife. When he catches a flock of sparrows, the king sparrow promises to reward him richly if he sets the birds free. Bhola agrees and is rewarded with a cow whose dung is pure gold! A wandering sanyasi comes to a village. The richest man refuses him alms but his brother who is poor gives him food and shelter. The sanyasi gives the poor man a magic flute. But his jealous brother cannot bear to see his good fortune.In these witty folk tales from Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, kindness and wisdom are always rewarded.
Download or read book The Mystery of the Missing Map written by Lois Walfrid Johnson and published by Mott Media (MI). This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When thirteen-year-old Kate, her stepbrother Anders, and their friend Erik go to visit Kate's blind second cousin in Red Jacket, Michigan, in 1907, they try to find a long-lost map that will supposedly lead to a fortune in silver.
Download or read book Katie and the Mystery of the Missing Wedding Gifts written by P. Katie Barkley and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katie's sister Carol is getting married to her childhood sweetheart, Peter Brook. Everything seems to be going well until it's time to open the gifts. The first box is empty except for a cryptic object, and the gift-giver insists that she had wrapped a different item. When the rest of the gifts are checked, it's discovered that every one of them has been pilfered and re-wrapped! Can Katie find the culprit and restore Carol and Peter's wedding gifts to them? Find out in the 24th Katie Carter Mystery Story!
Download or read book Detective Zebra the Mystery of the Missing Tarts written by Gill McLean and published by 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young curious readers will meet Detective Zebra and his trusty partner Dot as they investigate their first mystery: the untimely disappearance of the jam tarts. Who could have taken the delicious sticky treats? Readers will follow the crumbs to find out.
Download or read book The Mystery of the Missing Cake written by Claudia Boldt and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Harold is invited to a fancy dress birthday party, he and his friends must come up with some fantastic outfits. The party is going really well but when the birthday boy's cake is stolen during a game in the dark, everyone is a prime suspect in the mystery of the missing cake. Can Harold piece the clues together to solve the mystery and save the party? Find out in this fantastic new adventure starring everyone's favourite fox detective, the irrepressible Harold. A funny story which encourages honesty and sharing, this is set to become a family favourite.
Download or read book The 13th Gift written by Joanne Huist Smith and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day can be Christmas. After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself together and be strong for her three children - especially with the holidays approaching. The cheerfulness of the season made her feel more alone than ever, no matter how much she wanted to reach out to her children and find some way to comfort them. But thirteen days before Christmas, a poinsettia appeared on the Smiths' doorstep. The next day, another gift arrived … then another, and another. Each present was accompanied by a note with lyrics to the carol ''The Twelve Days of Christmas'' rewritten to fit the gift and and signed, ''Your true friends.'' Although Jo resisted the intrusion at first, the gifts began to work a kind of magic on her and the kids. As they puzzled over the mystery together - who were the true friends? when would the next delivery arrive? could anyone catch the gift givers in the act? - their grieving hearts began to heal. The 13th Gift is a true story about the everyday miracles that can occur during the holiday season. It is a heartwarming reminder that with love, community, and family, even the most broken of hearts can be mended.
Download or read book The Lost Gift written by Kallie George and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Christmas-themed picture book about four animals delivering a lost package for Santa already feels like a classic, and makes the perfect gift this holiday season! It’s Christmas Eve, and Bird, Rabbit, Deer, and Squirrel are eagerly waiting for Santa to fly overhead. When he does, a gift tumbles out of his sleigh, landing in the woods. The friends find the gift and read the tag: “For the new baby at the farm. Love, Santa.” And so, in spite of Squirrel’s grumbling—“It’s not our baby”—they set off on a long journey to deliver it. Sweet, poignant, and starring a cast of truly adorable characters, this is a story sure to be shared year after year at Christmastime.
Download or read book Mystery Of The Missing Cat SMS Detective Agency Book 2 written by Ravi Subramanian and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The charming hill town of Solan is playing host to the cricketing match of the year - a match between India and Australia. Naturally, its close-knit community is all abuzz! Not only are the top cricketing stars going to descend upon them, but also the glamorous film star married to the dashing cricket captain. Will India manage to snatch a much-needed victory from the Aussies, is the big question. However, even before the match begins, it seems this victory might be slipping away. All because of a missing feline. Enter the Super Mystery Solvers or the SMS gang of Aditya and Akriti, the nine-year-old twins, and their close friend Kabir. Can they find the missing cat and help India win the match? Together, they must solve this mystery that has even the police completely baffled.
Download or read book The Mystery of The Missing Christmas Spirit written by El Mahdi Farkh and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-12-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery of The Missing Christmas Spirit by El Mahdi Farkh In the cozy town of Evergreenville, four young friends receive magical gifts from Santa on Christmas Eve. But as the holiday season continues, the friends start to behave differently under the influence of their gifts. Sophie becomes selfish, Max reckless, Lily detached, and Oliver isolated. As their actions stray from the true meaning of Christmas, the spirit of the season disappears from Evergreenville. Santa returns to explain that something is amiss. With the gifts now missing, the friends must work together to solve the mystery of what happened to the Christmas spirit. They interview suspects in the town, including the toy shop owner and local baker, both of whom had quarreled with the friends. Clues are found but also misleading red herrings, keeping the young detectives guessing. As they reinvestigate old leads, a new clue emerges: footprints in the snow lead to the old abandoned house at the edge of town. Through their sleuthing and acts of kindness, the friends finally uncover the mystery and rediscover the real magic of Christmas - friendship, warmth and selflessness. They learn that the spirit of the season is not contained in any gift, but lives in our hearts when we help others. Order and Christmas cheer are restored to Evergreenville. FILE FORMATS: PDF Page Count: 26 PUBLISHER: EMF
Download or read book The Secret Santa Mystery written by Gail Herman and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the gang's Christmas presents are stolen, Shaggy and Scooby track down the thieves.
