Vlad examines a suspiciously glowing advertisement with his magnifying glass.

Grade 5 · Vlad is 11

Vlad and the Ad Detectives

Advertising literacy: interrogate the ad before it interrogates your pocket money.

Upper-primary students stop being read to and start investigating. Each unit opens a case — a story episode — then teaches the ideas straight and puts them to work in write-in exercises.

What your students learn

  • How advertisements work on the brain — and how to notice it happening
  • Checking claims: evidence, missing information, and tricks of framing
  • Opportunity cost: what a purchase really costs
  • Case-based exercises the student completes in the book

For the teacher

Teacher guide with answer keys (provided to schools), unit plans and assessments.