The Smuggler's Daughter - Couverture souple

Hartley, Mandy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1906670595 ISBN 13 : 9781906670597

Editeur : St James's House, 2018

Synopsis

This is the second book in The DNA Detectives series. The story is set in a beautiful seaside cove in Cornwall. According to the records it was once rife with ship wreckers and smugglers, there are rumours of a secret smuggler's tunnel, but no one has ever found it. The characters in the story, Annabelle and Harry are determined they are going to find the tunnel! During their search they discover a gold locket in a rock pool. Inside the locket is a photo of a girl and a lock of hair. When they show the locket to the lady in the cafe, she remarks “It must have been left by the smugglers!” ... and so, starts their most exciting adventure yet! Join Annabelle and Harry to see if they can discover the identity of the girl in the locket. Can they find the smuggler's tunnel? Find out how they use DNA to unlock questions about the past? Children reading this book will learn about DNA, cells and forensic science. They will discover how DNA is inherited, how we can use DNA to find out where someone originates from and to establish if they are related. This book has been granted a green tick from the ASE. It was reviewed by their education experts who evaluated it to see if they thought it was suitable for use in schools. We are delighted to tell you it met all the ASE criteria for quality and was awarded "the ASE Green Tick". You can read the full review and find out how they felt it could be used to help with teaching science and literacy for KS1 and KS2 and in secondary schools by clicking on the following link. https://www.ase.org.uk/bookshop/reviews/the-dna-detectives/ Taken from the review; “The DNA Detectives series of books are fictional stories with a non-fiction science element. They are suitable for both primary and lower secondary pupils and have links with both the English and science curricula. All the resources, such as web links, activities and printable resources are easily available for teachers to access. Both books are easy to read, with short chapters. They can be read independently by pupils, or chosen as a class text. There are cross-curricular links with science, English, history and geography, making these books a good resource for teachers to use across a topic. The author has shown the importance of DNA in our everyday lives. To conclude, the DNA Detectives series comprises exciting stories that can truly inspire children to have a love of science!”

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mandy Hartley lives in Norfolk with her husband and two children Annabelle (11yrs) and Harry (8yrs). She has a PhD in Genetics and worked for 15 years in various different laboratories using DNA to study subjects as diverse as populations of fish at the genetic level, detecting inherited human diseases, criminal work and paternity and relationship testing. She now runs scientific workshops and performs stories to children.

The stories she performs are designed to be multi-sensory and to help children with their understanding and visualisation of different scientific concepts.

Mandy wanted to create a series of science based adventure books which were also educational. She has designed the stories so that the readers can see how the characters in the book use DNA to solve a mystery just like real forensic scientists! At the same time the reader will learn all about DNA as part of the story. Mandy wants to share her love and passion for science with children and hopefully inspire some future scientists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St James's House
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1906670595
• ISBN 13: 9781906670597
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 164
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible