Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake! [Paperback]

Donald J. Sobol (Author), Glenn Andrews (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

Solve Encyclopedia's mysteries and then try his favorite recipes. With an updated cover look!


Match wits with Encyclopedia Brown and see if you can solve these mysteries before he does, in this exciting compilation featuring Encyclopedia's favorite recipes that you can make at home!

- Figure out if Willford's painting of the Liberty Bell is a fake, then celebrate with red, white, and blue shortcake.

- Prove that Bugs stole Tim Gomez's pinata, then make a Mexican fiesta.

- Solve the Case of the Secret Recipe, then serve up some Idaville Apple Pie.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590445766
• ISBN-13: 978-0590445764
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #450,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Mystery & Detective > Encyclopedia Brown
  • #25 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( S ) > Sobol, Donald J.
  • #65 in Books > Education & Reference > Encyclopedias > Cooking

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun cool funny book!!, November 2, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake! (Paperback)

I think everybody should give this book Encyclopedia brown takes the cake 5 stars beacuse this is a good book and it teaches you how to cook and learn about food and how to slove mysteries like the case of the missing garlic bread .and the case of the fourth of July artist the case of the oven mitt the case of the overstuffed pinata and the case of the missing watchgoos and the case of the secret recipe and finely the case the chinese restaurant.

Starr (...)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of the best in the series..., March 24, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake! (Paperback)

Encyclopedia Brown is a detective, not a chef. But, in Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake, the mysteries are followed by an recipe, which I presume the case is surrounded by. This is not one of Sobol's best books, in my opinion. My main problems are that the children's book doesn't have the humor & fun that most of the other books in the Idaville series has, plus,I didn't like that fact that some of the solutions are quasi-found by turning to the cookbook-part of the section. I would have liked to have the recipes in its own section instead following each and every case. (In fact, there's one recipe that didn't have a case attached to it.) However the Boy Detective still has his mental stuff and the cases are still very readable

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best cookbook used as a child and still yet today!, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake! (Paperback)

I used this when I was in 6th grade and my family hasn't forgotten the meal to this day. Somewhere along the line the book disappeared and I have been missing it since. You can't beat those Lemon Buttered Green Beans!!!