Dot and Jabber and the Mystery of the Missing Stream

Dot and Jabber are two mice detectives. They were looking for the missing water in this story. The water had been there until the storm and even during the storm, but then it had disappeared. The mice walked amidst the branches. They said that one branch couldn't block all the water. However, a lot of branches could! They found the pile of branches that made a dam for the water. The mystery was solved. Children like the idea of mysteries and having the opportunity to solve them. Read part of this book and have children explore the possibilities of what happened next. Walsh, E. (2002) Dot and Jabber and the Mystery of the Missing Stream. Scholastic: New York.