(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. Cutting-edge military drones, robots in industrial and home environments, and nanotechnologies are each presented in chapters that define the technology and its origins and then provide modern examples. The information contained is slight; the text provides little beyond the basics, and the featured examples, though interesting, seem random. Captioned photographs and sidebars are well integrated into the main discussion. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? titles: Discover Nanotechnology, Discover Drones, and Discover Robotics.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. These slight volumes describe breakthrough medical technologies and procedures, including the preservation of living tissue via cooling and freezing; innovations in the replacement of limbs and organs; and developments such as virtual doctors and health trackers. The coverage is cursory, but it's interesting and well organized. Captioned photographs and sidebars are well integrated into the main text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? titles: Discover Cryobiology, Discover Bionics, and Discover Cutting-Edge Medicine.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. These slight volumes describe breakthrough medical technologies and procedures, including the preservation of living tissue via cooling and freezing; innovations in the replacement of limbs and organs; and developments such as virtual doctors and health trackers. The coverage is cursory, but it's interesting and well organized. Captioned photographs and sidebars are well integrated into the main text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? titles: Discover Cryobiology, Discover Bionics, and Discover Cutting-Edge Medicine.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. This slight overview of forensic science briefly introduces the field and its history, then profiles three current practices: the use of dogs to find dead bodies, insects to pinpoint time of death, and DNA identification. The coverage isn't the deepest, but it's interesting and well organized. Well-integrated photographs and sidebars provide additional details and illustrate some of the techniques described. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. Cutting-edge military drones, robots in industrial and home environments, and nanotechnologies are each presented in chapters that define the technology and its origins and then provide modern examples. The information contained is slight; the text provides little beyond the basics, and the featured examples, though interesting, seem random. Captioned photographs and sidebars are well integrated into the main discussion. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? titles: Discover Nanotechnology, Discover Drones, and Discover Robotics.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. Cutting-edge military drones, robots in industrial and home environments, and nanotechnologies are each presented in chapters that define the technology and its origins and then provide modern examples. The information contained is slight; the text provides little beyond the basics, and the featured examples, though interesting, seem random. Captioned photographs and sidebars are well integrated into the main discussion. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? titles: Discover Nanotechnology, Discover Drones, and Discover Robotics.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. With less of a cutting-edge focus than others in the series, this introduction to space exploration gives brief, terminology-filled descriptions for topics in the expansive categories of humans in space, robot spacecraft, and telescopes. The text skips from topic to topic quickly, profiling selected space-science achievements in broad statements with little detail; images of astronauts, planets, and spacecraft are integrated into the discussion. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? series. These slight volumes describe breakthrough medical technologies and procedures, including the preservation of living tissue via cooling and freezing; innovations in the replacement of limbs and organs; and developments such as virtual doctors and health trackers. The coverage is cursory, but it's interesting and well organized. Captioned photographs and sidebars are well integrated into the main text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Searchlight Books: What's Cool About Science? titles: Discover Cryobiology, Discover Bionics, and Discover Cutting-Edge Medicine.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Checkerboard How-To Library: Cool Art with Math & Science series. Color photographs and diagrams combine with simple texts to explain the featured mathematical or scientific concept. Brief introductions to the topics are followed by four art projects that turn theory into practical application. Sidebars provide supply lists, applicable terms, and photographs to complement the step-by-step instructions. The overuse of exclamation points in the texts is unfortunate. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Art with Math & Science titles: Cool Flexigon Art, Cool Optical Illusions, Cool Paper Folding, and Cool String Art.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) 4-6 Checkerboard How-To Library: Cool Art with Math & Science series. Color photographs and diagrams combine with simple texts to explain the featured mathematical or scientific concept. Brief introductions to the topics are followed by four art projects that turn theory into practical application. Sidebars provide supply lists, applicable terms, and photographs to complement the step-by-step instructions. The overuse of exclamation points in the texts is unfortunate. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Art with Math & Science titles: Cool Flexigon Art, Cool Optical Illusions, Cool Paper Folding, and Cool String Art.