Verlag an der Ruhr. 64 pages, illustrations. (KidS class reading in three difficulties)
With didactic material

Alex is not only different, but also extremely strange. At least that's what Finn thinks. On Finn's first day in his new class, he immediately notices Alex: He doesn't want to be touched and has a crisis when things don't go the way he's used to. Alex is autistic - but Finn doesn't understand that. He wants nothing to do with Alex. But now they both have the same way home. And here the children experience an exciting adventure that holds many a surprise.

Inclusion, autism

Verlag an der Ruhr, 64 pages. Illustrations. (KidS class reading in three difficulties) With didactic material

Jonah can't believe it: He is to be accepted into the "Totenköpfe", the coolest gang in the class? Unfortunately, his best friend Meike thinks the "Skulls" are anything but cool. Jona secretly takes on the gang's tests of courage. He has to take away Lilli's necklace with a picture of her deceased grandma. Jona has to make a difficult decision ... The 3-fold differentiated reading makes it possible to read a whole story together, even with a heterogeneous class. Everyone reads the same story, but at the appropriate reading level:

Friendship, courage, self-confidence, Antolin

Hare and hedgehog. 61 pages. Illustrations. (Level 1,2,3)
With differentiated didactic material

Ben can't believe it: A competition on the Internet promises him a superpower! Will he grow big muscles now? Or wings? But then something happens that Ben hadn't expected: He suddenly hears other people's thoughts. Can this strange new power help him impress his classmate Lena?

Empathy is the central theme of the book. In an entertaining way, it becomes clear that everyone benefits from keeping an eye on the feelings of others. And in the end, the main character realizes that perhaps you don't need a superpower to do so.

The book is available in three parallel readable text versions: Level 3 contains the unabridged text in serif font. Level 2 offers an abridged, easy-to-read version of the story in primer font and Level 1 is also offered with syllable help.

Empathy, feelings, superpower, media use, falling in love, understanding roles, Antolin

Beltz & Gelberg. 70 pages. Illustrations. (Series super readable)
With differentiated didactic material

Benno is the third of four siblings - and invisible. Well, not really, but somehow, because he is always overlooked. One day, Benno finds an old soda can with a secret message: "Make a wish! 1. close your eyes, 2. say your wish (not too loudly), 3. wonder". Benno immediately whispers: "I don't want to be invisible anymore." Nothing happens - that was clear. But the next morning, when Benno looks in the mirror, he can't believe his eyes: he's a panda bear! And no longer invisible at all. This is not how Benno had imagined it ...

The books in the "super readable" series make it easier to get started and encourage a love of books and fun reading. Children with reading difficulties benefit from the particularly reader-friendly font and page design and easy-to-read sentence structure. This means that even children with little reading experience will quickly experience success.

Family, Holidays, Panda bear, Self-discovery, Antolin

Beltz & Gelberg. 78 pages. Illustrations. (Series super readable)
With differentiated didactic material

Theodora has just moved to Marienwalde when mysterious events begin to pile up in the village: First Willi, Mr. Ritter's pot-bellied pig, disappears, then Mr. Ritter himself. It soon becomes clear that a blackmailer is on the loose! Together with her new friends Leonie, the math genius, Finn, the professor and the easy-going Jacke, Theodora begins to investigate. The trail leads straight to the newly opened chocolate store in town. But is the ever-so-friendly store owner Ella Lampadius really behind the case?

The books in the "super readable" series make it easier to get started, encourage a love of books and make reading fun. Children with reading difficulties benefit from the particularly reader-friendly font and page design and easy-to-follow sentence structure. This means that even children with little reading experience will quickly experience a sense of achievement.

Thriller, friendship and cohesion, simple language, Antolin

Cornelsen, 96 pages. Illustrations. (simply read!)
With didactic material

Lippel's parents are going to a congress in Vienna for a week. During this time, Mrs. Jacob is supposed to look after Lippel. Unfortunately, she has no understanding for children and so on the very first day she takes away the book that Lippel's father gave him as a farewell present. In a dream, he continues the story from 1001 Nights, which he was not allowed to continue reading. Who are Asslam and Hamide, with whom Lippel wanders through the desert in a sandstorm? The two Turkish children from his class or the prince and princess from the Orient? It is an exciting adventure that Lippel is dreaming of and he himself is in the middle of it. Dream and reality interweave in an imaginative way.

An edition from the series einfach lesen! for children with reading difficulties with abridged and simplified text.

Orient, fantasy, adventure, friendship, Antolin

Verlag an der Ruhr. 56 pages, illustrations. (KidS class reading in three difficulties) With didactic material

Lea can't believe her eyes: Is the ghost costume in the attic cupboard looking at her? Nonsense, ghosts only exist in fairy tales ... or ... in the school's gloomy attic. Little ghost Gertrude has been hanging on a coat hook for weeks and wants nothing more than to go home. Lea and her big brother Lasse start a secret rescue operation. The 3-fold differentiated reading makes it possible to read a whole story together with a heterogeneous class. Everyone reads the same story - but at the appropriate reading level:

Ghosts, School, Antolin

Verlag an der Ruhr. 64 pages. Illustrations. (KidS class reading in three difficulties) With didactic material

Kilian loves video games. And when he discovers the game "Land of Trolls" in a mysterious store, he doesn't hesitate to buy it despite the shady store owner's protests. Kilian chooses a green-faced troll girl as his avatar, gives her carrot hair and a bulbous nose and names her "Plong". As Plong increasingly refuses Kilian's orders, he is already thinking about bringing the game back. But suddenly the troll girl is sitting in the middle of his room! Plong immediately starts complaining: "What a stupid look! Such a stupid name! Such dangerous tasks! At first Kilian thinks it's a dream, but then Plong shrinks him down to her size with full troll magic and takes him into the game. And that's just the beginning of the adventure - because not only a big, scary spider is waiting in the game, but also Plong's family. And they're not all there by choice ... Can Kilian save them?

Video games, Fantastic, Adventure

Verlag an der Ruhr. 64 pages, illustrations. (KidS class reading in three difficulties)

With didactic material

Escape room, birthday, friendship, adventure

Elif's birthday is supposed to be something very special this year: She wants to have an escape room party with her best friends! But then the whole thing becomes much more realistic than expected and Elif and the others have to solve some tricky puzzles to escape from the winding corridors of a somewhat spooky house ... So this book is all about guessing. At the end of each chapter there is a tricky riddle - and only with the help of the solution will the pupils find out how the adventure story continues.

Escape room, birthday, friendship, adventure

Verlag an der Ruhr. 64 pages. Illustrations. (KidS class reading in three difficulties)

With didactic material

Franzi groans when the new kid in class ends up next to her, of all people. She and her friends from the cool six-pack gang want nothing to do with fat Patrick. They think he should actually be called Fettrick. But then Patrick helps Franzi out of a tricky situation and she befriends him - but that causes real trouble. A sensitive and age-appropriate children's book about bullying and exclusion.

Bullying, Exclusion, Antolin

Beltz & Gelberg. 75 pages. Illustrations.

With didactic material

Sleeping in a coffin and sucking people dry - that's out of the question for Tilda! But she, of all people, is said to have inherited the vampire gene from her great-great-great-grandfather Count Alexandru. To make matters worse, Tilda's canines have been hurting a lot lately. When she meets Jake, with his skateboard and curly hair, and his family, she is delighted: a normal family at last. Until Tilda gets a surprise on the night of her 12th birthday.

The books in the "super readable" series make it easier to get started and encourage a love of books and fun reading. Children with reading difficulties benefit from the particularly reader-friendly font and page design and easy-to-read sentence structure. This means that even children with little reading experience will quickly experience a sense of achievement.

