Mystery in The Library
Are you sharp, intelligent, insightful? A rare and special book has gone missing. It has been in the library for over 100 years. Lucas has to search the different sections of the library. How many sections are in your library? How many insects can you name? How many birds? Can you put them in alphabetical order? The Lucas Detective Agency series promotes and encourages critical thinking, incorporating STEM subjects into the storytelling in a fun and adventurous way.
Transcription for Mystery in The Library
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Lucas! Sharp eyes, intelligent mind, super insight. I am Detective Lucas. The mystery in the library. That was the librarian. A very special and rare book has gone missing. He needs our help. Solve the mystery with Detective Lucas. Yobi, let’s go. Oh, Lucas, I’m so pleased to see you. A rare and valuable book has gone missing. It has been in our library for 100 years. Now, it has disappeared. Don’t worry. I’ll help you to find the book. Do you have a picture of it to help us?
All that was left on the shelf was this beautiful drawing of a butterfly. Lucas’s top detective tips. Always examine the area carefully and look for clues. My magnifying glass makes things appear bigger so I can see them better. I see scratches on the paper. They look like handwriting, but the handwriting is not very clear. Is there any way to reveal the handwriting? Yes. Pencil it. Let’s have a try. We can really see the words coming out. Why? There is writing on the paper, and the writing makes dents.
The dented part cannot be reached when we use a pencil to draw on it gently. The dents appear white. The pencil marks reveal the words. Well, let me see. It says, “Don’t worry, I’ll return the book.” This book is supposed to stay in the library. It is very old, and the pages are delicate. No one is allowed to borrow it. Perhaps the butterfly is a clue. We have a lovely book about butterflies. They could have borrowed that. Where is it? It is under Insects in our Natural Sciences section.
These books are all mixed up. They should be in alphabetical order. Wasps, moths, flies, ants, crickets, butterflies, grasshoppers. Yobi, can you help us to put these books back in the right order? In alphabetical order. A, B, C, D, E, F, G. A, ants. B, butterflies. C, crickets. D and E, none. F, flies. G, grasshoppers. The remaining two books, wasps and moths. First M, moths, then W, wasps. Good job, Yobi. A page has been marked in the book using this feather. This must be a clue. Perhaps we should look at books about birds.
But should we look at books about magpies, starlings, or blackbirds? The feather might be another clue. Yobi, what can you tell us about this feather? Which bird does the feather belong to? The magpie has black and white feathers. The blackbird has only black feathers. The starling has brown speckled feathers. So, the feather belongs to a starling. I can show you a book about starlings. It is also in the Natural Sciences section under Birds. These books are in the right order, but one is missing. It is the book between robins and turtle doves.
What letter comes between R for robins and T for turtle doves? S for starlings. Our clues have just led us to this key. Now, we just have to find the lock. I recognize that key. It’s the key to our basement. What is it doing on that shelf? Let’s go and find out. Surprise. What are you doing here? This is a test for you to see how good you are at solving mysteries. You passed with a distinction. Well done, Detective Lucas. You were right, George. He’s an excellent detective.