# King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred - Hardcover

by **Dori Hillestad Butler** (Author), **Nancy Meyers** (Illustrator)

**King & Kayla are back on the case in this laugh-out-loud mystery from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award-winning series.**

When King and Kayla meet Fred, a lost dog, they collect clues to him find his human family. Analytical Kayla notices that Fred knows basic commands but has no collar. This dog isn't a stray.

Sensitive King notices that Fred smells like smoke and hamburgers. There's a campground nearby and there were fireworks just a few days ago. Can King and Kayla put the pieces together and find Fred's family?

With simple, straightforward language and great verbal and visual humor, the _King & Kayla_ series is perfect for newly independent readers. King and Kayla model excellent problem-solving skills, including working as a team, gathering facts, making lists, and evaluating evidence.

### Author Biography

Dori Hillestad Butler has published magazine stories, educational materials, plays, book reviews, characters for a board game, and over sixty children's books. A two-time Geisel Honor Book winner for _King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats_ and _King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth_, she has also been nominated for children's choice awards in nineteen different states and won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for _Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy_. She lives in Washington.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** March 05, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 1.9

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 15.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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