Egypt's first female pharaoh disappears around 1457 BCE --- was she murdered? Find out how DNA closes the case. The ancient Arabian Peninsula city of Ubar vanishes, seemingly without trace. Find out how old maps and modern space shuttles help solve the mystery. Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage is never heard from again. Find out how spectroscopy points to some probable explanations. Case Closed? examines these and six other mysteries from ancient and modern times. Accompanied by photos, maps, diagrams and illustrations, this book reveals how modern science sheds new light on people, vessels and entire civilizations throughout history that simply vanished. In some cases, the mystery has been solved. In other cases, readers can examine the latest evidence and decide for themselves.

Author: Susan Hughes
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: 09/01/2013
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 11.05h x 8.48w x 0.26d
ISBN: 9781554533633
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 139479 / Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science

About the Author
Susan Hughes an award-winning author, whose books for children include Case Closed?, No Girls Allowed, Earth to Audrey and Virginia. She has loved horses since she was a child and has long dreamed of setting a story on Sable Island. Susan lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Michael Wandelmaier is an illustrator and graphic designer who uses both traditional and digital media in his work. He is the illustrator of Case Closed? Michael lives in Toronto, Ontario.