Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Written by Donald J. Sobol & illustrated by Leonard Shortall
Book #1 in the Encyclopedia Brown Series
$6.99
$6.74
7 - 10
Reading age
96
Page count
94
Words per page
560L
Lexile measure
Sep 6, 2007
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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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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780142408889
    Publication Date
    September 6, 2007
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Page Count
    96
    Words Per Page
    94
    Audience
    Transitional Reader
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Lexile® Level
    560L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    5415
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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