Officer Panda Fingerprint Detective

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 10, 2016

Review

Officer Panda is on the job at 3:00 PM, the beginning of his shift. He has noticed something unusual is going on and is investigating. Keeping his log of what he discovers and where and when, he finds that there are suspicious fingerprints everywhere. Where are they coming from and what do they mean? They are even in his own house! He reaches a hilarious and obvious conclusion about these prints and the reader will be amused. Anyone feeling guilty? Young ones will have fun locating fingerprints on the pages. The illustrations employ lots of black and white and a lot of white space. The text follows Officer Panda's log entries and characters speak in cartoon bubbles. Fun Facts About Fingerprints show up at the end of the book and introduce young readers and listeners to the history of and information about fingerprints. This is a good book to consider for your shelves as it is not only a picture book but also a science book from which children will learn.

Overall Book Score: good