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Three Cousins Detective Club 

The Mystery of the Painted Snake Elspeth Campbell Murphy More Marvelous Mysteries for the TCDC© Laughs, mysteries, and biblically based lessons are the formula for success for the Three Cousins Detective Club series of first chapter books. Written with young readers in mind, each contains a story based on a one-verse teaching from the Bible. The stories are quick, exciting, and a sure-hit with kids learning to read. Parents will love introducing their children to reading through these age-appropriate mysteries. The Mystery of the Painted Snake goes into high gear when a snake on a mural apparently changes its stripes. Timothy made a copy of the bright green snake in paper-mache, right down to the markings on its back. He gives the gift to his cousin Titus but when they go back to see the original, the stripes are gone. What happened? Teaches Psalm 102:18 — "Write these things for the future. Then the people who are not yet born will praise the Lord." - from Amzon