Pipsie loves everything wild—from dragonflies to oceans to tall, tall trees. She also loves solving mysteries. That’s why she’s a nature detective! When she and her turtle, Alfred, notice that their new friend, Frannie the caterpillar, has vanished, Pipsie is on the case. She grabs her magnifying glass, goes to her tree-house headquarters, and begins to search for clues. It’s time to make this mystery history!

Bursting with personality, this engaging story introduces a spunky new girl detective, a scooter-driving turtle who loves to eat, and a string of simple scientific clues that will keep kids turning the pages until the mystery is solved. Two pages of nature fun facts at the end of the story offer even more information for young nature detectives.

Turtle Trouble

by Rick DeDonato

Published 26 September 2017
What happened to Alfred's foot? After a morning at the park, Alfred the turtle's foot is bumpy and sticky, and it hurts, too! It's up to Pipsie to figure out what gave him a tender tootsie. As Alfred shows Pipsie where he went that day, they come upon all kinds of insects—from ants to spiders to honeybees. And the clues Pipsie uncovers lead her on a twisty, turny, and even slightly stinky nature mystery.

The Lunchnapper

by Rick DeDonato

Published 12 April 2016
A nature hunt…and a missing lunch!

Pipsie and her turtle friend, Alfred, are on the best school trip ever—a nature scavenger hunt! The team who finds “Seven Wonders of Nature” first wins. But that isn’t all Pipsie and Alfred have to find. Someone has stolen their PB&Js!

The search is on for the lunch that left, and soon Pipsie and Alfred are following animal tracks and discovering deer, birds, and even some beavers. Can Pipsie make this mystery history and finish the scavenger hunt? And hopefully before lunchtime, because Alfred is one hungry turtle!