Unsolved Crime Mysteries

by Sean Price

Overview

Why did robbers steal precious works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990? In 2005, how did thieves in Amsterdam pull off the largest diamond heist in history? Throughout the world, some criminals seem to pull off the perfect crimes. They leave us asking, “How’d they do it?” or “Why’d they do it?” and “Could it happen again?” With dramatic photos and intriguing theories, readers can go on a journey around the world and learn about some tough crimes to solve.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491442630
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Unsolved Mystery Files
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	9 - 14 Years

About the Author

Sean Stewart Price has written more than 50 books for children and teenagers, and his biography "Front Page Lives: Benazir Bhutto" garnered a starred review from Booklist. He has edited nine books for teachers and contributed to numerous text books and reference works. A former managing editor of "Junior Scholastic" magazine in New York, Price has written articles for publications such as "National Geographic Kids" and "The New York Times Upfront". He lives with his family in Alabama.

Interviews

1. Appeals to young readers' natural curiosity about the strange and unexplained. 2. Explores theories that attempt to explain each unsolved mystery. 3. Includes stories of mysterious locations, people, and events from around the world.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2015
Gr 3–6—Cavelike tombs in Ireland, green children found in England, deserted ships, fish falling from the sky, and people poisoned from taking Tylenol are among the world's wide variety of unsolved mysteries. Each volume introduces five to seven mysteries, some well covered in other children's books and others less familiar. These selections include basic overviews of the situation, evidence, the major question or mystery, some of the past search for answers, conclusions, and the remaining unanswered questions. Some descriptions are a bit sketchy or vague. Some photographs, such as the tattooed corpse of the Siberian ice maiden, add a bit of information or intrigue. The discussion of the work of scientists is a bit of a bonus in Archaeological Mysteries. Some of the short bibliographies feature books from this publisher's other series, but others include recent, more informative titles. VERDICT This is a crowded field, but these quick reads are useful additions where more materials are needed.

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