Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries, Volume 1

Boy Detective; The Case of the Secret Pitch

By: Donald J. Sobol

Narrated by: Jason Harris

Includes Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective and Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch.

Encyclopedia Brown looks like the usual ten-year-old boy. Actually, he is very unusual. Encyclopedia is a boy who really uses his eyes, his ears, and his head–and his head is full of facts. As for Idaville, where he lives, no grownup, boy, or girl ever gets away with breaking a single law there. That is because Chief of Police Brown's most difficult cases are solved by his son at the dinner table.

Encyclopedia Brown will keep kids guessing until the last page of each chapter book mystery.Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective ©1963 Donald J. Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch ©1965 Donald J. Sobol; (P)2003 Random House, Inc., Imagination Studio, An Imprint Of The Random House Audio Publishing Group

feel good mystery

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The short stories were very good to keep young people active in there reading.To find out the answer to the mystery was an engaging moment.

Fun for everyone

We love this selection! It's fun for our seven year old and her little brother (age 5). If you want to be interactive they have paused between the mystery and the solution -- so you can stop the story for a discussion. Great for repeat listenings. Good narration and sound quality.

My Son loved solving the mysteries

I thought these might be too old fashioned or quaint for my 10 year old. He likes more modern stuff like Harry Potter, Percy Jackson , Disney shows with kids cracking one liner jokes. But he quickly got fascinated with trying to solve the mysteries !! He kept asking me to pause it so he could figure it out - and we would discuss and interact. He ended up loving this series. It was also a great way to introduce him to a different genre than all the fantasy stuff that dominates kids fiction right now. We enjoy that but I liked the idea of him getting a taste for detective fiction ! The audio format does a great job of giving you a verbal clue to pause and solve the mystery. The voice is good as well. Lots of fun !

Lots of Fun

These short mysteries are great for the younger listener (5-8). Even after hearing the stories a few times, my 2 still like to accompany Encyclopedia on his detective work. Good narrator.

Bite sized reading

Great thing about Encyclopedia Brown is that they're all bite-sized stories that can draw in the reluctant reader. Kids love the good vs. bad aspect, all done in a fun, thought-provoking way. Each case provides a chance for a child to challenge themselves, as they try to figure out which clues point to the solution to the crime.