ljrinaldi's review
4.0
This is a silly, fun series of stories about a Singapore boy named Sherlock Sam, and his friends and relations. Each book, this is the third in the series, tackles one case, in this book, it is trying to find out who is sending threatening letters. Oh, and did I mention that Sherlock has a robot assistant called Watson, that he built himself? And Watson loves to point out what foods will make Sherlock fart?
This series is growing on me. I love finding out about things such as Black Carrot cake, which is neither Carrot, nor Cake. It is a warm dish, and made from dycon radishes. And finding out the literal translation of how people in Singapore refer to Western white people translates to mean "red haired". (Ang Moh). And realizing that Doctor Who is loved world wide.
The mystery is very simple, and adults can probably guess it right away. But along the way, we learn about four-square, and Mexican cooking, and stuff like that. In fact, in the back of the book, we learn how to cook some Mexican dishes, and how to play four-square.
This is a great way to learn about the world, and still have familiar things included along the way. Highly recommend to middle school readers.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
This series is growing on me. I love finding out about things such as Black Carrot cake, which is neither Carrot, nor Cake. It is a warm dish, and made from dycon radishes. And finding out the literal translation of how people in Singapore refer to Western white people translates to mean "red haired". (Ang Moh). And realizing that Doctor Who is loved world wide.
The mystery is very simple, and adults can probably guess it right away. But along the way, we learn about four-square, and Mexican cooking, and stuff like that. In fact, in the back of the book, we learn how to cook some Mexican dishes, and how to play four-square.
This is a great way to learn about the world, and still have familiar things included along the way. Highly recommend to middle school readers.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
thesgtrekkiereads's review
3.0
This was less trying to hard to be geeky.
I quite enjoyed it actually.:)
If you wanna get your kids to read...let them try this.
I quite enjoyed it actually.:)
If you wanna get your kids to read...let them try this.
anushanarasimhan's review
3.0
Another good book from the Sherlock Sam series. The story was interesting. I liked the glossary and the activities at the end. Recommended for primary and middle school kids (and people like me who read everything).
Note - I received a free copy of the book from the publisher. This has not influenced my review in any way.
Note - I received a free copy of the book from the publisher. This has not influenced my review in any way.
hzboy's review
4.0
I read Bahasa Indonesia version and the review is written in Bahasa Indonesia
Detektif cilik kembali beraksi menyelematkan nyawa sebuah keluarga yang diteror menggunakan surat ancaman! Kali ini Sherlock Sam tidak sendiri. Selain Watson, Sherlock Sam juga dibantu oleh orang-orang terdekatnya.
resensi lengkapnya
Entah sudah berapa kali aku katakan, aku suka dengan serial ini dan aku berharap buku ini akan tetap diterjemahkan (karena edisi aslinya tidak dijual di Periplus huhu). Mumpung ada edisi bahasa Indonesia-nya, mengapa tidak menggunakan kesempatan tersebut untuk coba membaca? Siapa tahu kamu jadi suka dengan Sherlock Sam!
Detektif cilik kembali beraksi menyelematkan nyawa sebuah keluarga yang diteror menggunakan surat ancaman! Kali ini Sherlock Sam tidak sendiri. Selain Watson, Sherlock Sam juga dibantu oleh orang-orang terdekatnya.
resensi lengkapnya
Entah sudah berapa kali aku katakan, aku suka dengan serial ini dan aku berharap buku ini akan tetap diterjemahkan (karena edisi aslinya tidak dijual di Periplus huhu). Mumpung ada edisi bahasa Indonesia-nya, mengapa tidak menggunakan kesempatan tersebut untuk coba membaca? Siapa tahu kamu jadi suka dengan Sherlock Sam!
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