Encyclopedia Brown shows the way

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Title:

Encyclopedia Brown shows the way

Author:

Sobol, Donald J., 1924-2012 author.

ISBN:

9780142410868

Publication Information:

New York : Puffin Books, 2008, c1972.

Physical Description:

96 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Series:

Encyclopedia Brown mysteries.

Contents:

Case of the growling dog -- Case of the red harmonica -- Case of the knockout artist -- Case of the headless runner -- Case of the reward money -- Case of the tooth puller -- Case of the girl shortstop -- Case of the rattlesnake's rattle -- Case of the world traveler -- Case of the lady ghost.

Reading Level:

590 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Brown, Encyclopedia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Genre:

Mystery fiction.

Added Author:

Shortall, Leonard W.,

Summary:

Encyclopedia Brown, brilliant fifth-grade amateur detective, solves ten crimes. The reader may match solutions with those at the end of the book.

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As Idaville's ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun--it's classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Author Notes

Donald J. Sobol was born in the Bronx, New York on October 4, 1924. During World War II, he served in the Army as a sergeant in a combat engineer battalion in the Pacific. He received a B.A. degree from Oberlin College. He worked as a copy boy and then a reporter at The New York Sun and The Long Island Daily Press. In 1959, he began writing a syndicated fiction column called Two-Minute Mysteries.

He is the creator of the Encyclopedia Brown series. His first book, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, was published in 1963. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 80 books. In 1976, he won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the Encyclopedia Brown series. He died from gastric lymphoma on July 11, 2012 at the age of 87.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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