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Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond (Detective Duck #3)
By (Author) Henry Winkler
By (author) Lin Oliver
Illustrated by Dan Santat
Abrams
Amulet Books
2nd October 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks)
FIC
Hardback
80
Width 165mm, Height 210mm
From New York Times bestselling creators, Emmy Awardwinning actor Henry Winkler, childrens book author Lin Oliver, and Caldecott Medalwinning author-illustrator Dan Santat, comes a hysterical, full-color chapter book adventure
When the Pond Squad is invited to participate in the Emerald Pond Games, they cant wait to compete. Playing sports, making new friends, and spending time with MaxwellEmerald Ponds cool mallard ducksounds like a perfect afternoon to Willow. But when Maxwell mysteriously disappears in the middle of a game, the animals know somethings wrong.
With all the strange plastic items floating around the pond, Willow is sure Maxwell is in danger. Fortunately, Detective Duck is on the job, solving these puzzling mysteries before they get out of hand and destroy another habitat! The Pond Squad will have to work together to clean up their environment and rescue Maxwell in this charming new mystery.
More from the Detective Duck series:
Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash (#1)
Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole (#2)
"[P]lentiful, colorful, lively...Willows fans will be rapt." * Kirkus Review *
Henry Winkler is an Emmy Awardwinning actor, writer, director, and producer who has created some of the most iconic TV roles, including Arthur the Fonz Fonzarelli on Happy Days and Gene Cousineau on Barry. Lin Oliver is a childrens book writer and a writer and producer for both TV and film. She is the cofounder of the Society of Childrens Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and is the managing director of the SCBWI Impact and Legacy Fund. Lin and Henry have written thirty-nine children's novels together. Dan Santat is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 100 books for children, including A First Time for Everything, winner of the National Book Award, and The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, for which he won the Caldecott Medal. He lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and many, many pets.