I have been a fan of Mac Barnett for years. He reaches all kids with his picture books, his early readers and his larger chapter books. I have loved all of them so I was excited about this series. Unfortunately, I was disaapointed. I found the premise ridiculous: Mac gets a call from the Queen of England. One of the Crown Jewels has been stolen. So she buys him a plane ticket to come to England and retrieve it. There is ZERO explanation as to why the Queen would call Mac. It has fun facts and excitement, but I think he missed the mark here. I am told kids LOVE it, so I will buy it, but I am not a fan. (FIC BAR)
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