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Books in Amazing Crime Scene Science series

  • Amazing Forces and Movement

    Sally Hewitt

    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Oct. 15, 2007)
    Introduces the ways that energy powers the invisible forces that cause objects to move, and discusses friction, gravity, and magnetism.
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  • In the Laboratory

    Barbara J. Davis

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 12, 2007)
    Describes the equipment found in a crime laboratory, explains how it is used to process evidence, and provides examples of cases that were solved using forensic evidence.
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  • Amazing Materials

    Sally Hewitt

    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Oct. 15, 2007)
    Introduces the three states of matter and discusses how material objects can change and how such natural materials as wood can become such manufactured articles as paper.
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  • Investigating a Crime Scene

    Lorraine Jean Hopping

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 12, 2007)
    Explains what a crime scene is, describes what may be considered evidence in a criminal investigation and how it is collected, and discusses cases in which forensic evidence was used to help convict or clear a suspect.
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  • Crime Scene Science: In the Laboratory

    Barbara J. Davis

    Paperback (ticktock Media Ltd, March 15, 2007)
    If there's one topic guaranteed to get students interested in science, it's forensics! Crime Scene Science presents all the facts readers need in a dynamic, magazine-style format. Each page is filled with fascinating photos, scintillating sidebars, and lively text, all of which encourage readers to think like a crime scene scientist.
  • Quicksand and Other Earthly Wonders

    Q. L. Pearce, Mary Ann Fraser

    Library Binding (Julian Messner, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Presents "astonishing" features of our planet such as geysers, caves, salt lakes, peat bogs, carnivorous plants, creeping swamps, and autumn colors.
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  • Amazing Plants

    Sally Hewitt

    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Oct. 15, 2007)
    Introduces the structure and life cycle of plants and discusses their use as food and for other purposes, and carnivorous and aquatic plants.
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  • Sound: Loud, Soft, High, and Low

    Natalie M. Rosinsky, Matthew John

    CD-ROM (Picture Window Books, April 30, 2008)
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  • The Body As Evidence

    Lorraine Jean Hopping

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 12, 2007)
    Describes the different ways a body can yield evidence of a crime, and explains how evidence is found during an autopsy and crime scene investigation.
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  • Killer Whales and Other Frozen World Wonders

    Q. L. Pearce, Mary Ann Fraser

    Paperback (Julian Messner, May 1, 1991)
    Describes the earth's polar regions and the animals that live there, including the seal, penguin, musk ox, and polar bear
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  • Piranhas and other wonders of the jungle

    Q. L Pearce

    Hardcover (J. Messner, Aug. 16, 1990)
    Surveys the exotic species of plants and animals that live in the world's rain forests.
  • The Sideways Planet: Uranus

    Nancy Loewen, Jeff Yesh

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 15, 2008)
    Which pole is north? Which pole is south? It's hard to tell on the sideways planet of Uranus. Explore the gas giant's strange position, its rings, moons, and more in this book about Uranus.
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