Encyclopedias Brown and White


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FoxTrot cartoonist Bill Amend once again proves his knack for finding humor in everyday family life with his latest collection, Encyclopedias Brown and White. Not that any more proof needs to be offered. After all, more than 1,000 newspapers worldwide publish FoxTrot, and there are over two million copies of the strip's books in circulation. Encyclopedias Brown and White is the latest saga of the funny and frantic Fox family-composed of parents Roger and Andy, their two ego-centric teenagers Peter and Paige, 10-year old brainiac Jason, and pet iguana Quincy. The title plot finds Jason and Marcus donning detective hats in order to track down Phoebe's missing camp journal and clear their names. Wading through its funny 128 pages, long-time and new readers alike will gain a full appreciation for why fans have been raving about the strip for years.




Encyclopedias Brown and White


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For use in schools and libraries only. A FoxTrot Collection.




Who's Up for Some Bonding?


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Bill Amend does it better than anybody else. His ability to present middle-class family life in a way that?s consistently fresh, irreverent, and downright wacky is unsurpassed. If asked?and they are each day they open the more than 1,000 newspapers that carry his strip?Amend?s audience of 25 million readers would say the same thing.That committed and connected audience will be delighted once again to discover Who?s Up for Some Bonding?, the latest in a series that includes 18 previous collections and eight treasuries, amounting to nearly two million FoxTrot books in circulation. This time around, Amend?s antics with the Fox family include the artist?s invitingly skewed views of ?normal? life: children who are light-years ahead of their parents when it comes to computers, siblings who could teach the CIA a thing or two about covert and ?get-even? ops, and parents who stumble around in a slight daze as they deal with all the ?amenities? of the modern world.Jason, Peter, Paige, and their parents, Roger and Andy, deliver the laughs. They all bring their unique personalities and perspectives to the FoxTrot world, whether the subject is technology, tofu recipes . . . or a son convinced he could be the next zillionaire Martha Stewart. FoxTrot surprises. FoxTrot charms. FoxTrot always satisfies.




Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man


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Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information—it’s classic Encyclopedia Brown!




Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake!


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The ten-year-old detective solves "The Case of the Missing Garlic Bread" and other food-related mysteries. Includes menus and recipes for a Fourth-of-July party, a birthday brunch, and other occasions.




Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down


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A tiny submarine that flies through the air... A half-dollar worth five thousand dollars... Some tipsy birds... A world that fits in the palm of your hand... And a case that turns out to be a real can of worms! These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back!




Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars


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Encyclopedia Brown this time is involved with lots of trivia about all kinds of cars.







Death By Field Trip


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The "FoxTrot" cartoon is famed for truly depicting the nitty-gritty clashes of everyday family life without being too syrupy sweet. From hilarious sibling rivalry to marital fights over golfing habits, "FoxTrot" has amassed an avid following from fans of all ages. This newest collection celebrates the strip's tenth year of syndication.




The Important Book


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The important thing about The Important Book -- is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain and a bug and a bee and a chair and a table and a pencil and a bear and a rainbow and a cat (if he wants to). For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book goes on long after it is closed.What is most important about many familiar things -- like rain and wind, apples and daisies -- is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. 'A perfect book . . . the text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee.' -- K.