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  |\n| baffled   |\n| crime   |\n| exhibit   |\n| lizards   |\n| reference   |\n| reptiles   |\n| salamanders   |\n| stumped   |\n\nWord count:1364  \nNote:The total word count includes words in the running text and headings only.Numerals and words in chapter titles,captions,labels,diagrams,charts,graphs,sidebars,and extra features are not included.  \nTop Hat,he Detec  \nby Jason Lublinski  \nillustrated byAleksey Ivanov  \nEditorial Offices:Glenview,linois·Parsippany,New Jersey·New York,New YorkSales Offices:Needham,Massachusetts·Duluth,Georgia·Glenview,IlinoisCoppell,Texas·Ontario,California·Mesa,Arizona  \nEvery effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit forphotographic material.The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges tocorrect errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.  \nUnless otherwise acknowledged,allphotographs are the property of Scott Foresman,a division of Pearson Education.  \nllustrations by Aleksey Ivanov  \nISBN:0-328-13469-4  \nCopyright O Pearson Education,Inc.  \nAll Rights Reserved.Printed in the United States of America.This publication isprotected by Copyright,and permission should be obtained from the publisherprior to any prohibited reproduction,storage in a retrieval system,or transmissionin any form by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orlikewise.For information regarding permission(s),write to:Permissions Department,Scott Foresman,1900 East Lake Avenue,Glenview,Ilinois 60025.  \n5678910 VOG11413121110090807  \nTop Hat Tompkins was the youngest detectivein the entire world.  \nAlthough he was very young,he was also veryfamous.Important adult detectives from farawaycountries like Germany and Peru often cameto visit him and ask for help.They came fromfar and near because Top Hat was such a greatdetective.He could find any missing person oritem,no matter how lost it was.He could solveany mystery,no matter how mysterious it was.  \nWherever he went,Top Hat always wore anenormous top hat.He believed that a detectiveshould dress well and felt that a top hat was thenicest of all hats.  \nOne bright,sunny,spring morning,Top Hatwas working in his office when his good friendSid Sefferlump ran into the room.  \n\"Salamanders!\"Sid exclaimed.  \n\"What was that?\"Top Hat asked.  \n\"Salamanders!\"squealed Sid again,this time abit louder.\"Oh!Ooh!SALAMANDERS!!!\"  \n\"Sid,you're my very best friend,\"said TopHat patiently.\"But I have no idea what you'retalking about.Try saying something other than'salamanders.'\"  \n4  \n\"I...that is...my...my salamanders aremissing!\"declared Sid.  \n\"Missing?\"asked Top Hat,surprised.  \n\"That's right!\"said Sid.He was having aneasier time talking now.\"They're missing!Allseven of them!\"  \n\"That's terrible!\"said Top Hat.He knew justhow important Sid's salamanders were to him.Ever since Sid had first learned about amphibiansfrom reference books and a zoo exhibit twomonths ago,he had fallen in love with 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