Children's Book Express
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamond
by David A. Adler and Susanna Natti
Summary
Can Cam help catch the diamond thief? Cam and her friend Eric are sitting at the mall when the jewelry store is robbed. Cam sees the thief, but the police arrest the wrong person. Now it's up to Cam to catch the real criminal!
Review
Jessie Grearson (Audiofile, October/November 2003)
The main character in this popular adventure series, Cam Jansen, is a spunky girl with a photographic memory. She uses her mental pictures ("click!") to solve mysteries. Here, Cam and her friend, Eric, puzzle over how diamonds were taken from a nearby jewelry store. The capable Christina Moore narrates the tale; her Cam and Eric are fully engaged in solving this mystery, and other incidental characters (the nice young couple and an elderly woman) sound authentic, too. Moore creates a strong feeling of suspense that will capture the imaginations of young listeners, who will collect clues, eliminate suspects, and guess "whodunit" along with Cam. J.C.G. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine Unabridged. 2003 (orig. 1980), Recorded Books, One cassettes, 30 min., Book pak, $10.00. Ages 6 up.
(PUBLISHER: Recorded Books (Prince Frederick Md.:), PUBLISHED: p2003.)
Lesson Plan Ideas:
Read Aloud
Helpful Vocabulary
This activitity suggestion guide contains a reading log, vocabulary list, critical reading practice and other various classroom activities. These could even be done at home!
Citations: Summary from Google Books, Review from CLCD, Lesson Plan from Teachingbooks.net,
Read Aloud- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfBasdY80Kg
Helpful Vocabulary- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgjezigrDvY