It makes for a great reading experience and covers material that you can talk about with your kids as you read the book. On top of that, they’ll likely learn a few non-technical things as well, like where their food comes from as an example.īased on my personal experience, the Case of the Wilted Broccoli is a great book for both kids and adults. I would also suspect that they will be heavily entertained by the story, both the action and the interactions the kids have with the adults in the story. In other words, kids in his target audience of 7-12 years old should have no problem relating to the plot and grasping the concepts presented. What I liked is how he explains and presents the technology in a way that his target audience will understand. As with all of Hertling’s novels, there is lots of action woven together with technology. To solve the mystery, they creatively combine information they’re learning in class with their science fair project. As the title implies, the kids track down the source of the illness to the food in the cafeteria.
The plot of the story involves a sister and her two brothers trying to determine why people in their school are getting sick. Even though I had already decided to read the book, his reasons for writing it made me even more interested in reading it. Second, Hertling wanted to address topics that he felt kids should think about. For starters, Hertling has three children of his own and wanted to write something they could read, enjoy and learn from. If you’re as curious as I was, this post on his blog will explain his reasons for doing so. I decided I needed to check it out and picked up a copy for my youngest daughter and me to read together.Īt first blush, it seems surprising that Hertling would write a novel for kids given that his Singularity Series is clearly targeted at an adult audience. Anyways, I recently discovered that Hertling had decided to write a book for kids – The Case of the Wilted Broccoli. I strongly encourage you to check it out if you haven’t already. His Singularity Series is one of my top Must Reads. William Hertling is one of my favorite authors.
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