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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Series: Encyclopedia Brown (Book #1)
by Donald J. Sobol Illustrated by Leonard Shortall, Lillian Brandi
Whenever 10-year-old Leroy (nicknamed "Encyclopedia") Brown's father, the chief of police in Idaville, has a difficult case, Encyclopedia always manages to solve it at the dinner table. So, he decides to open his own detective agency.
Ages
8, 9, 10
Interest Level
Grades 3 - 5
Grade Level Equivalent
3.9
Lexile Measure
560L
DRA
38
Guided Reading
P
Publisher
Dutton Books
Number of Pages
9
Genre
Adventure, Mystery and Suspense, Dictionaries, Reference, Series

About the Author and Illustrators

Donald J. Sobol
Leonard Shortall
Lillian Brandi

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