Gr 4-6 Confusing layouts, lackluster artwork, and haphazard plots may make finishing these books difficult for many readers. Young Edward Icarus Stein (aka Einstein) has a passion for science. He puts his considerable intellect to use figuring out the unexplained. From his parents' bakery, Einstein and his friends use high-tech "virtual visors" to travel to the scene of famous phenomena. In Atlantis , the crew delves into the history, myth, and theories surrounding this oft-debated lost city. In Bermuda Triangle , they sort the facts from fiction surrounding this mysterious area of the Atlantic Ocean. Events are strung together without a clear focus. Poorly placed word bubbles occasionally interrupt the flow of the text, forcing readers to stop and figure out the correct sequence. The bright, comics-inspired illustrations appear stiff, with characters often awkwardly posed and lacking emotion. Action sequences feel forced; when characters are in danger in the virtual world, they easily escape by "ending the program" or remembering that what they're seeing isn't real. Some readers may feel cheated by this false tension. A web address claiming to direct readers to related Internet sites leads instead to the publisher's home page. Children will be better served reading about these unexplained phenomena in the "Can Science Solve?" series (Heinemann Library). Travis Jonker, Dorr Elementary School, MI