Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries

Boy Detective; The Case of the Secret Pitch

De: Donald J. Sobol

Narrado por: Jason Harris

Duración: 2 h y 14 m

Resumen del Editor

In Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, a Civil War sword, a watermelon stabbing, missing roller skates, a trapeze artist's inheritance and an eyewitness who's legally blind!

In Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch, a cross-eyed baseball pitcher, a missing penknife named Excalibur, poems that pack a punch, a kid-lover turned kidnapper and some tall tales that come up short!

These are just some of the brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computer-like brain.

Try to crack the cases along with him!

©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.

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.

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 !

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.

casing crime

This is a good book because the mysteries are interesting and advanced. I love this book so much. I liked two better than one because it had more mysteries. Don't let anybody get this book but us!

great book for all ages.

great book for all ages. moves fast and is easy to listen to. contains several cases, so if you find one case a bore - you don't have wait long for the next exciting case

Excellent to listen to with kids!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

My daughter and I listen to this as she goes to bed. She loves the various stories. I think she has listen to the whole book more than 3 times since we bought it a few weeks ago.

What did you like best about this story?

Reminds me of my childhood.

Have you listened to any of Jason Harris’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

Awesome

Every young boy should read!
This challenged my mind.
I need to find more Encyclopedia Brown!

No Mystery Why I Loved This...

I remember finding this book in the bargain bin of my elementary school library. It had a very beat up cover, and a well worn pages. I bought it for $1.00 and read it over and over. Now I admit that even though I'm "all grown up" this was truly a good pick for myself.

I really enjoyed this Audible book. And I've given it 5 stars not only for the ol' trip down memory lane but for the quality of narration by Jason Harris, who really makes me feel like I'm back in the 1960s.