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Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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A Civil War sword, missing roller skates, a trapeze artist's inheritance, a ghost who whistles, eight stuffed penguins... Is there any case this kid can't crack? Introduce your favorite bookworm to boy detective Encyclopedia Brown, fifth-grade mastermind behind Idaville's police force, "a complete library walking around in sneakers." Each book is set up so that readers can try to solve the case along with the boy genius, and the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back. This introductory set includes four paperbacks: Donald J. Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective (Book 1), Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (Book 2), Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues (Book 3), and Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man (Book 4). (Ages 7 to 12)
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Two-Minute Mysteries |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues (Encyclopedia Brown Series #3) |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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Encyclopedia Brown Collection |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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From Publishers Weekly
There will be a brisk demand for Sobol's new book about the boy detective whose adventures have been bestsellers for years. Lively drawings by Owens illustrate 10 cases that Leroy (Encyclopedia) solves and invites readers to puzzle out. In the title story, it seems that odd handprints will make a wheelchair-bound guest a suspect in the theft of his host's valuables. But Encyclopedia recognizes the red herring, absolves the innocent and clinches the case against the culprit. The clues are presented fairly and the solutions are appended for stumped whodunit fans. A simultaneous publication is Encyclopedia Brown's 3rd Record Book of Weird & Wonderful Facts, with pictures by Sal Murdocca; $10.25 ISBN 0-688-05705-5 . Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-- Encyclopedia Brown, solving crimes for his police chief father, returns with 10 new solve-it-yourself mysteries. As usual, a solution for each case is in the back of the book. In the title story, the children of Idaville are raising money for charity by staging a Disgusting Sneakers contest. Phoebe, last year's winner, has one of her sneakers stolen; Encyclopedia Brown knows that something is afoot and quickly solves the crime. This new collection, as addicting as its predecessors and accompanied by black-and-white line drawings that track all the fun, will be in demand by fans everywhere. --Nancy Doe Maday, Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado SpringsCopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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Book Description
A cross-eyed baseball pitch...
A missing penknife named Excalibur...
Poems that pack a punch...
A kid-lover tumed kidnapper...
And some tall tales that come up short!
These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back!
From the Publisher
A cross-eyed baseball pitch...A missing penknife named Excalibur...Poems that pack a punch...A kid-lover turned kidnapper...And some tall tales that come up short!These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try... |
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs (Encyclopedia Brown Series #23) |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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From Booklist
Gr. 4-6. Things are just as they always have been in Idaville. Encyclopedia Brown is still 10-years-old, still helping his police-chief father nab suspects, and still charging kids only 25 cents to solve their cases. (Note to Encyclopedia: to make more money, consider babysitting). Another thing that remains the same is the pleasure of trying to solve the minimysteries along with the boy genius. Most of these 10 cases aren't particularly easy to crack. For instance, to solve the first mystery, a reader will need to know which number in the English language is spelled with letters that are in alphabetical order. Even so, both the mysteries and their solutions are fun to ponder. The pencil illustrations are pale and rather stiff, but the photograph on the cover, featuring a Macaulay Culkin look-alike as Encyclopedia, is... |
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Sleeping Dog |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-The fifth-grade crime buster in sneakers returns! This is #21 in the series of mysteries for readers to solve. In one case, Bugs Meany is outsmarted once again in a futile attempt to frame Encyclopedia and his junior partner, Sally Kimball, for theft. In another, the boy sleuth helps his father, Police Chief Brown, solve a case about the winner of the state shower-singing contest. In a third, Encyclopedia saves Kitty's key-lime pie from the jaws of Bugs. In the title tale, the hero of Idaville figures out who put knockout powder in Meg's dog's food during a tryout for a dog-food tasting job. There are six more mini-mysteries here to solve. Some are more clever and logical than others, but the touches of humor make them readable and appealing. Solving the cases requires careful investigation-a way... |
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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From Library Journal
Grade 4-6-Police Chief Brown's 10-year-old son Leroy, better known as Encyclopedia, is still busy keeping Idaville safe from criminals and mischief-makers. Some of the cases the supersleuth encounters involve a dead cockroach, a runaway judge, a peacock's egg, and a stolen surfboard. Of course, the young detective solves these mysteries with ease, which is more than will be said for his many readers. Encyclopedia got his name "because his brain was filled with more facts than a reference book." In order to solve the cases, children will need to know a vast amount of trivial information, something most youngsters do not have. However, fans of the sneaker-clad sleuth will still be happy to see volume 22 in the series sitting on their library shelves.Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR Copyright... |
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Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace |
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Card catalog description
More mysterious cases for "America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers" to solve for the standard twenty-five-cent fee. Solutions are included at the back of the book.
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Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man (Encyclopedia Brown Series #4) |
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Donald J. Sobol |
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A ghost who whistles... Eight stuffed penguins... An underwater car... A famous explorer's fortune... and an ldaville boy who's literally lost his marbles! These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back!
From the Publisher
A ghost who whistles... Eight stuffed penguins... An underwater car... A famous explorer's fortune... and an ldaville boy who's literally lost his marbles! These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answers to all the mysteries are found in the... |
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