look for booklists and annotated reading lists for young and older mystery lovers.
As the subtitle of "The Mary Celeste" indicates, this story of a ship whose crew disappeared while it was at sea is, indeed, "An Unsolved Mystery from History." This is a terrific book and a wonderful introduction to historical research and problem solving for 8 to 12 year olds.
THis site has cover art and book reviews of 80 myteries for children.
This annotated list of children's mystery books is from the Monroe County (IN) Public Library.
Here are three annotated lists of mystery books recommended by the Boston Public Library: Picture Books and Easy Readers, Fiction for Middle Readers, and Fiction for Older Readers.
Learn all about the popular Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol, which is published by Random House.
This article from Carol Hurst's Childrens's Literature site contains useful ideas and recommended children's mysteries that can be used by teachers to promote critical thinking and other skills
This fabulous, almost text-free, book is by the talented Chris Van Allsburg. Since the mystery is what the fourteen captioned illustrations mean, children can use their own imaginations to create their own unique stories for each illustration.
This unannotated reading list includes four categories - young readers, grades 1-3, grades 4-6, grades 7 and up - of books recommended by the Multnomah County Public Library in Oregon.
This unannotated list from the Monroe County (IN) Public Library is divided into two categories: Easy Readers and Easy Chapter Books.
