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    Dig to Disaster: A QUIX Book
    Dig to Disaster: A QUIX Book
    Dig to Disaster: A QUIX Book
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    Dig to Disaster: A QUIX Book

    By Robert Quackenbush

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    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard must discover who is terrorizing an archaeological expedition in this mystery that launches QUIX, a new line of fun-to-read short chapter books that are perfect for emerging readers.

    A terrifying headless demon threatens an archaeological expedition in the jungles of South America in this Miss Mallard Mystery. Bestselling author Robert Quackenbush’s super-sleuth, Miss Mallard, is on the case to find the true villain!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateMay 8, 2018
    ISBN9781534413146
    Dig to Disaster: A QUIX Book
    Author

    Robert Quackenbush

    Robert Quackenbush (1929–2021), the author and illustrator of more than two hundred books for young readers, was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and also had a master’s degree in social studies and a PhD in childhood education. Quackenbush’s many books include the Henry the Duck series, Detective Mole, the Miss Mallard Mystery series, Pete Pack Rat, and the Sheriff Sally Gopher series. He was the three-time winner of the American Flag Institute Award for outstanding contributions to children’s literature and winner of an Edgar Allan Poe Special Award for best juvenile mystery. He lived in New York City with his wife, Margery, director of NAAP. Their now adult son, Piet, was the inspiration for many of the author’s books when he was growing up.

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      Book preview

      Dig to Disaster - Robert Quackenbush

      Contents

      Cast of Characters

      What’s in Miss Mallard’s Bag?

      Chapter 1: A Narrow Escape

      Chapter 2: Adrift on the River

      Chapter 3: A Headless Demon

      Chapter 4: Midnight Horror

      Chapter 5: The Investigation

      Chapter 6: The Capture

      Word List

      Questions

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      Welcome to Aladdin Quix

      Miss Mallard's FootprintsMiss Mallard's Footprints

      First for Piet and Margie and J.R. Bray, and now for Emma and Aidan

      Cast of Characters

      Miss Mallard: World-famous ducktective

      Harold Scoter: A tourist, the same as Miss Mallard, on the trip to Kimbu Tacka

      Dr. Peter Dusty Duck: Well-known archaeologist and explorer

      Victor Shoveller: Assistant to Dr. Duck

      Morris Goosander: An artist

      Max Butterball: Photographer

      Hester Spoonbill: Journalist

      Miss Mallard's Footprints

      What’s in Miss

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