Anne Scheller

Why is the playground so deserted? The Einstein detectives hear about a shadow ghost that is causing trouble there. However, Sara does not 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 a corner? With cleverness, a spirit of experimentation, and the active support of their students, the Einstein detectives eventually uncover a children's gang.

The reading promotion series "The Einstein Detectives" combines topics from science education with exciting stories that encourage puzzling and participation. 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 deepened at the beginning of the following chapter.

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

The syllable support reading method makes it easier to read the text: By highlighting individual syllables in color, even weaker readers in this age group can read longer words correctly at first glance.