Written by the editors of YES Mag, Science Detectives: How Scientists Solved Six Real-Life Mysteries, bursts with far-out but true stories, fascinating puzzles and mind-boggling mysteries. Kids will read about Typhoid Mary, the cook whose secret ingredient was a deadly disease, Otzi, a 4000-year-old traveler with an axe to grind, and the original “hobbits” ¾ a whole new species of tiny humans. The book, illustrated by Rose Cowles, includes five fascinating projects to test kids’ science-detection skills. Hardcover.