Author Michele Torrey

Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey, Science Detectives. They’re in business together. Serious business. No case is too difficult for Doyle and Fossey, the best science detectives in the fifth grade. Is a monster lurking in Mossy Lake? Call Doyle and Fossey. (Meanwhile, swimming is not recommended.) Is an evil plot stirring? You know the drill. Stop wasting time and pick up that phone. The four mysterious cases in this book are followed by related activities or experiments you can try at home. Put on your lab coat, dust off those test tubes, and you’re ready to go!

"Torrey, a microbiologist as well as a talented writer, skillfully injects the scientific method and principles into each case, and an appendix offers humorously written experiments and activities that relate to each case." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Torrey introduces basic scientific principles like electrons, protons, neutrons, and hypotheses at a level that doesn't intimidate children." -- The Seattle Press

". . . the book is a fast, easy read and fun way to learn about some everyday scientific principles." --- Booklist

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