The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm -- Nancy Farmer

This Newbery Honor book by award-winning, bestselling author Nancy Farmer is being reissued in paperback <p></p>The year is 2194, and Tendai, Rita, and Kuda are the children of Zimbabwe's wealthy and powerful chief of security. They've escaped from their father's estate to explore the dangerous city of Harare--and promptly disappear. Their parents call in the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, detectives whose exposure to nuclear waste has given them special powers. Together they must save the children from the evils of the past, the technology of the future, and criminals with plans much more sinister than anyone could have imagined.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Nancy Farmer<br><b>Publisher:</b> Scholastic Paperbacks<br><b>Published:</b> 01/01/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 336<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.50h x 5.20w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780545356619<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 12<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>11713 / Ear, the Eye, and the Arm<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Before becoming a writer, Nancy Farmer lived in Africa, and her work there included monitoring water weeds in Mozambique and helping to control tsetse flies in Zimbabwe. Since then, she has earned a host of prestigious awards for her writing, including three Newbery Honors for THE EAR, THE EYE AND THE ARM; A GIRL NAMED DISASTER; and THE HOUSE OF THE SC