Gasping Garbage Cases

The Case of the Gasping Garbagee

Let's explore the cases that Drake and Nell investigated and solved!

Chapters 1 and 2

• Drake and Nell receive a call from Gabby Talberg about a gasping garbage can.

• They discover that there is no monster in the garbage can; only yeast and flour.

• The yeast was able to grow and multiply by feeding on the flour in the can.

• This created carbon dioxide gas, causing the garbage can to sound as though it was burping in order to release gas.

Chapters 3 and 4

• Drake and Nell follow the frogs and discover that they are getting squished when trying to cross the road.

• They created signs that said, "SLOW DOWN! FROG CROSSING! NATURE IN PROGRESS!", "SAVE THE FROGS!", "SAVE THE TADPOLES!", "SAY YES TO THE ENVIRONMENT!".

• The signs did not work, so Drake and Nell went on the radio to get help from the community.

• The community helped to build a culvert so the frogs could get to their habitat safely.

Chapters 5 and 6

• Drake and Nell learn that there is a truck wedged under a bridge, stopping traffic from getting through.

• Drake and Nell were stumped and could not figure out how to get the truck out.

• Nell thought of the "simplest answer" and poked into the valves of the tires.

• The tires were deflated enough to allow the truck to fit under the bridge.

Chapters 7 and 8

• Drake and Nell receive a call from Lilly Crump about an anonymous love letter.

• They gathered pens from all suspects and used chromatography to test the inks.

• Lilly learns that Baloney Mahoney sent her the love letter.