Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Sticky evidence : burglar caught on tape / D.B. Beres.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: X-books. Forensics.Publisher: New York : Scholastic, [2021]Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780531131688
  • 0531131688
  • 9780531132579
  • 0531132579
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Without a trace : a drugstore robbery leaves a huge mess--and a lot of questions -- Don't forget to dust -- Secret entrance : can investigators figure out how the burglar broke into the store? -- Fingerprint processing -- Expanding the hunt : desperate for clues, investigators move the search outside -- A hidden clue : did the burglar leave any evidence on tape? -- Matchmaker -- At your fingertips -- Sticky fingers : the prints have a match--but where is the perpetrator? -- The man with no prints -- Something's afoot!.
Summary: When Bob Moranes unlocks the door to his pharmacy, he gasps in shock. The store is in ruins--and the cash register is empty. But medicine and money aren't all that's missing--so are the burglar's fingerprints! Follow the experts as they dust the crime scene, look for clues, map the burglar's route, and track down a suspect.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 363.258 B491 Available 33111010893374
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Was it the perfect crime?When Bob Moranes unlocks the door to his pharmacy, he gasps in shock. The store is in ruins, and the cash register is empty. But medicine and money aren't all that's missing; so are the burglar's fingerprints!High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design, and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. How can DNA help a convicted person prove their innocence? How did a burglar steal from a store without leaving any fingerprints? Why was the tiny town in Hardin, Missouri, awash with skeletons after a huge flood? With topics based in science, these action-packed books will help students unlock the power and pleasure of reading... and always ask for more!

Originally published: New York : Scholastic, ©2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-45) and index.

Without a trace : a drugstore robbery leaves a huge mess--and a lot of questions -- Don't forget to dust -- Secret entrance : can investigators figure out how the burglar broke into the store? -- Fingerprint processing -- Expanding the hunt : desperate for clues, investigators move the search outside -- A hidden clue : did the burglar leave any evidence on tape? -- Matchmaker -- At your fingertips -- Sticky fingers : the prints have a match--but where is the perpetrator? -- The man with no prints -- Something's afoot!.

When Bob Moranes unlocks the door to his pharmacy, he gasps in shock. The store is in ruins--and the cash register is empty. But medicine and money aren't all that's missing--so are the burglar's fingerprints! Follow the experts as they dust the crime scene, look for clues, map the burglar's route, and track down a suspect.

Ages 8-10. Children's Press.

Grades 4-6. Children's Press.

Powered by Koha