After witnessing a troupe of pickpockets pull off an incredible robbery in a busy Marseille square, Charlie Fisher agrees to protect one of the thieves if they teach him their ways, leading him into a world of adventure with global stakes.

Mo Lo Beau and her best friend Dale, along with newly-appointed intern, Harm Crenshaw, take on a new case when Dale's father disappears just before his trial is about to start.

After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back, planning to use the money to finance his father's failing invention, the SmartPick fruit picker.

Did you hear the one about the crook who broke into a vending machine and then left a trail of cheese curls all the way to his hideout? Or the burglar who left his wallet in an apartment he robbed, and actually went back to get it? Or how about the runaway criminal who got stuck in a drain pipe? Based on the successful "Stupid Criminals Busted!" column in National Geographic Kids magazine, this book is the newest extension of the blockbuster National...

Filled with vibrant action-packed illustrations that bring to life the many and surprising roles that police have played, Behind the badge uncovers the fascinating world of law enforcers throughout the ages.

"A group of crime-fighting birds-who are also best friends-must stick together to protect the city from an evil ostrich and other dangers"-- Provided by publisher.

Life becomes more interesting for Ananka Fishbein when, at the age of twelve, she discovers an underground room in the park across from her New York City apartment and meets a mysterious girl called Kiki Strike who claims that she, too, wants to explore the subterranean world.

While Kiki Strike is in Paris trying to stop her evil cousin, the princess Sidonia, from all sorts of terrible deeds, it is up to Ananka and the other Irregulars help Kiki find the cure for baldness, foil the evil plans of Oona's twin, and keep Ananka herself from falling in love with wrong young man.

"Presents several forensic science experiments using trace evidence. Includes science project ideas and crimes to solve"--Provided by publisher.

Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.