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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander
Written by Donald J. Sobol and Illustrated by Brett Helquist
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SummaryA salamander has been stolen from the Den of Darkness in the town aquarium. Encyclopedia Brown, the police chief’s son, solves the mystery that has his dad stumped.
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Question of the Week
•How can attention to detail help
solve a problem?
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Review Questions
• Besides working at the aquarium, what do Dr. O’Donnell, Mrs. Brown, and Sam Maine have in common?
• What is an important lesson in this story?
• What is the setting of the story?
• Why did the author write this story?
• What was Encyclopedia’s clue that helped him solve the crime?
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Review Questions
• Why would Sam Maine have lied about his experience with animals?
• What was Mrs. King doing while Dr. O’Donnell was examining the crocodile?
• How are frogs and salamanders alike?
• What might Sam have done with the Salamander if he had not been caught?
• What did Encyclopedia need before he could solve the crime?
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Vocabulary - Say It
•reference•reptiles•stumped• Salamanders
• amphibians
•lizards•exhibit•crime•baffled
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amphibians• cold-blooded animals with
backbones and moist scale-less skin. Their young usually have gills and live in water until they develop lungs for living on land.
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crime•activity of criminals; breaking of the law
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exhibit•act of displaying; public showing
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lizards•reptiles with long bodies and tails, moveable eyelids, and usually 4 legs. Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes.
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reference•used for information or help
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reptiles•cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs, usually covered with horny plates for scales
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salamanders•animals shaped like lizards, but related to frogs and toads. They have smooth skin and live in water or in damp places.
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stumped
•puzzled
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Leroy is called Encyclopedia because his brain was filled with more facts than a reference book.
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Leroy is called Encyclopedia because his brain was filled with more facts than a reference book.
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A salamander looks like a lizard.
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A salamander looks like a lizard.
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A zoo exhibit has live animals on display that you can see up close.
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A zoo exhibit has live animals on display that you can see up close.
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It would be a crime to steal an animal from the zoo.
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It would be a crime to steal an animal from the zoo.
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Whenever the chief was stumped, Encyclopedia would crack the case for him.
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Whenever the chief was stumped, Encyclopedia would crack the case for him.
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Snakes, turtles, and lizards are all reptiles.
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Snakes, turtles, and lizards are all reptiles.
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Frogs, toads, and salamanders are all amphibians.
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Frogs, toads, and salamanders are all amphibians.
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