Young, Karen Romano

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.

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.

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.

Provides instructions for twenty science fair projects and experiments that examine waste, and includes tips on scoring well.

"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.

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

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

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.

Provides instructions for twenty science fair projects and experiments that examine family, and includes tips on scoring well.