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Hughes, Susan

Case Closed?: Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science

88 pp. | Kids Can | August, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55453-362-6 $17.95
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Michael Wandelmaier. This volume highlights scientific mysteries, dating from ancient times to the twentieth century, that have been reinvestigated using modern techniques including DNA analysis. A final section for each mystery analyzes whether the new information is conclusive. Color photos and maps add visual engagement, but the stylized illustrations give the people a disconcertingly similar look, be they ancient Chinese or twenty-first-century Argentineans. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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