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Was Sherlock Holmes real? / Heather Moore Niver.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: I want to know (Enslow Publishing)Publisher: New York, NY : Enslow Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780766091993
  • 0766091996
  • 9780766093768
  • 076609376X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Man of mystery -- The real doctor -- Doyle and the detective -- Holmes comes to life -- Words to know -- Further reading.
Summary: The quirky sleuth Sherlock Holmes has been a popular character on the page and stage, as well as on television and in movies. Made famous by Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes became a model for many future detectives. Readers will learn whether this character came from the brilliant mind of his writer or if Sherlock's sometimes outrageous means of solving cases were actually those of a real-life detective. Fast facts add entertaining and informative clues to help readers solve this mystery for themselves.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 823.8 N735 Available 33111009546314
Total holds: 0

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The quirky sleuth Sherlock Holmes has been a popular character on the page and stage, as well as on television and in movies. Made famous by Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes became a model for many future detectives. Readers will learn whether this character came from the brilliant mind of his writer or if Sherlock's sometimes outrageous means of solving cases were actually those of a real-life detective. Fast facts add entertaining and informative clues to help readers solve this mystery for themselves.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Man of mystery -- The real doctor -- Doyle and the detective -- Holmes comes to life -- Words to know -- Further reading.

The quirky sleuth Sherlock Holmes has been a popular character on the page and stage, as well as on television and in movies. Made famous by Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes became a model for many future detectives. Readers will learn whether this character came from the brilliant mind of his writer or if Sherlock's sometimes outrageous means of solving cases were actually those of a real-life detective. Fast facts add entertaining and informative clues to help readers solve this mystery for themselves.

Grades 3-5.

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