Learning German through Storytelling: Zum Bärenhaus - a detective story for German language learners (includes exercises) for intermediate and advanced

Baumgartner & Momsen #4

by André Klein

This is the fourth episode of the bestselling Baumgartner & Momsen mystery series by André Klein

In the local zoo a corpse is found in the Panda enclosure. How did it get there? Was it an accident or ruthless murder? Help Kommissar Baumgartner and his colleague Katharina Momsen unravel this mystery and improve your vocabulary along the way!

Why brood over grammar sheets and lifeless workbooks when you can be entertained and learn natural German at the same time!

This book contains:

* includes vocabulary with difficult and important words translated to English
* ready for on-demand translation (only available on physical Kindle devices)
* includes exercises for comprehension training
* hand-drawn illustrations by the author

Genres: German Literature, Fiction, 21st Century, Mystery

117 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 22, 2013

About the author

André Klein was born in Germany, grew up in Sweden and Thailand and currently lives in Israel. He has been teaching languages for more than 15 years and is the author of short stories, picture books and non-fiction works in English and German.

Reviews

[OhoodAlA · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read for learners, recommend.

[Nancy Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent story by Andre Klein to help English-speakers learn German. There is a very helpful glossary at the end of each chapter. I gave this four stars rather than five because the senseless murder of a young woman recently immigrated from Eastern Europe was too gruesome for my taste. Also, these two detectives bantering with each other are not nearly as fun as Dino--the protagonist in Andre Klein's book series for beginners.

[Efe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been reading Klein's intermediate series and this one really stands out, in my opinion. It is significantly harder from the first three, contains a lot more idiomatic expressions than them and the story is fairly engaging. I wouldn't say it is a good Krimi but quite fun nonetheless. One could say the author really enjoyed taking a free hit on vegans.

I loved the fact that Grabowski is just extra naughty in this one. He is the Vince Masuka of die Mordkommission.

[Paul Overstars · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short crime story turned out for me to be more difficult to read than I expected. You are supposed to be at least at a B1 level to read it more or less comfortably. Definitely, it is not for beginners. The book is full of idioms, many of which might be unknown for intermediate learners. I am glad I've read this book, but I see how much I need to improve my level of German.

[Staś Werno · Rating 4 out of 5]

A tour de force durch Zoo

[Ashley Melucci · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great tool for learning German. The vocabulary is useful and it repeats throughout the text to help reinforce your knowledge.

[Qinwei Li · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich mag dieses Buch. Die Handlung ist interessant und die macht mich sehr neugierig und gespannt. Auch die Worten sind nicht zu schwierig.

[Bálint · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story - great for german learners, but nothing of a life changing.