Science News Flash provides a fair and balanced look at controversial science issues in the news, offering the background information necessary for readers to fully grasp the topics. In addition to presenting the basic science in an accessible format, the books place the issues in a social, political, and economic context by discussing a brief history of the issue, the current considerations, and the future implications or research directions. Full-color photographs and illustrations enliven the informative text, and a helpful glossary defines relevant terms. This set will help middle and high school readers develop critical-thinking skills.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Science News Flash .

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2007 by Chelsea House Publishers .