Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs
by Donald J. Sobol

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs
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Author: Donald J. Sobol
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-08
ISBN: 0553487582
Number of pages: 80
Publisher: Yearling

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Book Review: After all These Years, He's Still Got It
Summary: 5 Stars

I recently discovered that Encyclopedia Brown is still an active detective. Yes, his old books are in print. But there are new books coming out that weren't around when I was a kid. Curious, I had to read one.

The old formula is still in place. In fact, I could probably quote most of the opening chapter from memory if I had tried. As is always the case, this book presents us with 10 new cases for Encyclopedia to solve. The first chapter features him helping his father capture a jewel thief. From there, he spends the rest of the book helping the neighborhood kids. He saves them from investing in a pill that stops water leaks. He identifies the author of an essay. He stops several thefts. And, yes, he still has a couple of run ins with Bugs Meany, the most appropriately named bully in kid lit history.

And he still stumps me. I thought as an adult, surely I'd figure out most of the cases. Nope, I got two of them. I was on the right track with a few more, but several still stumped me. Only one of them was so obscure that it was basically impossible.

I did discover that the stories were shorter and characters shallower than I remember them being. Not that you can expect when each story is about six pages long. One of those pages is devoted to a detailed pencil illustration.

I'm glad to see that my old pal Encyclopedia is still around to entertain a new generation of kids. Long may that be the case.

Summary of Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs

Can the secret weapon in Idaville?s war on crime really be a ten-year-old boy in sneakers? It can if it?s Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia is back with ten all-new mysteries to solve, along with the help of his partner, Sally Kimball, the prettiest and toughest girl in the fifth grade. They?ll have to face Bugs Meany, who?s up to his old tricks, and Wilford Wiggins, who?s still dreaming up new schemes to trick the kids of Idaville out of their money. Plus there?s lots of new characters too!

The solutions to all the mysteries are in the back?but can you solve them first?


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