{"product_id":"encyclopedia-brown-and-the-case-of-the-jumping-frogs-isbn-9780553487589","title":"Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs","description":"Can the secret weapon in Idaville’s war on crime really be a ten-year-old boy in sneakers? It can if it’s Encyclopedia Brown! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEncyclopedia is back with ten all-new mysteries to solve, along with the help of his partner, Sally Kimball, the prettiest and toughest girl in the fifth grade. They’ll have to face Bugs Meany, who’s up to his old tricks, and Wilford Wiggins, who’s still dreaming up new schemes to trick the kids of Idaville out of their money. Plus there’s lots of new characters too!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe solutions to all the mysteries are in the back—but can you solve them first?Donald J. Sobol is the award-winning author of more than 65 books for young readers.\u003cp\u003eThe Case of the \u003cbr\u003e Rhyming Robber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Police across the nation wondered: How did Idaville do it?\u003cbr\u003e The town had sparkling white beaches, a Little League team, and a computer museum. It had churches, a synagogue, two delicatessens, and four banks. In short, Idaville looked like many other seaside towns.\u003cbr\u003e But it wasn't. \u003cbr\u003e Every person who broke the law in Idaville was caught.\u003cbr\u003e How was this possible?\u003cbr\u003e What was the secret?\u003cbr\u003e Only Mr. and Mrs. Brown knew.\u003cbr\u003e The mastermind behind Idaville's war on crime was their only child. They called him Leroy, and so did his teachers. Everyone else in Idaville called him Encyclopedia.\u003cbr\u003e An encyclopedia is a book or set of books full of facts from A to Z, just like Encyclopedia's head. His friends thought of him as a whole library that could whistle Beethoven.\u003cbr\u003e Mr. Brown was chief of the Idaville police. He was smart and brave. His officers were well trained, honest, and loyal. But sometimes they came up against a crime they could not solve. Then Chief Brown knew where to go--home to dinner.\u003cbr\u003e After saying grace, he went over the case.\u003cbr\u003e Ten-year-old Encyclopedia listened carefully. When he had heard the facts, he asked one question.\u003cbr\u003e One question was all he needed to solve a mystery.\u003cbr\u003e Encyclopedia never spoke about the help he gave his father.\u003cbr\u003e For his part, Chief Brown would have liked to announce to the world, \"A bust of my son belongs in the Crimebusters' Hall of Fame.\"\u003cbr\u003e But who would believe him? Who could believe that the mastermind behind Idaville's spotless police record was a fifth grader?\u003cbr\u003e At dinner Tuesday, Chief Brown toyed with his soupspoon. Encyclopedia and his mother knew what that meant.\u003cbr\u003e The police had come up against a case they couldn't solve. \u003cbr\u003e \"Do you want to talk about it, dear?\" Mrs. Brown asked gently.\u003cbr\u003e Chief Brown nodded. \"A fortune in jewelry belonging to Mrs. Hubert Cushman was stolen from her home last week.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Give Leroy the facts,\" Mrs. Brown said. \"I'm sure he can help. He's never failed you yet.\" \u003cbr\u003e Chief Brown laid down his spoon. \"The thief who stole Mrs. Cushman's jewelry calls himself The Poet.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"I've heard of him,\" said Mrs. Brown.\u003cbr\u003e \"He steals jewelry and then sends a poem with a riddle in it to his victim,\" said Chief Brown. \"The riddle tells where he buried the jewelry. Mrs. Cushman received her poem yesterday.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"How do his victims know if the riddle really tells where their jewelry is?\" Mrs. Brown asked.\u003cbr\u003e \"He got careless twice,\" Chief Brown said. \"He made the riddles too easy. The stolen jewelry was found.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"So he really does bury the jewelry,\" said Mrs. Brown. \"What happens when the riddle isn't solved?\"\u003cbr\u003e \"It's believed that he comes back sometime later, digs up the jewelry, and keeps it.\" \u003cbr\u003e \"My, is he ever something!\" exclaimed Mrs. Brown.\u003cbr\u003e \"He's what is called a gentleman thief,\" explained Chief Brown. \"Gentlemen thieves commit crimes mainly for the thrill. Outsmarting the police means more than the loot. It's all a sport with them.\"\u003cbr\u003e Chief Brown took a piece of paper from his breast pocket. He unfolded it and handed it to Mrs. Brown. \"This is the riddle Mrs. Cushman received.\"\u003cbr\u003e Mrs. Brown read it, frowning.\u003cbr\u003e \"It doesn't make sense,\" she said. She passed the sheet to Encyclopedia. \"Here, Leroy. What do you make of it?\"\u003cbr\u003e Encyclopedia read The Poet's riddle:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Take the Landsmill Highway north,\u003cbr\u003e And look along the border.\u003cbr\u003e The second clue is marked in reverse,\u003cbr\u003e But the first clue is in order.\u003cbr\u003e The Poet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Encyclopedia had never been on the Landsmill Highway. Nevertheless, he closed his eyes. He always closed his eyes when he did his deepest thinking.\u003cbr\u003e Mr. and Mrs. Brown waited anxiously.\u003cbr\u003e A minute went by, and then another. Had the famous jewel thief, The Poet, outsmarted the boy detective?\u003cbr\u003e Encyclopedia opened his eyes. He asked his one question. \"Are there mile markers along the Landsmill Highway, Dad?\" \u003cbr\u003e Chief Brown was surprised by the question. \"Why, yes, there are.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Then,\" said the boy detective, \"Mrs. Cushman's jewelry won't be hard to find.\"\u003cbr\u003e Where was it buried?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303138808037,"sku":"NP9780553487589","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780553487589.jpg?v=1767726258","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/encyclopedia-brown-and-the-case-of-the-jumping-frogs-isbn-9780553487589","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}