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) 4-6 Checkerboard How-To Library: Cool Art with Math & Science series. Color photographs and diagrams combine with simple texts to explain the featured mathematical or scientific concept. Brief introductions to the topics are followed by four art projects that turn theory into practical application. Sidebars provide supply lists, applicable terms, and photographs to complement the step-by-step instructions. The overuse of exclamation points in the texts is unfortunate. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Art with Math & Science titles: Cool Flexigon Art, Cool Optical Illusions, Cool Paper Folding, and Cool String Art.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) 4-6 Checkerboard How-To Library: Cool Art with Math & Science series. Color photographs and diagrams combine with simple texts to explain the featured mathematical or scientific concept. Brief introductions to the topics are followed by four art projects that turn theory into practical application. Sidebars provide supply lists, applicable terms, and photographs to complement the step-by-step instructions. The overuse of exclamation points in the texts is unfortunate. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Art with Math & Science titles: Cool Flexigon Art, Cool Optical Illusions, Cool Paper Folding, and Cool String Art.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) YA Cool Science Projects with Technology series. Each collection of experiments encourages science aficionados to explore in-depth such items as motors and electrical circuits along with forces and motion. Straightforward scientific information and color photographs and diagrams are integrated into the projects (most of which require more than just household materials). Questions throughout encourage deeper thinking and engineer-type problem solving. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Science Projects with Technology titles: Electric Motor Experiments, Radio-Controlled Car Experiments, Robot Experiments, and Solar Cell and Renewable Energy Experiments.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) YA Cool Science Projects with Technology series. Each collection of experiments encourages science aficionados to explore in-depth such items as motors and electrical circuits along with forces and motion. Straightforward scientific information and color photographs and diagrams are integrated into the projects (most of which require more than just household materials). Questions throughout encourage deeper thinking and engineer-type problem solving. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Science Projects with Technology titles: Electric Motor Experiments, Radio-Controlled Car Experiments, Robot Experiments, and Solar Cell and Renewable Energy Experiments.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) YA Cool Science Projects with Technology series. Each collection of experiments encourages science aficionados to explore in-depth such items as motors and electrical circuits along with forces and motion. Straightforward scientific information and color photographs and diagrams are integrated into the projects (most of which require more than just household materials). Questions throughout encourage deeper thinking and engineer-type problem solving. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Science Projects with Technology titles: Electric Motor Experiments, Radio-Controlled Car Experiments, Robot Experiments, and Solar Cell and Renewable Energy Experiments.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) YA Cool Science Projects with Technology series. Each collection of experiments encourages science aficionados to explore in-depth such items as motors and electrical circuits along with forces and motion. Straightforward scientific information and color photographs and diagrams are integrated into the projects (most of which require more than just household materials). Questions throughout encourage deeper thinking and engineer-type problem solving. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Science Projects with Technology titles: Electric Motor Experiments, Radio-Controlled Car Experiments, Robot Experiments, and Solar Cell and Renewable Energy Experiments.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Cool Science series. This comprehensive examination of the ways scientists use evidence at crime scenes covers the beginning of forensic science to future technologies, such as facial recognition software. Profiles of famous cases (Timothy McVeigh, O.J. Simpson) and descriptions of jobs in the field (forensic entomologists, dentists, anthropologists) will pique readers' interest. The overly busy design is confusing, but many clear, well-captioned photos are included. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(4) 4-6 Cool Science series. These volumes introduce readers to cutting-edge technologies (listening devices, electronic arms, nanobots) in the fields of communications intelligence and biomechanical engineering. Each field's history, present-day technology, and potential future innovations are covered. The overly busy design is confusing, but many clear, well-captioned photos are included; shaded text boxes allow for kid-friendly examples (e.g., the CIA's "Acoustic Kitty" failure). Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Science titles: Spy Technology and Bionics.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(4) 4-6 Cool Science series. These volumes introduce readers to cutting-edge technologies (listening devices, electronic arms, nanobots) in the fields of communications intelligence and biomechanical engineering. Each field's history, present-day technology, and potential future innovations are covered. The overly busy design is confusing, but many clear, well-captioned photos are included; shaded text boxes allow for kid-friendly examples (e.g., the CIA's "Acoustic Kitty" failure). Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Cool Science titles: Spy Technology and Bionics.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith