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Case Closed?: Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science Hardcover – August 1, 2010

by Susan Hughes (Author), Michael Wandelmaier (Illustrator)
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  • Age Range: 8 - 12 years
  • Grade Level: 3 - 7
  • Lexile Measure: 1000L (What's this?)
  • Hardcover: 88 pages
  • Publisher: Kids Can Press (August 1, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1554533627
  • ISBN-13: 978-1554533626
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.6 x 11.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsMysteries and Current Science: A Natural for the Inquisitive Child
By Grady Harp HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on November 27, 2010
Format: Hardcover
Though this excellent book CASE CLOSED? NINE MYSTERIES UNLOCKED BY MODERN SCIENCE is designated by the author as being for the ages 8 - 12 range, it would be surprising if the adults reading this book purchased as a gift for a youngster would be able to put it down without consuming the contents! Author Susan Hughes is an award-winning writer of children's books ('Virginia,' 'No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed as Men for Love, Freedom and Adventure') from Canada and for this reader she steps into a wholly different stratosphere with the publication of this book. She is obviously an informed investigator as well as an entertaining and credible writer: this book contains information not only of well known mysteries that have yet to be solved and includes some mysteries that few people have encountered. With the able assistance of fellow Canadian illustrator and graphic designer Michael Wandelmaier, Hughes offers a trip into ancient and modern puzzles and then introduces the manner in which our new scientific technology is solving some of these mysteries. This she and Wandelmaier achieve by visual and printed explanations of DNA testing, CT scanning, satellite photography, dendrochronolgy (the study of tree rings to determine age), computer simulation, spectrometry, sonar detection and more.

The nine 'mysteries' explored are searching for the Egyptian female pharaoh Hatshepsut, the strange disappearance of the Chinese mariner Hsu Fu, the lost city of Ubar in Arabia, the Anasazi tribes who once inhabited the 'four corners' of the west (where Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah join), the disappearance of explorer Sir John Franklin while searching for the Northwest Passage in 1845 and the similar disappearance of Mt.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsOutstanding way to engage young people in real-life investigation
By Amy R. on March 30, 2011
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This book came to my attention because it was recommended by the National Science Teachers Association. I bought it and read it to my 10 & 11 year old kids. They loved it. Nicely structured, each "chapter" is a stylishly laid-out mystery of the kind kids love (lost cities, missing ships, dead people). Each mystery has been subjected to recent investigation by real scientists, with a conclusion that answers some--but not all--of the questions. The tales are sensationalized just enough to make them interesting. I highly recommend this book for school libraries and science teachers, and of course parents of middle grade children.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Young Adult Science/History Tales
By Sandra Iler Kirkland VINE VOICE on June 5, 2011
Format: Hardcover
In Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science, author Susan Hughes uses ancient and more recent historical mysteries to introduce children to the marvels of science. The book is geared to children in middle school and up.

Each case is formatted the same way. The mystery is introduced, the historical background is given, and then the way the researchers used science to discover answers is given. Additional cases in the same category are explained. Finally, whether or not a discussion on whether or not the case is solved is presented.

Cases include people such as the Pharoah Hatshepsut, the Russian princess Anastasia, Amelia Earheart, Sir John Franklin (a polar explorer) and George Mallory, a mountainclimber. Other cases discuss a city, Ubar, that disappeared, and an entire North American Indian culture, the Anasazi, who left thriving cities around 1300 and disappeared from history. Finally, there are cases of journeys such as a trip across the Pacific on a bamboo raft, and submarines and airplanes that disappeared mid-journey.

This book is recommended for young readers interested in science, or for parents who are looking for books to interest teen readers. The mysteries are presented engagingly, and the science is explained in such a way that it can be easily followed. Readers learn of medical advances, imaging from space, plant analysis, forensic anthropology, DNA analysis and many more scientific fields. The book is an interesting gateway to careers in many areas of science.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAWESOME!! CASE CLOSED? NINE MYSTERIES UNLOCKED BY MODERN SCIENCE BY SUSAN HUGHES
By Amazon Customer (April Renn/AprilR ) on November 28, 2010
Format: Hardcover
CASE CLOSED? NINE MYSTERIES UNLOCKED BY MODERN SCIENCE by Susan Hughes is a children's nonfiction. It is full of information and is for children ages 8 to 12/grades 3 to 7. It has great llustrations, intrigue, case history, maps, diagrams which are very intersting. According to my 9 year old grandson, who loves history it is "AWESOME". He was greatly fascinated, intrigued and throughly enjoyed this book. I would recommend it for all ages. This book was received for review from Bostick Communications and the author and details can be found at Kids Can Press and My Book Addiction and More.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis stunning book of unusually fascinating mysteries will excite the young, curious reader!
By Deb HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on December 14, 2010
Format: Hardcover
Everyone loves a mystery, but there are many that simply defy logic and have gone down through the ages unsolved. Science is now helping us with a different approach and many of them have been solved or at least have a partial explanation. In this marvelous book you'll be able to take a look at nine mystifying people, places, and things with a new eye, an eye provided in part by new technology. You will be presented with a "case" to ponder, you'll meet the people who have investigated the facts, revisited the fallacy, and you'll be able to take a look at the scientific tools used to close the case once and for all.

This book merges past research methods with the new. The author states by "Using both traditional search methods and modern technology, researchers around the globe are now shedding new light on old mysteries." Do you think you are a match for the latest technology? Just take a brief look at a few of the cases in this book and see what you think:

* In ancient Egypt, approximately 3,500 years ago, a powerful pharaoh ascended the thrown. Of course pharaohs were supposed to be men, but Hatshepsut, with her wily ways "gradually made herself over as a man" and ruled for twenty-two years. She had many monuments built in her honor. She was "last seen around 1400 BCE." No trace of her was left. And even her "sarcophagus or coffin, was empty." Where did she go? Was she murdered?

* Hsu Fu was a Buddhist monk who convinced the Emperor Shih Huang Ti that he could find the fountain of life in a particular plant. Hsu had been in search of "a miraculous plant that could bring eternal life," but did not return to the emperor for many years.Read more ›
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