Forensic Science for Kids


updated 11.04.00

The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic Scientists Fight Crimes Against Nature
Donna Jackson (Author), Wendy Shattil (photographer)
Houghton Mifflin, March, 2002
Paperback
Reading level: Ages 9-12

Forensic Science (Science and Scientists)
Peter Pentland, Pennie Stoyles
Chelsea House Publications, October 2002.
Library Binding
Reading level: Ages 9-12


Police Lab: How Forensic Science Tracks Down and Convicts Criminals
David Owen
Firefly Books (J) October 2002
Hardcover
Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)

Forensic Science
October 2002.
Library Binding
Reading level: Young Adult


Crime-Solving Science Projects : Forensic Science Experiments (Science Fair Success)
Kenneth G. Rainis
Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers
Library Binding


Forgeries, Fingerprints, and Forensics (Science at Work : Crime)
Janice Parker
Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers
Library Binding
Reading level: Ages 9-12



Solving a Crime
Peter Mellett, Terry Riley (Illustrator)
Heineman Library, May 1999
Library Binding
Reading level: Young Adult

Solving Crimes : Pioneers of Forensic Science (Lives in Science)
Ron Fridell
Franklin Watts, Incorporated, March 2000
School & Library Binding
Reading level: Young Adult

Forensic Science : Evidence, Clues, and Investigation (Crime, Justice & Punishment)
Andrea Campbell, Austin Sarat (Editor)
Chelsea House Pub., (June 1999)
Library Binding
Reading level: Young Adult


Detective Science : 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids
Jim Wiese, Ed Shems (Illustrator)
John Wiley & Sons, April 1996
Paperback
Reading level: Ages 9-12

Bomb Squad Officer : Expert With Explosives (Risky Business)
Keith Elliot Greenberg, Carol Halebian (Illustrator), Bruce S. Glassman (Editor)
Blackbirch Marketing, October 1995
Library Binding
Reading level: Ages 9-12

Bomb Detection Dogs (Dogs at Work)
Charles George, Linda George
Grolier Publications, December 1998
School & Library Binding
Reading level: Ages 9-12


Bomb Detection Squads
Michael Green
Capstone Press, June 1998
Hardcover
Reading level: Ages 9-12


Fakes and Forgeries (Science Spotlight)
Ian Graham
Raintree/Steck Vaughn, January 1995
Library Binding
Reading level: Ages 9-12


Dirt & Grime, Like You'Ve Never Seen
Vicki Cobb
Scholastic Paperbacks, April 1998
Paperback
Reading level: Ages 9-12

Crime Lab Chemistry: Teacher's Guide
Jacqueline Barber
Gems, June 1989
Paperback
Grades 6-10

Crime Scene Investigations : Real-Life Science for Grades 6-12
Pam Walker, Elaine Wood, Christopher Stone (Illustrator)
Center for Applied Research, June 1998
Paperback Spiral edition
Grades 6-12


Crime Scene Investigation
Barbara Harris, Kris Kohlmeier, Robert D. Kiel
Teacher Ideas Press, September 1998 Paperback


Great Book of Whodunit Puzzles : Mini Mysteries for You to Solve
Falcon Travis
Sterling Publications, March 1993
Paperback
Reading level: Ages 9-12


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