Adam "Einstein" Anderson, Science Detective, is always ready for a challenge. He uses science to explain mysteries. He also tells lots of bad jokes. Some people need his help. Others just want to trick him. People in town are seeing strange lights in the sky. Einstein must figure out if the lights are spaceships or something else. Pat and Herman are the two meanest kids in class. They try to blame Einstein for starting a fire in the garbage can, but are they smart enough to get away with it? Stanley, Einstein's friend, has a great plan. He wants to use loud rock music to make energy. But Einstein doesn't think Stanley's idea is a good one. Drawing from both his childhood and his days as a science teacher, Seymour Simon writes stories that show kids how fun science can be. Narrator Johnny Heller enthusiastically brings Einstein's brainpower and sense of humor to life.