By Stevie Derrick (author) , Miriam Serafin (illustrator) Part of the Science Detective Agency series
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A crime has been committed and the Science Detective Agency are on the case. To be a detective you need an agile mind ... Train your brain to tackle the most intriguing mysteries and crack the case wide open. Do you think you've got what it takes?
The Science Detective Agency is here to introduce curious detectives-in-training aged 8+ to the world of forensic science. Visit the crime scene and gather clues to solve the mystery, from collecting fingerprints and swabbing DNA to analysing soil samples and digital evidence. Look back on cases through history and use activities and practical at home experiments to test your hypotheses and find out whodunnit. Move over Holmes family, there's a new detective on the case!
At the back of the book, take a quiz to test your knowledge and read an interview with a real-life forensic scientist and DNA expert.
Written in consultation with Dr William Goodwin, who has worked in forensic genetics for thirty years at the University of Glasgow and University of Central Lancashire. He has taught a master's program in forensic genetics for over twenty years and researched various aspects of human identification.
Stevie Derrick is the Deputy Editor of The Week Junior Science+Nature and co-host of the award-winning podcast Mysteries of Science . She has also written many science and nature books including, Animal Knowledge Genius (DK), 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts (DK), and What is a Secret Code? (Collins Big Cat).
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Science Detective Agency and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Science Detective Agency features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Crime & Mystery, Science, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science: The human body, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Work / Industry
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Science Detective Agency was written by Stevie Derrick and published by Wayland an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Science Detective Agency has 48 pages
Yes it is part of Science Detective Agency series
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