SuitabookEncyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case
Donald J. Sobol
- Reading
- Try one case at a time: pause before its answer, compare your reasoning with the solution, then decide together whether to tackle another.
- Themes
- Reader-as-detective structure: The book presents ten separate cases and invites readers to solve them alongside Encyclopedia Brown; answers are included at the back. Its case-by-case format makes solving a mystery part of the reading experience, rather than leaving the reader only to follow the detective.
- Worth knowing
- Several mysteries concern theft or missing property. If crime stories are a concern for your child, you could first look at a case together and see how they respond.