Bøger af Fran Manushkin

Katie Woo and JoJo are wearing their best dresses and are ready for a fancy time at the ballet! They are taking in a special performance of the classic ballet, The Nutcracker. Which dancers will leap the highest? Who will have the best costumes? And what will be the best friends' favourite moments of the show?

JoJo and Katie Woo are spending a fall day at the apple orchard! The two friends are having a contest to see who will find the biggest, reddest apple. Along the way, they discover what happens to the apples that have fallen and started to rot. Do they go to waste or are they still a tasty treat for someone?

It's Katie's mum's birthday, and Katie surprises her with a fancy box of chocolates. But the sweet surprise is ruined when the chocolates go missing! Pedro and Katie work together to track down the thief. Will they get the birthday chocolate back?Perfectly pitched for young readers who are beginning to read independently for the first time, The Mystery of the Box of Chocolates is part of the Katie Woo and Pedro Mysteries series, in which Katie Woo and her pal Pedro team up to solve puzzles together. By investigating the problem and collecting clues, the sleuthing friends don't stop until the mysteries are solved! After each case is closed, readers will review the investigation, hypothesis and resolution of the mystery, earning a basic understanding of the mystery genre.

Pedro's favourite stuffed animal toy, Milo the Moose, joins him and Katie for a fun day at the fair. But when Pedro loses track of Milo, the two friends put the rides and games on hold and search for him. Where did that missing moose go?Perfectly pitched for young readers who are beginning to read independently for the first time, The Mystery of the Missing Moose is part of the Katie Woo and Pedro Mysteries series, in which Katie Woo and her pal Pedro team up to solve puzzles together. By investigating the problem and collecting clues, the sleuthing friends don't stop until the mysteries are solved! After each case is closed, readers will review the investigation, hypothesis and resolution of the mystery, earning a basic understanding of the mystery genre.