Trouble in Bugland: A Collection of Inspector Mantis Mysteries

by William Kotzwinkle

Book Overview

A collection of five detective stories for young readers, inspired by Sherlock Holmes but with an all-insect cast of characters. Going forth from his little flat at 221B Flea Street, Inspector Mantis, accompanied by his trusted colleague Doctor Hopper, solve "The Case of the Missing Butterfly," "The Case of the Caterpillar's Head," and three other antennae-bending mysteries puzzling the populace of Bugland. Criminal detection, combined with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567920705
• ISBN13: 9781567920703
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Amazing Book

You will be captivated by these many stories of intrigue and mystery, and dumbfounded by the sophistication of the characters. All of the five stories compell you with their multiple plots. Kotzwinkle's writing will have you reading all day long and talking about this book for weeks. A turn of the century bug's life, but the writing is ten times more sophisticated. This summary is about the last story of this book. Mantis and Hopper are trying to find the emperor's crown and at the same time Mantis has a bet with Walking Stick to see if Mantis can solve the three greatest mysteries of Bugland. Suspicion is starting to brew in the emperor's elite hornet bodyguard force. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes allegories. This book makes the characters feel like real humans.

It [is not good] that it isn't in print

Probably one of the greatest books i've ever read. the way Will makes a whole world of bugs come to life and the way Joe draws the bugs looks like they're real.The collection of stories is about a Sherlock Holmes type Praying Mantis and his side-kick Dr. Hopper(a lot like watson.) Mantis likes to go on adventures and Hopper likes to cook and eat. When the detectives aren't at home they're somewhere int he bug world.You should buy it ...

Great mysteries!

This book was excellent! IF you like the Sherlock Holmes kind of mystery stuff, than you'll love this book. I liked this book so much because it's really easy to get into. It's lots of fun to read because you can try to solve the mysteries yourself. I learned how to be observant when trying to solve problems. I also learned to never give up, even when things aren't going your way, to stick through thing till the end. I rate this book a five, on a sclae from one to five. I gave "Trouble In Bugland" such a high rating because I found that this book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. I also found it very interesting how Inspector Mantis solved his mysteries so accurately and he didn't stop trying to solve them until he found a solution to them. I recommend "Trouble In Bugland" to readers who like to solve mysteries and like to pick up a book and not putr it down until the end, because you won't want to!