(3) 4-6 STEM in the Real World series. This series entry surveys careers in forensics. Crime scene investigators, forensics specialists, and researchers in this discipline use techniques that include modern DNA profiling and future identification techniques; they also have a long history of performing autopsies, blood testing, and fingerprinting. First-person accounts, educational requirements, color photographs of scientists at work, and sidebar activities that emphasize nonfiction literacy are included. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 STEM in the Real World series. These books survey careers in engineering, profiling real-life mechanical and environmental engineers, the history of each field, and educational requirements. Future problems involving water resources, biomechanics, and urban infrastructure are briefly discussed. Color photographs of engineers at work, as well as sidebar activities that emphasize nonfiction literacy, are included. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these STEM in the Real World titles: Mechanical Engineering in the Real World and Environmental Engineering in the Real World.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 STEM in the Real World series. In a coherent series installment, the work of astronomers and astrophysicists is described with emphasis on the objects in the universe scientists may study, the technologies they use, and the advanced education needed. Boxes highlighting the field's major thinkers, photographs, and illustrations are included. The series features intermittent, weakly-related comprehension activities, prompts, and links to further material. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 STEM in the Real World series. This series entry surveys fields associated with ocean study, including the life sciences, but with emphasis on the technologies of ocean-floor mapping and sampling. Topics include a history of ocean exploration, profiles of scientists, educational requirements, and consideration of future ocean science and engineering. Color photographs of scientists at work and sidebar activities that emphasize nonfiction literacy are included. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 STEM in the Real World series. Studying medicine, nutrition, or biomechanics can lead to a sports-related career, as illustrated by the many occupations surveyed in this series entry. Chapters also feature the history of improving physical performance, educational requirements, as well as the future technologies that may improve safety. Direct quotes and color photographs, as well as sidebar activities that emphasize nonfiction literacy, are included. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 STEM in the Real World series. These books survey careers in engineering, profiling real-life mechanical and environmental engineers, the history of each field, and educational requirements. Future problems involving water resources, biomechanics, and urban infrastructure are briefly discussed. Color photographs of engineers at work, as well as sidebar activities that emphasize nonfiction literacy, are included. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these STEM in the Real World titles: Mechanical Engineering in the Real World and Environmental Engineering in the Real World.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 STEM in the Real World series. This series entry surveys careers in the field of meterology, doing weather prediction, modeling, and even storm chasing. The text also discusses educational requirements; the history of weather prediction, emphasizing the technologies in use over centuries of observation; and the future use of drones, advanced computing, and satellites. Color photographs, first-person quotes, and sidebar activities that emphasize nonfiction literacy are included. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford