The Math Inspectors: Story One - The Case of the Claymore Diamond Paperback – December 5, 2014

The best book for kids 8-11

This book is a really great addition to my self-contained special education math class. My students are in 6th grade and they love doing read aloud with these novels if they complete all of their work for the day. We are only on chapter 3 so far, but they are so engaged and have been working diligently to have reading time! They have already asked if there are more books in the series.

My 11 year olds comments: “The book was great and it’s really trying to get you into math and opens your eyes to look at numbers more”We read this book together at night. I liked the larger print and the story was easy to follow. Chapters were a little long for how we read at night but it was nice to see my kiddo engaged the whole story.

Loved by 11 yr old

unfortunately, my apartment does not have any kind of portico over the doors, so the book sat in the rain all day. It would be helpful next time to put the book in plastic wrap inside the package.

Apparently my grandson does not like to mix his mysteries with his math!

Great book of the series!

Clever, humorous and well-written detective mystery targeted for late elementary and middle school readers. I must admit the plot kept me guessing and entertained. Chapters are short and easy to read. Pencil sketches are an added bonus. I particularly enjoyed the way that the authors found a way to integrate those dreaded hard to solve math word problems right into the story line. As a bonus, the reader is presented with a few more problems to solve at the conclusion of the mystery. They can check their answers on the authors’ website.Felix, Gertie, Stanley and Charlotte are a bright group of sixth graders who become interested in forming a detective agency. Using Felix’s tree house as a base of operations, Felix attempts to find out who is stealing his food from the kitchen by using his binoculars. When Charlotte brings a police scanner up to the house, they hear about an armed robbery at the local jewelry store. The budding detectives rush to the scene. They discover the owner Mr. Franklin has been hit on the head and his most valuable possession, the Claymore diamond, has been stolen. Police apprehend a suspect quickly, and the case appears closed. Our four young detectives believe otherwise; they refuse to quit until what had appeared obvious is revealed as erroneous.Lots of twists and turns in the plot. The characters are believable and authentic middle grade students. Readers will find themselves enjoying the math challenges that come along with the case. Great way to get students involved with math while reading. Look forward to reading new books in the series as they are released.