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When Annabelle and Harry's pet dog goes missing the children believe that the local pet thief has struck again. With their mum working as a DNA scientist from a laboratory in their garden, the children realise they can secretly use their mum's laboratory to solve the crime. Annabelle and harry become 'DNA Detectives' and, just like real-life forensic scientists, they go on an exciting adventure to try and solve the case. ASE Book Award winner.
It all starts when Annabelle and Harry decide to change their library books in the school library. There is a loud noise and the ground in the corridor begins to shake. It feels like the school is falling down. When the dust settles the children discover the hall floor has collapsed. Below, they find a cave. The children are thrilled to think they are the first people to ever set foot in the cave. Then the most incredible discovery leads them to think this may not be the case. Join Annabelle and Harry, the DNA Detectives, on their adventure as they meet archaeologists and scientists who help them uncover the mysteries of the Stone Age. Discover fascinating details about cave paintings, extracting DNA from ancient bones, finding out how tartar from ancient teeth can tell us what someone looked like, what they ate, and even what made them ill. Can you help the DNA Detectives solve the Stone Age mystery?
Study on the social implications of unemployment and its impact on family welfare in the UK - includes a twenty family case study of the psychological aspects of labour force participation as a source of creativity, income, etc.; discusses health problems related to unemployment; includes interview questionnaires. References.
In the world of Justice Wing, heroes and villains have contended with one another for decades spanning four eras. Now, with the heroes in nadir, Super-archer Broadhead, one of the first prosahuman heroes (meaning he possesses no special powers) struggles to maintain his edge with a failing body. This struggle is compounded by a well deserved reputation for being a butthole (though usually not using the word 'butt') and for an incident that cost him his partnership with his sidekick and the respect of his peers many years before. And yet, through it all he continued to both fight to protect the innocent (admittedly usually while insulting them) and to continue to improve both his skills and h...
Everyone loves a good miracle story and these 101 true stories of healing, divine intervention, and answered prayers will inspire Christians and renew their faith. These 101 true stories of healing, divine intervention, and answered prayers prove that God is alive and very active in the world today, working miracles on our behalf. Regular people share their personal stories of God's Divine intervention and healing power as He makes the impossible possible! Evidence of His love and involvement in our lives will encourage, uplift, and recharge the faith of Catholic and all Christian readers.
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 rumors of a secret smuggler's tunnel, but no one has ever found it. 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.
What happens to a person when they die has fascinated and puzzled people since the beginning of time. You will read real life accounts that provide three potential answers: reincarnation, ghosts, and life after death. The belief in an immortal soul is almost universal, as is belief in reincarnation. It is not limited to Far Eastern religions. People believe that they have returned in the same or different family, and in the same or different sex. You may believe in ghosts after you read the first-person accounts. The people believe in what they have seen, heard, or touched. The encounters have been by celebrities, and also people like you. People tell of having seen themselves die. Then they have traveled to another world where they were given the option of remaining or returning to earth. The stories are of people who have returned in their own body.
“. . . Retracing the Vanishing Footprints of Our Appalachian Ancestors” represents a genealogical history of thirteen major pioneer families who settled in eastern Kentucky during the 18th and 19th Centuries. The surnames include Adams, Berry, Brooks, Brown, Burton, Castle, Chaffin, Daniel, Large, Thompson, Ward, Wellman, and Young. To fully appreciate their social and economic hardships and challenges requires the reader to visualize what life was like on the early frontier. After the American Revolution and the Civil War, many of these early pioneers traveled from North Carolina and Virginia into the sheltering hills of eastern Kentucky via Cumberland Gap and Pound Gap. Others came fro...
"He would say to me, ‘You can’t stop me – no one can!’ There was no let-up from his evil. I knew he would never stop, so I just had to do what I could to survive." Mandy Thomas was just 18 when she met the man who would change her life forever. She was soon under his spell – and then her real nightmare began. Mandy found herself part of a cruel and violent relationship that she couldn’t escape. Until one day he went too far... You Can’t Run is Mandy’s searingly honest and moving true story.