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| Hardy Boys 47: Mystery of the Whale Tattoo (Hardy Boys) | 
 enlarge | Author: Franklin W. Dixon
Creator: R H Tandy
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 110306
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0448089475
EAN: 9780448089478
ASIN: 0448089475
Publication Date: December 1, 1967
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The Hardy Boys, a Flying Whale and an Idol April 4, 2007
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
This book is the 47th book in the original Hardy Boys series. This book follows "The Secret Agent on Flight 101." The next book in the series is "The Arctic Patrol Mystery."
The Hardy Boys gave up their James Bond ways from the previous book to become involved in a stuffed whale mystery. The owner of a carnival hires Frank and Joe Hardy to protect carnival customers from pickpockets. The boys learn soon after that Mr. Prito, father of their friend Tony, discovered a stuffed whale while constructing a new shopping center. The whale was apparently in good condition because of the oil cloths protecting it.
Tony Prito puts the whale on display, taking customers away from the carnival and causing the carnival's employees to become very angry with Tony. After attempts to get at the whale, it disappears during a storm. Frank, Joe and Tony assume that members of the carnival had something to do with the whale's disappearance, but there is more of a mystery than Hardys yet suspect. The Hardys are also puzzled as to how someone was able to move the whale without anyone seeing it.
The investigation takes Frank and Joe to New York, Los Angeles and then back to the area around Bayport. As the investigation progresses the boys are also aware of a mystery their father is investigating involving a stolen ivory idol.
Where did the whale go? Did it just fly up from where Tony Prito had it on display? Who stole the ivory idol? What is the Society of the Whale and who are the members? Does the Society of the Whale have something to do with the missing stuffed whale? What does the ivory idol have to do with any of these questions? A reader has many things to discover in this Hardy Boys mystery.
I enjoyed this book in spite of several absurdities in the plot. I was most fascinated by how the whale was stolen and how Frank and Joe found the missing whale. This book had enough red herrings that I was unable to solve the mystery together until the answers unfolded at the end of the book. Some of the silliness in this book involved Chet Morton and an eating challenge and Chet Morton as a clown. Chet Morton does more than his share of comic relief in this Hardy Boys book. I thought this book was better than the average book for this series and one that I would recommend to a first-time reader of the Hardy Boys, though the first ten books in the series are a better place to start.
The publisher recommends the Hardy Boys series for ages 9 to 12 because the series is relatively tame for the previous target audience of ages 10 to 14. Though the Hardy Boys series contains archaic information, as reading material for an increasingly younger audience they are fine. Once a child has reached age 12 or so the stories may be of less interest, but given the combination of mystery and action, these books remain good safe choices for parents who want to know what their children are reading.
Enjoy!
Not Bad October 10, 2000
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I think this was a very good book, but not one of the best in the series. I would still reccomend reading it.
 Actually 3 1/2 Stars August 17, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A job catching pick-pockets at the local carnival, a stuffed whale being exhibited by Tony Prito and Biff Hooper and Mr. Hardy's latest case concerning a stolen ivory idol, send Frank and Joe onto a surprisingly exciting case. This mystery is filled with action and it has a rather interesting and well-thought-out plot. The Hardys are constantly coming into contact with the criminals during the course of the book and you are not always sure who is good and who is a member of the gang. One thing that I particularly like about this book is that, unlike many of the higher volumes, it remembers that Frank and Joe have friends and they are well-used in the book. It's not the greatest book, but I consider it to be one of the better of the higher volumes.
Good Plot & Mystery January 17, 2003
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a pretty decent book about a mystery at a carnival. The brothers are surrounded with danger never knowing who is friend or foe. I liked that aspect of the book which only few seem to have. Cover at in 1968 of the originals began their demise with this volume. It is worth reading and ranks among the best of the higher volumes. RATED B-
 One of the poorer volumes. June 14, 2004
The book has some good action, but overall it's poorly written. It has some small plot holes, illogical action by Fank & Joe, and some big coincidences. I have read every Hardy Boy book more than once, and I'd have to put this one near the bottom. I gave it two stars becuase there is some good atmosphere, and the outline and concept are pretty good, but some of the story is just too unrealistic, illogical, and coincidental. 2 Stars.
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