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Zoom in on Crime Scenes
This compelling book zooms in on tiny things, such as hair, skin, broken glass, and dust that reveal the truth about crimes. Readers will learn about the bacteria that tell scientists where someone was killed, and meet the maggots that tell police the time of death.
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Extreme close-ups of bugs, viruses, cells, and more charge up this series with browser appeal. These volumes offer a random sampling of creepy and odd subjects paired with melodramatic headlines, from praying mantises ("The Hug of Death") to viruses ("Viruses Hitch a Ride") to follicle mites ("Eyelash Bugs"). The up-in-your-face photos are presented with snippets of commentary in high-density jumbles of text and images. Reasonably generous resource lists, size comparisons, and notes on how much each photo has been magnified add at least some systematic elements., School Library Journal Fall 2013
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