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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective Paperback – Illustrated, September 6, 2007

by Donald J. Sobol (Author)

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Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, 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 his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information—it’s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

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September 6, 2007
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0142408883
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Donald J. Sobol was the author of the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia Brown series and many other books. His awards include a special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his contribution to mystery writing in the United States, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers’ Choice Award for Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin Books; Illustrated edition (September 6, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0142408883
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142408889
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 560L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.24 x 7.75 inches

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mavo

Genius Idea

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023

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I heard someone call another Encyclopedia Brown on a true crime show. I'm a grown adult and had never heard of it, so Googled. Loved the first book. Great sketches. Fun to guess. Just wondered about a nurse giving out a patient address. Maybe they did back in the day.

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micheleigh

Granddaughter loved it

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023

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Bought this for 9 yr old. My granddaughter loved it, it was perfect chapter book for her school book reports

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Entertaining Kids Book

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2021

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Cute little kids story. Reminds me a little of the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series. Encyclopedia Brown is a wiz kid detective. I like the way they don't tell you the solution of each mystery until the end of the book, therefore giving the reader an opportunity to try and solve the case for themself. However, there is a quick link at the and of each mystery that allows you to skip directly to the answer to that mystery if you choose to do so.

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Cool-Lion14

Interesting introduction to a junior gumshoe

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2020

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I only became aware of Encyclopedia Brown through the TV specials but didn't get around to reading the books until recently. This one was decent though it might be a little outside of my demographic. I like middle grade books because they inspire me to write my own work but this one felt a little too kid-friendly. But if you found something like Sherlock Holmes hard to get into and want something simpler, then try this one. It's a good introduction for kids who want to read mysteries. So start them on this one.

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Damin

Daughter Following Father

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020

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I used to read this book when I was little. This is where my love for reading began. I learned about reading contextual clues and piecing things together, using deductive reasoning. I was very excited to be able to share this story with my daughter, now going on to the 4th grade. She hadnt been doing well with reading comprehension, so I introduced her to Encyclopedia Brown and helped her to break down and summarise the text, and try to figure out the solutions. She finally got the last 3 solutions and has been doing much better in her reading comprehension. We start the next book this week.

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Julie Shaffer

Fun reading.

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2022

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My 7 year old grandson read this over the summer. WE had conversations about the cases in the book.

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Becky Benson

My 9 year old great nephew loved it He wants to BE Encyclopedia Brown.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2023

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Great book to encourage reading for a boy.

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Carolyn H.

LOVE THESE BOOKS

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2021

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Ok this is a great book for children and teens. Its hard but quick mysteries and not scary. My daughter was getting a little creaped out by Nancy Drew books so we switched to this and she loves them! You don't have to be in suspense on what happens. Because you can finish a whole mystery in 5 minutes! Great for a book to read at night time or anytime!

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Eileen

Fabulous

Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2021

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Great read for kids, ❤️👍🥰😁

MISS F SHAMSI

Great book, we love it as much as our son! Excellent for boys

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2021

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Brilliant book!! We got this for my 6 year old (just turned 7) boy to encourage him to read and it was exactly what he needed! It’s a good step up from the first learning to read books as each “chapter” is essentially a self contained story and the best part is that it really engages him as it gives him a challenge to solve - each story has a bunch of clues to solve the case and the reader can figure this out for themselves (or try!) before turning to the back of the book to find out. Excellent for developing problem solving skills for young children.
We have been doing it together for our son but for an older child or advanced reader they could probably read it and figure it out for themselves.

It’s also a nice clean read, good values and morals and nothing that makes me cringe or that I feel would be a bad influence for children (unlike many other books around these days which I feel normalise bad attitudes, behaviour and opinions).

The only slight disadvantage for us, being British, is that the book is written in US English so some spellings can be different to ours and come concepts and phrases that pertain to American life and culture. Could also be a good thing as it gives us a teaching opportunity for or children but if read by themselves may not be understood fully especially by a young child who is just finding his feet with reading.

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Swapna

WORST BOOK ,DO NOT BUY

Reviewed in India on July 26, 2020

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very bad book .NEVER BUY IT

ながちゃん

面白い事件の数々

Reviewed in Japan on April 11, 2018

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Encyclopedia Brown シリーズの第1巻目。Idaville の町で起こる10件の様々な事件が、夕食どきの両親との会話の中や、夏休み期間中の車庫の探偵事務所から展開するエピソードなどを通して鮮やかに解決されていく。謎を解くのは Leroy Brown。でも、彼のことを Leroy という本名で呼ぶのは両親と先生たちだけで、町中の人々や友人たちは彼のことを Encyclopedia と呼んでいる。英語で「生き字引」のことを walking dictionary と言うが、彼はさながら walking encyclopedia なのだ。歩く「百科事典」と呼び称されるほどの博学の少年探偵が、このシリーズの主人公だ。

さて、今回 Encyclopedia が取り組む事件は、

1) The Case of the Natty Nat：Dillion 氏と Brown 氏共同経営の紳士服店に盗賊 Natty Nat が現れた（オープニングのこのエピソードには、シリーズ中の他の全てのエピソードと異なり、謎解きの部分が本文中に入っている）。
2) The Case of the Scattered Cards：不良グループ The Tigers のリーダー Bugs Meany に自分のテントを奪われたと訴えてきたClarence。Encyclopedia はどのようにしてこの問題を解決するのか？
3) The Case of the Civil War Sword：Peter は、南北戦争当時 Jackson 将軍が使ったというサーベルを買おうとしているが、売主は何とBugsだ。真贋の判定を依頼されたEncyclopedia は…。
4) The Case of Merko’d Grandson：「男女対抗クイズ合戦」で女性軍代表の Sally が出題した問題に Encyclopedia は答えられるのか？
5) The Case of the Bank Robber： The Corning National Bank が襲われたが、逃走しようとした犯人は目の不自由な乞食 Blind Tom とぶつかり逮捕された。ところが盗まれた金が入っていたはずの紙袋から出てきたのは…。
6) The Case of the Happy Nephew： Princess Bake Shop に強盗が入り、John Abbot が現場から逃走するのが目撃された。事情聴取に出かけた Brown 署長の前に裸足の甥を抱いて出て来た本人は、犯行時刻のアリバイを主張するが…。
7) The Case of the Diamond Necklace： Van Tweedle 夫人のパーティーで高価なダイヤのネックレスが盗まれた。彼女の友人の Stark 嬢が身につけていたのだが…。
8) The Case of the Knife in the Watermelon：Patch さんの青果店に入った泥棒は物音に驚いたのか、スイカにナイフを突き立てたまま逃げてしまった。不良グループThe Lions の溜まり場に乗り込んだ Encyclopedia はどうやって犯人を捜し出すのか？
9) The Case of the Missing Roller Skates：Sally のために修理したローラースケートが歯医者の待合室で盗まれた。犯人の目星をつけた Encyclopedia は尋問を始めたが…。
10) The Case of the Champion Egg Spinner：Eddie Phelan は「卵回し」のチャンプだが、卵に何かのカラクリがあると睨んだ Encyclopediaは、Eddie に罠を仕掛けるが…。

の10件だ。Encyclopedia Brown はいとも簡単に手際よくこれらの難事件を解決していく。面白い事件の数々だ。

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Holly

Smart kid

Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2021

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Damn that kid is smart

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