Congratulations to Beth Wilson! She is the the winner of our new new Mi primer paso al mundo real– Descubriendo los ciclos de la naturaleza set of Lerner Digital™ Interactive Books!
This week one lucky winner will receive Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death by Dr. Elizabeth A Murray!
In many disasters, bodies are burned beyond recognition. Can they be identified?
A park ranger uncovers a human torso along a walking path in a nature preserve. The next day, a sanitation worker spots two human legs jutting out of a dumpster. That same afternoon, a man finds the severed head of a young woman along the side of the road. Are these body parts linked? If so, who is the victim?
About 4,000 unidentified deceased persons are discovered in the United States every year. But forensic experts are successful in identifying about 3,000 of those bodies within a year. In Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death, forensic anthropologist Dr. Elizabeth A. Murray takes readers into the morgues and forensic labs where experts use advanced technology to determine the identities of dead bodies whose names are not known because the bodies are mutilated, decomposed beyond recognition, or cut into pieces. She also explores what happens to the bodies and remains that belong to people who have been missing for so long that law enforcement and forensic files are no longer active.
Through a wide range of fascinating scientific methods—including DNA testing, facial reconstruction, dental records, blood analysis, fingerprinting, and X-rays—forensic specialists work to piece together the stories that will give names back to the unknown dead and missing. Come along to watch the experts do their amazing work.
To enter to win Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death, please leave a comment below or Tweet the following line: “RT to win FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION: PUTTING A NAME AND FACE ON DEATH from @Lernerbooks! http://bit.ly/1OrSN.”
The winner will be announced during Free Book Friday on September 28 so make sure to check the blog to see if you’ve won!
Good luck!
Anonymous
My daughter loves Forensic. She would love this book. thanks for the opportunity to win.
Linda
OMGness my boys and myself are way into this!
Abby Marie
My school age class would love this, they are all little scientist and I think this would be great as a “spooky” book for October!
Anonymous
I have a student that is “obsessed” with anything to do with Forensic Science. She would be thrilled to have this book and I would be thrilled to give it to her!