Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
58
Description
Fifth-grader Cam uses her photographic memory, with help from her friend Eric and his twin sisters, to solve the mystery of Poochie, a famous canine television star.
Series
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1981
Physical description
58 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
0590461249 / 9780590461245
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Lexile
620L
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LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
When Poochie, a tv star dog is switched with a fake, Cam and her friends have to follow the fake so they can get Poochie back. They find Poochie, return him, and prove that Poochie was switched on purpose.
LibraryThing member awidmer06
Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Appropriateness: Intermediate Review: This book is a good example of realistic fiction because the narrative presents a true depiction of life in present day. The problems in the book are conflicts that people would face in real life. The story is about two children,
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Cam and Eric who cannot wait to meet the TV dog, Poochie. While they are waiting in line for Poochie's autograph, the dog mysteriously disappears. Fortunately, Cam has a photographic memory, which helps them rescue the dog from the kidnapper. Media: This book is a good example of pencils media because the pictures are drawn with pencils, which allow for different shading and blending. Media: Show Less
LibraryThing member Jingjing
It's a good example of realistic fiction because the plot in this story could happen in everyday life. The settings: the time and the place are believable in real life.
This story happened in a bookstore where everyone was eager to see the popular dog--Poochie.
Age: Intermediate
Media: pen, pencil
This story happened in a bookstore where everyone was eager to see the popular dog--Poochie.
Age: Intermediate
Media: pen, pencil
LibraryThing member NMiller22
Fifth-grader Cam uses her photographic memory, with help from her friend Eric and his twin sisters, to solve the mystery of Poochie, a famous canine television star. Book #4
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Fifth-graders Cam Jansen and Eric Shelton, along with Eric's younger twin sisters, Donna and Diane, attend a book signing with celebrity dog Poochie in this beginning chapter-book mystery. When the man in front of them in line drops a box of dog biscuits, Poochie and Cloudy (the man's own dog) get
I read quite a few of these Cam Jansen mysteries when I was young - I'd say when I was in third grade or so - and I always enjoyed how Cam and Eric managed to run around town solving puzzles, with little or no parental involvement. It might not have been very realistic - and probably would be considered quite dated today, given the trend of helicopter parenting that has developed in the years since this was first published, in the early 1980s - but it was quite satisfying to me as a child reader. Rereading this as an adult - part of a current project - I found the mystery and adventure here rather slight. That said, young readers just getting going with chapter-books will no doubt find it engaging, just as I did years ago.
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very excited and chase one another around the bookstore. When the man leaves, Cam discovers that he took Poochie with him, rather than Cloudy. Is it an accident, or is something more sinister afoot...?I read quite a few of these Cam Jansen mysteries when I was young - I'd say when I was in third grade or so - and I always enjoyed how Cam and Eric managed to run around town solving puzzles, with little or no parental involvement. It might not have been very realistic - and probably would be considered quite dated today, given the trend of helicopter parenting that has developed in the years since this was first published, in the early 1980s - but it was quite satisfying to me as a child reader. Rereading this as an adult - part of a current project - I found the mystery and adventure here rather slight. That said, young readers just getting going with chapter-books will no doubt find it engaging, just as I did years ago.
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J3F.Adl