Donald j sobol biography

          Donald J. Sobol, the creator of Encyclopedia Brown, the clever boy detective who made bookworms of many a reluctant young reader, died on Wednesday in South.

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          Encyclopedia Brown

          Book series

          Encyclopedia Brown is a series of books featuring the adventures of boy detective Leroy Brown, nicknamed "Encyclopedia" for his intelligence and range of knowledge.

          The 29 books [1][2] in the children's literature series were written (one co-written) by Donald J. Sobol, with the first book published in 1963 and the last published posthumously in 2012. In addition to the main books, the Encyclopedia Brown series has spawned a comic strip, a TV series, and compilation books of puzzles and games.

          Donald J. Sobol was an American writer best known for his children's books, especially the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series.

        1. Sobol was born on October 4, , in New York City.
        2. Donald Sobol was.
        3. Donald J. Sobol (October 4, – July 11, ) was an award-winning American writer best known for his children's books, especially the Encyclopedia.
        4. Donald was born on October 4, in New York, New York.

          5. Sobol's first Encyclopedia Brown book was written in two weeks; subsequent books took about six months to write.[3] Its main publisher was Bantam Skylark.

          Style

          Each book in the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series is self contained in that the reader is not required to have read earlier books in order to understand the stories.

          The major characters, settings, etc. are usually introduced (or reintroduced) in each