Sunday, August 3, 2008

Forensic Science


Forensic Science
by Peter Pentland and Pennie Stoyles
Chelsea House Publishers (2003)
Interest Level: grades 3-7
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
TYPE: Informational Book
Summary:
This book provides an overview of all the aspects of Forensic Science and the tools used in investigations. Some of the topics discussed include fingerprinting, DNA profiling, and autopsies.
Online Connections:
1. Forensic Science Website: library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00206/index1.htm
2. Forensic Science Carreer website: www.criminology.fsu.edu/faculty/nute/FScareers.html
Book Connections:
1. Science Encounters: CRIME DETECTION by Chris Oxlade
2. The Bone Detectives by Donna M. Jackson, Photographs by Charlie Fellenbaum
Keywords: Crime, Crime Lab, Science, Blood, Evidence, Bones

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