The plot is rather thin and the characters shallow, but the emphasis is on quick mysteries with thoughtful solutions. Upper elementary school readers will enjoy the short chapters and the clever thinking that the mysteries entail. For answers we need to turn to a designated page to get a full page solution. At the end of each chapter, Encyclopedia has solved the crime but we don’t know how exactly. Encyclopedia Brown also runs the Brown Detective Agency, helping his friends with their cases by charging them “25 cents per day plus expenses.” Each chapter, interspersed with black and white lined sketches, provides us with an introduction to a mystery along with some clues. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. The book reads like a story, but each chapter is divided into mysteries that his father takes on as Chief of Police. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective - Ebook written by Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown’s real name is Leroy Brown but since his “head was like an encyclopedia” he became known in town by his nickname. The book I reviewed was copyrighted 1963, but had a modern cover to entice today’s readers. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective is the story of a 10 year old boy detective who outsmarts his father, Police Chief Brown by solving mysteries before he does. Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten-year-old star detective.
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