Young, Karen Romano

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Arctic investigations

exploring the frozen ocean
1999
Examines past and present scientific study of the Arctic, describing what life is like for scientists staying there and explaining how and what they study.

Doodlebug

a novel in doodles
2012
Doreen Bussey uses a black notebook to doodle her experiences as her family moves, which means that she must attend a new school where she has no friends and does not seem to fit in. Moving is tough. But the hardest thing of all about the move that Doreen "Dodo" Bussey's family is making is that she suspects it might be because of her. On the drive to their new home, her mother gives Dodo a blank notebook, which she uses to chronicle the move.

Crime scene science

20 projects and experiments about clues, crimes, criminals, and other mysterious things
2009
Provides instructions for experiments that explain techniques used by crime scene investigators, such as fingerprinting and handwriting analysis; and offers tips on using the workshops as science fair projects.

Junkyard science

20 projects and experiments about junk, garbage, waste, things we don't need anymore, and ways to recycle or reuse it--or lose it.
2010
Provides instructions for twenty science fair projects and experiments that examine waste, and includes tips on scoring well.

Video

1999
"Mean Janine" turns out to be a complicated person, as Eric discovers during his spring term assignment to observe a classmate and record his observations, an assignment that changes both of them in unexpected ways.

The ice's edge

the story of a harp seal pup
1996
Shows what the life of a harp seal is like as he grows up.

Small worlds

maps and mapmaking
2002
Discusses different types of maps, how they are made, and tells about people who create them.

Stuck in the middle (of middle school)

a novel in doodles
2013
After she is kicked out of school and her family moves to a new city, Doreen vows to make her new middle school work for her.

Experiments to do on your family

20 projects and experiments about sisters, brothers, parents, pets, and the rest of the gang
2010
Provides instructions for twenty science fair projects and experiments that examine family, and includes tips on scoring well.

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