Vampires, friendship, being in love, simple language, intertextuality, Antolin

Hare and hedgehog. 144 pages.
With didactic material

For many young people, it sometimes seems as if everything is conspiring against them: school is a mess, arguments with parents, lovesickness - and then they might even get into trouble with the law. All these challenges are compounded by social media and the many ways in which it can strike blows to the soul.

This is exactly what happens to 15-year-old Lukas Loser. It's not enough that he has been sentenced to community service in an old people's home. On his first day at work, his girlfriend also blocks him on WhatsApp. Why is that? And how can Lucky clear things up despite "breaking off contact"? It's an old man with a dark past, of all people, who brings light back into Lucky's life ...

In simple, youth-oriented language, Heidemarie Brosche tells an exciting story full of situation comedy, in which thought-provoking moments are not neglected.

Cool - Chaos - Disasters, Friendship, Antolin

Hare and hedgehog. 144 pages.
With didactic material

For many young people, it sometimes seems as if everything is conspiring against them: school is a mess, arguments with parents, lovesickness - and then they might even get into trouble with the law. All these challenges are compounded by social media and the many ways in which it can strike blows to the soul.

This is exactly what happens to 15-year-old Lukas Loser. It's not enough that he has been sentenced to community service in an old people's home. On his first day at work, his girlfriend also blocks him on WhatsApp. Why is that? And how can Lucky clear things up despite "breaking off contact"? It's an old man with a dark past, of all people, who brings light back into Lucky's life ...

In simple, youth-oriented language, Heidemarie Brosche tells an exciting story full of situation comedy, in which thought-provoking moments are not neglected.

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The "x-light" version reduces the reading hurdles even further. However, the content per page is identical to the "light" edition, both can be read in parallel and are also suitable for special schools!

Cool - Chaos - Disasters, Friendship, Antolin

Verlag a. d. Ruhr. 104 pages. (K.L.A.R.)
With didactic material

Leander, Ben, Nino and Jule - cell phone junkies and huge Minecraft fans - go on a school trip to the Eifel. There, the friends have to learn how to cope without network reception: They get lost in the forest and use the survival strategies they learned in Minecraft. Hunger, thirst and an accident make it clear to everyone that real life is much more extreme than any game... Small amount of text, manageable reading sections, simple sentence structure and easy-to-understand vocabulary.

Computer games, virtual reality, Minecraft, internet consumption, friendship,
Antolin

Hare and hedgehog. 128 S. (light simple language)
With didactic material

How can you be so careless with your password? Tabea is sure that something like this would never happen to her. But suddenly incredibly embarrassing pictures of her appear on a social network. Strangers and classmates call her a "slut". How did this happen? A nerve-wracking search for the culprits begins ...

Cyberbullying, social networks

152 pages. Published by Verlag a. d. Ruhr.
With didactic material

This exciting dystopia deals with the topics of fake news and state surveillance as well as the influence of influencers on social media channels: Leonie, the successful and popular influencer, is a role model for young adults. But behind the flawless façade lies a sophisticated media concept to manipulate people. Leonie is known to most of her followers only as "G". As a successful blogger, the girl is followed daily by a drone that broadcasts her everyday life live on social media. But there is more to her exciting influencer life. Because while G is busy blogging, social differences in society are widening and political unrest is emerging. G doesn't notice how she and her blog are increasingly becoming a pawn in politics. The book is written in an easy-to-understand way and offers an exciting basis for discussion in the classroom with current topics.

Influencer, fake news, social media, dystopia, Antolin

Verlag an der Ruhr. 97 pages. (K.L.A.R.)
With didactic material

Stefan, 15, comes from a humble background. His father is a truck driver, his mother works in the supermarket during the day and the family budget is extremely tight. Stefan feels increasingly overwhelmed. He constantly has to look after his little sister, the mood at home is bad and his grades are getting worse and worse. One day, Stefan starts skipping school. When he meets the runaway Larissa at the train station and falls in love with her, it is (almost) impossible for him to return to school. The fact that the end of the story is a good one with the realization that you have to work hard at your life, but will be rewarded for it, can encourage pupils.

Truancy, Antolin