Campbell Books

The Three Cousins Detective Club Series is a wonderful series for 7-10 year olds. They are funny, and they are exciting mysteries. Everyone should read this series-even adults! You will get many laughs out of these books-guaranteeed!

I read this book before my daughter did, to preview it. I really enjoyed the plot and the lesson that the story taught. It was just long enough to hold a 7 year olds attention without getting into deep confusing plot twists. If you want a book that is fun to read, easy to follow, and one that you don't have to preview before your child reads it, any of the books in this series will do. I will buy more of these books because I know I can hand her one to read and know that anything that comes up in discussion from this book will teach a lesson.

When the three cousins go Christmas shopping, they get more than they bargained for. First four-year-old cousin Patience shows up and starts telling crazy stories about another Titus. Then Titus gets a strange message from a boy. As they are heading out to do window shopping, they meet up with a boy who could have been Titus's twin! What is going on? Can the trio solve the mystery?

This is a fantastic book for kids. Only sixty-four pages, it took me ten minutes to read. The words are easy, the story fun and exciting and best of all for you parents, a moral is tied in.

This entry in the TCDC series revolves around an incident that occurred 5 years earlier--an incident that none of the cousins remembers.

The ending is very funny--and very moving.

I ran across Elspeth Campbell Murphy's 30 book Three Cousins Detective Club series when I was looking for easy reader chapter books for my 7 1/2 yr old 2nd grade daughter. The Mystery of the Sock Monkeys (#21) paperback just happened to be where we started. The 62 pages are divided into 15 chapters, and the print is medium, not tiny. There are occasional black & white sketch illustrations. Piggybacking on the Young Cousins Mysteries series for ages 4-8, the Three Cousins Detective Club series is categorized as for ages 9-12, but is fine for a younger confident reader who just needs help on the occasional difficult word. The Christian author ties each volume to a Bible verse, & weaves Christian values into the stories. On a wkend vacation, I started reading it to my daughter. She was instantly captivated by the characters & story, & quickly began reading it on her own. 10 yr old cousins, Sarah-Jane, Timothy, & Titus are always alert to suspicious situations ,& thrive on following clues to conclusion. In #21, it occurs to them that the rough tough looking & acting motorcycle rider Spider Marley does not seem like the kind of guy who would be frequenting fabric & handicraft shops, or helping out his seamstress aunt. They unravel the real truth behind this interesting character. The stories are entertaining & wholesome & elementary school age appropriate. We will definitely read more, & see about donating some to school & local public libraries.

My son has loved these books since he was about 9 - he's now 12. They are fun and easy to read together. They are good for reading on their own, also.

This is a great read for those who are admirers of the late great Joseph Campbell. Mr. Johnson presents an interesting autobiographical book that focuses on his growth and understanding of the "ultimate concerns" of life, and how Joseph Campbell influenced his spiritual and intellectual evolution.

I have read all available books authored by Campbell and would love to see more books written by his admirers on the subject of his effects on their lives.

I give this book five stars, not because it is "perfect" in some ultimate sense but because the author has achieved a presentation that was the best I think he could have done.

Anyone unfamiliar with Campbell's work should read a few of his books before reading Mr. Johnson's peon, in order to appreciate the wisdom that Mr. Johnson imparts.

After having tried to get through Bulfinch's _Mythology_ with little luck, this little book came in very handy! It contains much of the same myths (although not as many), but it comes with a photograph every single time you turn the page. Depicted are paintings, statues, etc. that show various mythological figures. Remembering the myths was hard, and if you're more of a visual person, then these pictures really help you remember. And plus, the paintings are absolutely beautiful, and many of them are in full color. A nice companion to the Bulfinch _Mythology_--but I still haven't gotten to it yet! A delightful way to learn about mythology if you have a hard time with just text and need a little visual to perk things up.

This book was a great introductory to coin collecting for my 8 year old boy. I even learned some details I had not known after 40 years of collecting.

This refers to the paperback edition. Robert Campbell joined Ashley's Fur Trade Expedition in 1825, and this little book gives his own account of his adventures in the American West up to 1835. Although Campbell is cited in many historical and biographical books, documents, manuscripts and journals, he has somehow eluded notoriety amongst the more famous mountain men and fur trappers of his day. After reading this book, one can easily see that he played a very significant role during this time period. Even though the book is only sixty pages, there are many interesting stories and events which Campbell relates to the reader. The historical notation and introduction are also well done.