Download or read book The Mystery of the Stolen Sword written by Gertrude Chandler Warner and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1998-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alden children visit a family friend at his apple orchard, which is rumored to be haunted, but instead of a ghost they find that some of the family's valuable antiques are being stolen
Download or read book Murder Most Puzzling written by Stephanie von Reiswitz and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder Most Puzzling is a gorgeous and witty book that invites readers to play detective and solve a series of absorbing, murder-mystery-themed puzzles. Readers are cast as the faithful sidekick to amateur sleuth Medea Thorne in order to solve 20 puzzling cases. Meet a cast of colorful characters—from ghost hunter extraordinaire Augustin Artaud, to Leonard Fanshawe, a competitor in the Annual Perfect Pickled Foods Festival. • A witty riff on the classic whodunit that brings out everyone's inner detective • Each mystery is sumptuously illustrated. • The mysteries require different deductive tactics, making them a good brain exercise A body in the topiary garden, a death at a clairvoyants' convention, and the mysterious accident of the boating lake—prepare for a whirlwind adventure, laced with humor and a dash of the macabre. This book will delight fans of Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Edward Gorey. • This is a collection of darkly humorous puzzles. • Features illustrations in a gorgeous gothic style by Stephanie von Reiswitz • Perfect for Edward Gorey fans, mystery buffs, puzzle addicts, and fans of true crime podcasts and TV shows • You'll love this book if you love books like The Gashlycrumb by Edward Gorey, File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents by Lemony Snicket, and The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket.
Download or read book Mytery of the Missing Migrants Jigsaw Puzzle written by Charley Harper and published by . This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cat Bearing Gifts written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A car crash, stolen treasure, a dead thief, and a blonde divorcée have a feline P.I. and his four-legged cohorts clawing for justice in this cozy mystery. On the twisting road home from San Francisco, tortoiseshell Kit and her elderly housemates, Lucinda and Pedric Greenlaw, are hurt in a terrible car crash. The accident is terrifying enough, but then two dangerous men steal the Greenlaw’s town car, making off with a hoard of jewels and gold carefully hidden in the car. As paramedics rush the Greenlaws to the emergency room, a badly shaken Kit hides from hungry coyotes, waiting for Joe and their human friends to rescue her. Back home in Molena Point, Joe Grey and his tabby lady prowl an abandoned stone cottage where they’ve discovered two rough-looking men hiding. Determined to help the Greenlaws, Kit follows the two housebreakers: one badly injured, the other eager to end his partner’s misery in order to make off with more wealth than he realizes. But the cat’s investigation is in trouble as they claw their way to the truth, hoping that tomcat Misto and his unfailing memory might provide some answers to their questions. Praise for Cat Bearing Gifts “Talking cat fans will welcome Murphy’s exciting 18th mystery featuring feline Joe Grey. . . . Anyone unfamiliar with this cozy series will be quickly drawn in by the complete believability of Murphy’s crime-solving felines and their helpful human companions.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Wallace and Grace Take the Case written by Heather Alexander and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Read & Bloom line offers high interest, character driven stories for newly independent readers that feature full-color illustrations throughout and will transition kids from leveled readers to a lifetime of reading. In this charming series, perfect for newly independent readers, kids will be treated to simple whodunit mysteries as an utterly delightful owl duo put their heads together. In their first adventure, Wallace and Grace meet a rabbit who is sure he saw a ghost! But the clues lead them in a different direction. Something is spooking the garden . . . can Wallace and Grace solve this case?
Download or read book Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body written by Megan Milks and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A delightfully weird and very queer reimagining of 90s YA nostalgia.” —Autostraddle "Queer dynamite." —Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things Finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary Award in Transgender Fiction Meet Margaret. At age twelve, she was head detective of the mystery club Girls Can Solve Anything. Margaret and her three best friends led exciting lives solving crimes, having adventures, and laughing a lot. But now that she's entered high school, the club has disbanded, and Margaret is unmoored—she doesn't want to grow up, and she wishes her friends wouldn't either. Instead, she opts out, developing an eating disorder that quickly takes over her life. When she lands in a treatment center, Margaret finds her path to recovery twisting sideways as she pursues a string of new mysteries involving a ghost, a hidden passage, disturbing desires, and her own vexed relationship with herself. Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body reimagines nineties adolescence—mashing up girl group series, choose-your-own-adventures, and chronicles of anorexia—in a queer and trans coming-of-age tale like no other. An interrogation of girlhood and nostalgia, dysmorphia and dysphoria, this debut novel puzzles through the weird, ever-evasive questions of growing up.
Download or read book All Our Hidden Gifts written by Caroline O'Donoghue and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maeve Chambers doesn't have much going for her. Not only does she feel like the sole idiot in a family of geniuses, she managed to drive away her best friend Lily a year ago. But when she finds a pack of dusty old tarot cards at school, and begins to give scarily accurate readings to the girls in her class, she realizes she's found her gift at last. Things are looking up--until she discovers a strange card in the deck that definitely shouldn't be there. And two days after she convinces her ex-best friend to have a reading, Lily disappears. Can Maeve, her new friend Fiona and Lily's older sibling Roe find her? And will Maeve's new gift be enough to bring Lily back, before she's gone for good?
