Entering Grade 7
SCIENCE
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Blood, Bullets and Bones: the story of forensic science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA
by Bridget Heos A history of modern forensic science from the first test for arsenic poisoning in the 1700s to criminal profiling, fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, DNA evidence, and all the milestones in between. |
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Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge: The Dirty Secrets Behind Early American Medicine
by J. Marin Younker Cadavers, asylums and bodily fluids galore as Younker takes us on a trip through the evolution of medical history in all of its bloody glory. |
 
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The Octopus Scientists
by Sy Montgomery & Keith Ellenbogen Highly intelligent and with distinct personalities, this book covers everything you need to know about everyones favorite eight legged invertebrates. |
 
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
by Randall Munroe Big concepts. Small words. |
 
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Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary
by Gail Jarrow How did one woman infect numerous people with typhoid in the early 1900s? |
 
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How We’ll Live on Mars
by Stephen Petranek With the success of the fiction book subsequent film, "The Martian," Petranek addresses the questions of how--and when-- we'll live on the Red Planet. |
 
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Human Body Theater
by Maris Wicks A unique explanation of human biology, told in several "acts.." |
