Eleven-year-old Gilbert, self-styled private eye, takes on his toughest case when he finds a duck in the elevator of his housing project. In this easy-to-read mystery, "the solution is credible, the plot is fresh, the style casual and natural."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
WINNER
| 1975 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1973 Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year
Eleven-year-old Gilbert, self-styled private eye, takes on his toughest case when he finds a duck in the elevator of his housing project. In this easy-to-read mystery, "the solution is credible, the plot is fresh, the style casual and natural."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
Awards
WINNER
| 1975 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1973 Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year
