Big Max

by Kin Platt

Book Overview

The world's greatest detective follows the clues that lead to the King of Pooka Pooka's missing prize elephant. The character of Big Max, a kind of miniature Sherlock Holmes, is well drawn in both words and pictures. --SLJ.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064440060
• ISBN13: 9780064440066
• Release Date: April 1978
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

This is such a great book!

I have had a copy of this book for probably 25 years, give or take a few. I loved reading it as a kid and patched it up again today so that I can read it to my children. This is an entertaining story for both children and adults. Big Max has made me chuckle many, many times. I highly recommend this!

A great book from a great series!

Once again, this is another great book from the I can read series. Thank you for providing books that my kids love to learn from and read. These stories make reading enjoyable for both of my boys. Thanks again.

Always travel by umbrella, its the best way

I gave this book to my five year old niece only after strictly informing her that I would be repossessing it after a few years for my own personal collecion. Big Max is fun to read on a rainy afternoon, no matter your age. Is Big Max the world's greatest detective? He only admits that he tries to be, and that is all you can ask for.

Still a favorite, 25 years later

The King of Pooka Pooka's elephant is missing, and Big Max, the world's greatest detective, is hired to find him. This is a heartwarming story about the importance of family, disguised as a suspenseful mystery. Where did Jumbo go, and why? The journey to the answer is entertaining, and should appeal to all ages. I read it for the first time more than 25 years ago, and it is still one of my favorite books after many, many readings.

"Big Max" a treat for beginning readers

Kin Platt's "Big Max" chronicles the adventures of the title character, a Sherlockian detective who approaches a case concerning a missing elephant with unorthodox but always logical acumen. Young readers will delight in solving many of the small mysteries along with Big Max on the way to the resolution of the central enigma. Robert Lopshire's clean illustrations perfectly complement the story, putting a droll face on Max, The King of Pooka Pooka, and Jumbo the Elephant. "Big Max" played a major role in my own development as a reader -- I devoured it dozens of times when I was a child.