The first thing we found when opening the book It is a letter addressed to the reader and signed by Sherlock Holmes, a black ink tampon to take fingerprints, and an envelope containing the template with which we will mount a periscope and a two-sided foil: ten tips to be a good detective and the exposure of the case to be revealed.
From there, there are pages that contain all kinds of details and illustrations about the crime scene, the clues, the 'criminal mind', the writing and the lies / alibis. 'How to be a good detective? (Solve cases and become a Sherlock Holmes!) 'Is an interactive book, full of flaps and pockets. It is indicated for children over ten years old who wish to delve into the secrets of espionage and avid for knowing mysterious stories.
It has been published recently by Edebé, and is written by Dan Waddell (who He has also published two black novels related to genealogy). His first children's book was' Who do you think you are? / research your family tree.
The album that concerns us today is Profusely illustrated with funny, curious, detailed and very attractive illustrations for kids. The author of these works is Jim Smith, who has a sharp and ingenious style inspired by cartoon illustrators and designs of beverage cans from the eighties.
How to be a good detective? He has managed to capture the attention of a nine-year-old boy who went from children's stories to comics and from there to poetry and adventure books. Now he is at a stage where he avidly reads classics like 'Treasure Island', at the same time that he starts in the saga 'The origin of the guardians' and approaches terror with novels aimed at kids bigger than he. I think this denotes that the book I present to you can be very interesting for your children, and it has very well structured content.
You will find it in your usual bookstore, It is a purchase that you will not regret, except for the fact that your children devote themselves to snoop around the house and scramble drawers in search of clues.
