The Mystery of the Mosaic (2) (Greetings from Somewhere)

This is such a wonderful, clean detective series. My 2nd and 4th grader love it!!! Easy to read. Each story has a clear plot. We love it!

The Greetings from Somewhere series is a fun collection of grade-school level mysteries in exotic places. With frequent illustrations and engaging stories it's a fun bridge between picture books and chapter books for 1st and 2nd graders.In this book the twins Ethan and Ella must help a new friend recover his stolen gondola while searching for a certain mosaic among the canals of Venice. It's not a really challenging mystery but it is a nice introduction to the city and, like the other books in the series our kids really liked it.

Reading level a little bit lower than what we need(2nd-3rd grade) but the stories are good.

My son, who is dyslexic and hates reading, loves this series! Besides the reading practice, I love that he's learning a little bit about the world at the same time.

My seven year old grandson loves these stories. Fun and age appropriate who dunnits.

My grandchild loved this book and looks forward to receiving and reading other books in the series as well.

My 2nd grader loves this series!

The Greetings from Somewhere series is new from Little Simon, positioned as sort of a chapter version of picture book adventures like  From Kalamazoo to Timbuktu! . This second in the series goes on sale today (January 7) along with Book 1,  The Mystery of the Gold Coin .Don't know much about the author--is Harper Paris a pen name?--but she plays it safe with her young audience. Adventure here is a fun, danger-free diversion. There is less detecting than in, say,  Encyclopedia Brown  or the  A to Z Mysteries . The Greetings from Somewhere books may be mysteries in title, but twins Ethan and Ella just sort of watch things happen around them. Large type and plentiful illustrations from Marcos Calo ensure that beginning readers will not feel overwhelmed. Glossary with foreign words included.The first book introduces the characters and sets the tone. The second book is more representative of future entries in the series, as the twins continue to explore foreign cities while accompanying their travel writer mom. The Grandpa Harry character is appealing, and may function as a sort of sage from afar. Safety advocates may wish to look away while two second-graders are allowed to explore Venice without parental supervision!I would place this at the bottom of the recommended 5-7 age range. Young readers who like travel and adventure and are willing to amp up the excitement may wish to explore the  Magic Tree House series .[The reviewer was provided with a complimentary copy of the book.]

This book was great fun and very exciting as it includes lots of suspects. I loved it and now I have bought two more : the mystery of the missing painting and the mystery of the gold coin as well as this one. I hope these are just as good!

A very good story; easy for 10 year old even if English is not their native language; ideal to read before you take your kids to Venice

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Simple to read but a bit dull