The adventures of Donald J. Sobol's amateur detective Encyclopedia Brown have been delighting puzzle and mystery lovers for over four decades-earning a special Edgar Award in the process. Here are 10 more devilishly clever noggin scratchers for young listeners to try and solve. Join Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown as he keeps the streets of tiny Idaville free from petty crooks, ruffians, and altogether no-goodniks-all for 25 cents a day, plus expenses.
Having garnered both Young Readers' Choice and Special Edgar Awards, Donald J. Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown stories have been children's classics for decades. In this installment, the 10-year-old detective uses his vast knowledge and probing questions to expose a muscle-bound scam, a crooked protection racket, a circus frame-up, and other baffling mysteries.
Children's classics for decades, Donald J. Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown stories have garnered a Young Readers' Choice Award and a Special Edgar Award. In this installment, the 10-year-old detective's probing questions continue to trip up thieves, frauds, and others scoundrels- from a watch-scamming bully to a wigged-out FBI's most wanted.
Donald J. Sobol's pint-sized amateur detective has been a hit with young readers for over three decades. For 25 cents a day-plus expenses-Encyclopedia Brown will solve any case, big or small for the kids in his neighborhood. He also secretly works with his police chief father to crack the toughest investigations and keep the streets of Idaville safe. Here are 10 more beguiling mysteries that will have listeners scratching their heads.
A Civil War sword...
A watermelon stabbing...
Missing roller skates...
A trapeze artist's inheritance...
And an eyewitness who's legally blind!
Theses 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 answer to all the mysteries are found in the back!
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!
The Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers' Choice Award is just one of the many honors bestowed upon Donald J. Sobol for his brilliant crimesolving creation, Encyclopedia Brown. In this volume, Encyclopedia tackles 10 more puzzling cases in his small hometown of Idaville. From petty thieves to moneygrubbing charlatans, Encyclopedia foils all of their dastardly plots using his quick wits and super smarts. Encyclopedia's adventures are fun and they teach valuable lessons about determination, observation, and problem-solving.
Edgar Award-winning author Donald J. Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown mysteries star a humble 10-year-old genius. Here Encyclopedia employs all of his detective skills to investigate 10 more brain-twisting cases with his friend Sally. Thieves and crooks of all ages better beware if they roll into Idaville thinking the town is easy pickings. Encyclopedia hasn't met a case yet that he couldn't crack- or a criminal he couldn't help put behind bars.
For decades, Donald J. Sobol's kid detective Encyclopedia Brown has thrilled amateur sleuths of all ages with his uncanny knack for solving the most difficult mysteries. Sobol was even honored with a special Edgar Award for this timeless series. Ten-year-old Encyclopedia, the son of Idaville's police chief, investigates all sorts of curious cases for kids around the neighborhood-all for 25 cents a day, plus expenses.
When the Mystery Writers of America bestowed a Special Edgar Award on Donald J. Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown series, its reputation as a classic of children's literature was assured. This fun read finds 10-year-old Leroy Brown (known to the people of his town as Encyclopedia Brown) honing his impressive detective skills.
Includes Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective and Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch.
Encyclopedia Brown looks like the usual ten-year-old boy. Actually, he is very unusual. Encyclopedia is a boy who really uses his eyes, his ears, and his head–and his head is full of facts. As for Idaville, where he lives, no grownup, boy, or girl ever gets away with breaking a single law there. That is because Chief of Police Brown's most difficult cases are solved by his son at the dinner table.
Encyclopedia Brown will keep kids guessing until the last page of each chapter book mystery.
