Anne Scheller

Why is the playground so deserted? The Einstein Detectives hear about a shadow ghost that is causing trouble there. However, Sara doesn't believe in ghosts and senses a new case. While searching for clues, she and her friend Cosmo encounter astonishing phenomena: Can a person really have two shadows? Are there colorful shadows? And can light be bent around corners? With cleverness, a spirit of experimentation, and the active support of their students, the Einstein Detectives eventually uncover a children's gang.

The reading series "The Einstein Detectives" combines reading promotion with topics from science education and exciting stories that invite participation and problem-solving. The twist: At the end of each chapter, there is an experiment that helps the protagonists—and your students—solve the case step by step. The results are picked up and explored at the beginning of the following chapter.

By linking reading with experiments, numerous skills are challenged and developed: comprehension of reading, understanding and implementing procedural descriptions, as well as using various tools and devices.