Salvatore Murdocca's Books
There are 10 books
1.
The Mystery of the Stolen Statue
(Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: November 2, 2004
Ages: 6 - 9
The Third-Grade Detectives are looking forward to their field trip to a local art museum, where a priceless fifteenth-century statue of Joan of Arc is on loan from a Paris museum. But when they arrive, they discover that the...
2.
The Case of the Sweaty Bank Robber
(Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: July 6, 2004
Ages: 6 - 9
IT'S DO OR DIE FOR THE THIRD-GRADE DETECTIVES!Todd and Noelle are volunteering at a blood drive when they get shocking news: Both banks in town have been robbed! This may be the Third-Grade Detectives' most important case yet....
3.
The Clue of the Left-Handed Envelope/The Puzzle of the Pretty Pink Handkerchief
Third-Grade Detectives #1-2 (Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Cover By: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
Publication date: May 18, 2004
Ages: 6 - 9
Mr. Merlin's Third Graders are known as the Third Grade Detectives -- with some hints from secret code clues and help from Mr. Merlin's friend, the police scientist Dr. Smiley, they help solve cases. This two-in-one flip book...
4.
The Secret of the Wooden Witness
(Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2004
Ages: 6 - 9
ATTACKED!Someone knocked out Todd and Noelle's friend Pops Verner, the night watchman at the department store, and stole his treasured pocket watch. He's pretty sure the robber is one of three men who work in the storeroom....
5.
The Case of the Dirty Clue
(Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: November 11, 2003
Ages: 6 - 9
IT'S A DIRTY SHAME!Misty's younger brother left her brand-new bike in the middle of the street, and a speeding car ran over it. Not only is the bike totally mangled, it's covered with ugly red dirt.Misty wants to find the...
6.
The Secret of the Green Skin
(Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2003
Ages: 6 - 9
GREEN VEGETABLES AREN'T ALWAYS GOOD FOR YOUThe new restaurant in town is a hit, but when several diners get sick, the Health Department threatens to shut the place down. And if the restaurant closes, Todd and Noelle's new...
7.
The Cobweb Confession
(Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2001
Ages: 6 - 9
CREEPY, CRAWLYCRITTERS -- YUCK!Poor Todd. First he has to give up his room for an old friend of his father's who's visiting. Then his valuable baseball card collection is stolen. Now Mr. Merlin says the class is going to be...
8.
The Mystery of the Hairy Tomatoes
(Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2001
Ages: 5 - 8
Hair, Hair, EverywhereSomeone's been digging up Mrs. Ruston's tomatoes. She thinks it's Noelle's dog, Rover, and unless Noelle can find the real thief, Rover's in big trouble.It's the hairiest case yet for Mr. Merlin's...
9.
The Clue Of The Left-Handed Envelope
Readyforchapters (Part of Third-Grade Detectives)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2000
Ages: 6 - 9
WHO SENT AMBER LEE AN ANONYMOUS LETTER?Everyone loves the new teacher, Mr. Merlin. Mr. Merlin used to be a spy, and he knows all about secret codes and the strange and gross ways the police solve mysteries.Now there's a...
10.
Landry News
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Salvatore Murdocca
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: May 1, 1999
Ages: 8 - 12
New Student Gets Old TeacherThe bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students...
