On Tournament Day, teams solve problems. Art the part-time spy doesn't want to take part. He's not keen on reading and he can't spell TOURNAMENT, but he's good at solving problems. His friend India makes him join her Tournament of Minds team. They get ready to present their problem. But then thieves try to steal secrets from the university. With India's help, Art solves an unexpected mystery. Tournament of Minds is where ...
If you're the kind of person who never wins anything, and then you win a giraffe, you've got a problem.<br /> <br />Of course, if you're a part-time spy like Art, you're ace at solving problems.<br /> <br />But keeping the news of the giraffe from his Mum isn't the only thing on Art's mind.<br /> <br />His friend India thinks she's uncovered a dog-snatching scam, and Art agre ...
Trekking with their eco-photographer parents, Amy and Christopher suspect a thief on New Zealand's famous Milford Track.<br /> <br />Is it Ms Tree, the Freedom Walker? Other suspects include a keen golfer, a rugby international and Zoe, the guide. When a mischievous kea bird steals from the twins, they change their minds. Dr Al, the celebrity explorer is being filmed on the Track, by their parents. Could he be involved in illega ...
When their Tokyo plane is grounded in Sydney, due to cabin mist, the Frequent Flyer Twins become involved in an oriental antique mystery. What is being artnapped? Why are security guards watching the Rembrandt? And why is the dealer so interested in Amy's phone card collection?<br /> <br />There's a mix up with photos. What has happened to photographs of the newly married Japanese wedding tourist group? What about Tess, the ...
Slipper orchid' was the clue. But is it a flower, a pirated cassette or a group of smugglers?<br /> <br />Pirated cassettes, tiger bones for traditional Chinese medicine, and the T-shirted gnome interest the sleuths Amy and Christopher as they leave Singapore's Changi Airport.<br /> <br />Along the way, they discover some idea pirates and solve a mystery. ...
Amy and Christopher, the Frequent Flyer Twins, are on their way from Singapore to Cairns, where the International Games are going to be held. But more than one lot of games are being played!<br /> <br />Amy and Christopher have heard that someone is smuggling steroids in on their flight. All passengers are suspects. So are the airline staff.<br /> <br />Something doesn't add up, but what is it? The Frequent Flyer Twi ...
Amy and Christopher are twins AND international sleuths. Their eco-photographer parents travel often. So the twins fly to meet them.<br /> <br />Christopher loves drawing. He draws people and places. And often he notices unusual clues.<br /> <br />Amy reads and thinks quickly. She also collects coins, stamps, stickers, phone cards and clues.<br /> <br />Together they solve mysteries in the air and at internati ...
Roger, Diana and their orphaned cousin Snubby, along with his dog Loony, go on holiday to Rockingdown with their mother's old governess Miss Pepper, but with the prospect of lessons taken by a tutor while they are there they feel sure they will be in for rather a dull time. Then they meet Barney the circus boy, who is searching for his long-lost father, along with Miranda, his pet monkey, and suddenly Rockingdown isn't quite so dull af ...
В книге представлены повести и рассказы крымской детской писательницы Веры Максимовой. Герои ее произведений шестиклассники Стас, Влад и Ника в дни летних каникул становятся невольными свидетелями загадочных происшествий. Что находится в закрытом подземелье старой крепости? Кто похитил образцы минералов у геологов и зачем? Как наблюдательность ребят позволила выявить террористов? Распутывая загадочные происшествия, ребята попадают не только в оп ...
