How can junior detectives become master sleuths who behave just right at a crime scene, distract suspects, follows trails and decode secret messages? The Alligator Gang, a team of four kids - two boys and two girls - has all the answers to these all-important questions...and, once you open up this wonderful 'training manual' you will, too! Detective Equipment; Detective Tips; Detective Tricks; Secret Signs; Secret Languages; Secret Writing; Following Clues and Tracks; Outdoor Detecting; Training; The Detective's Test; Create a multi-purpose pad to jot down observations, scribble a secret letter and take measurements; Set up all-natural alarm systems, make a great escape and perfectly execute the "bandage trick". Have a special suitcase stuffed with detective necessities such as a measuring glass, torch, rubber gloves and fingerprint powder; Put on a foolproof disguise, mix up invisible ink, and much more...

 

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2001 by Sterling Juvenile .

Thomas Brezina is the author of numerous internationally bestselling books for children. His more than three hundred books have been translated into 32 languages. A writer of screenplays for children's television series and feature films, Brezina has been an official ambassador for UNICEF-Austria since 1996. He lives in Vienna and London. Laurence Sartin has illustrated numerous children's books. He lives in Regensburg, Germany.