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They’re everywhere—creepy crawlies in the jungle, in the woods, even in your home! Young readers can learn all about the life cycles of these minibeasts, including fleas, ants, and honey bees. Up-close photos and a life cycle diagram make these books perfect for young entomologists.
Animals that feed on blood, plants that feed on flesh, viruses that cause zombie-like behavior; science can be strange and surprising. Dynamic visuals and lively storytelling will keep readers entertained as they discover the stranger and weirder side of science. colourful images, intriguing Side Bars, and accessible text lead students back in time, under the sea, and into the bodies of organisms both living and dead in pursuit of creepy, kooky knowledge.
Solving crimes is often not as easy as it appears on television shows or in movies. It involves hard work, patience, and science. Readers learn the fascinating details behind crime scene investigations, including the purpose of body farms and the steps involved in processing DNA evidence. The informative main text is paired with eye-catching fact boxes, enlightening Side Bars, and full-colour photographs. Annotated quotes from experts in their fields are also included to give readers first-perso
There is a science to solving crime, and this series explains it! Readers will discover how the latest science and technology is used to crack cybercrime, understand criminal psychology, close cold cases, and much more in this exciting exploration of the criminal world. From using forensics to hunt killers to relying on state-of-the-art technology to foil terror plots and stop espionage, this illuminating series will shine a spotlight on the scientific masterminds behind solving crime.
Television and movies are rife with crime-scene detectives, but forensic science is a very real and very important field. Future sleuths and scientists alike will find this foray into criminal investigations fascinating. Each truly thrilling volume focuses on a branch of forensic science, transporting the reader to a crime scene and inviting them along as detectives to try to close the case. Forensic anthropology, criminal profiling, pathology, and computer forensics are some of the career paths
The media regularly reports on border walls, migrant caravans, asylum seekers, and undocumented immigrants. But what are the stories behind the headlines? Crisis on the Border: Refugees and Undocumented Immigrants closely examines the people, the politics, and the policies driving one of the most important issues of the day.
In 2021 the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the ChildrenÎs Hospital Association declared that there was a national emergency in child and adolescent health. This title explores teen mental health problems, reasons for the crisis, what is being done to help teens, and what more can be done to help.
Immigration issues are an important topic in the United States. Terms such as ""border security,"" ""illegal immigrants,"" and ""deportation,"" are often said on news programs and written about in newspapers and online, but what do those terms really mean? How does the U.S. immigration policy and citizenship process affect real people? Readers explore the answers to these questions and many more as they are introduced to essential immigration topics.
When Stephen's father passes away in 1861, he and his mother and brother are left at the mercy of a cruel uncle. As the Civil War intensifies to the south, Stephen's brother enlists to fight for the Union and help support the family. The war drags on and Stephen, an accomplished bugler in the town band, is witness to the sad consequences of slavery. The opportunity to enlist as Colonel Eli Lilly's personal bugler arises and Stephen jumps at the chance. After surviving the Battle of Sulphur Trest
When Stephen's father passes away in 1861, he and his mother and brother are left at the mercy of a cruel uncle. As the Civil War intensifies to the south, Stephen's brother enlists to fight for the Union and help support the family. The war drags on and Stephen, an accomplished bugler in the town band, is witness to the sad consequences of slavery. The opportunity to enlist as Colonel Eli Lilly's personal bugler arises and Stephen jumps at the chance. After surviving the Battle of Sulphur Trest