Johannes Gutenberg und die verschwundenen Lettern

The orphan Martin joins Johannes Gutenberg's workshop as an apprentice, where work on the invention of letterpress printing is carried out in absolute secrecy. But then thefts occur that jeopardise the company. When Martin comes under suspicion, he sets out to find the real culprits. Can the neighbour's girl Klara help him? Or is she in cahoots with the thieves? The exciting story about Martin and Klara takes the reader right into Gutenberg's workshop. The technology and significance of book printing are explained. The book also gives a good insight into the reality of children's lives in the late Middle Ages - spiced up with a strict master, secret excursions at night, a passion for books and pictures and the beginning of a special friendship.