The Unmarked Grave: Be a Forensic Anthropologist

By Alix Wood

Book Overview

A skeleton is found at a construction site. Authorities call in the person who can unearth the truth about who this was and what happened to them. This remarkable individual, a scientist, is called a forensic anthropologist. Forensic anthropology is the application of scientific methods to solve crimes involving human bodies. The impressive career is rooted in knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Readers will be riveted as they follow professional crime solvers in this book, collecting evidence to help them crack the case wide open. Important concepts are reviewed through thought-provoking quizzes and interesting activities.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153820634X
• ISBN13: 9781538206348
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8