# The Detective Dog - Hardcover

by **Julia Donaldson** (Author), **Sara Ogilvie** (Illustrator)

**A rollicking rhyming picture book from bestselling author Julia Donaldson about a dog who uses her amazing sense of smell to solve mysteries.  
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When Detective Dog Nell puts her nose to the task, there's no mystery she can't solve. Whether she's tracking the missing shoe of her human, Peter, or locating some lost honeycomb, all Nell has to do is _sniff_, _sniff_, _sniff_ and she's hot on the trail.

Besides solving mysteries, there's something else Nell loves--listening to children read. Every Monday, Peter takes her to school where children tell her stories.

One day, Nell and Peter arrive to find that all the books are gone. Who could have taken them? And why? There's only one dog for the job, and Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the thief

### Author Biography

**Julia Donaldson** is the bestselling author of many books for children, including _The Gruffalo_, _Room on the Broom_, and _The Giants and the Joneses_. She lives in Scotland with her family.  
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Sara Ogilvie** is the award-winning illustrator of a number of picture books, and an accomplished printmaker. While her work has been exhibited worldwide, England is her home.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 11.3 x 9.9 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 08, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Detective Dog

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

**Reading Level:** 3.8

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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