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How do scientists solve mysteries? With forensics! Every crime scene contains forensic evidence that helps investigators discover exactly what happened. Forensics is the science of gathering and examining information about a past event, usually to solve a crime or legal problem.In Forensics: Cool Women Who Investigate, children ages 9 through 12 learn about this fascinating field and meet three women who are succeeding in their chosen profession of forensics. Christine Gabig-Prebyl is a forensic scientist with Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Krishna Patel is a Forensic Supervisor with the Torrance Police Department, and Jessica Frances Lam is a researcher at England's University of Leicester INTREPID Forensics Programme. Forensics combines high-interest content with links to online primary sources and essential questions that further expand kids' knowledge and understanding of a topic made popular by TV shows, movies, and books.
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Author of UP, UP, FOREVER UP: JUNKO TABEI'S PIONEERING EVEREST CLIMB illustrated by Yuko Shimizu (Clarion, 2024) , DIWALI: A FESTIVAL OF JOY, illustrated by Darshika Varma (Penguin Random House, 2024) , and BOLLYWOOD BEAT, illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan (Kids Can Press, 2025) , as well as many other children's books. Represented by Lori Steel of Red Fox Literary.
