Fall 2023

Hunting a Hacker

Using Science to Crack Cybercrime

From the Series Crime Science

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

Today, cybercrime is an enormous problem and one that threatens our future security.

But we have two awesome weapons with which to fight it: science and technology. This exciting book explores the work of scientists and crime agencies in their battles to hunt hackers and crack cybercrimes. True-crime stories bring the mysterious world of cybercrime and its technological threats to life in this fascinating read.

There is a science behind solving crime, and this series explains it!

Readers will discover how the latest science and technology is used to crack cybercrime, understand criminal psychology, close cold cases, and much more in this exciting exploration of the criminal world. From using forensics to hunt killers to relying on state-of-the-art technology to foil terror plots and stop espionage, this illuminating series will shine a spotlight on the scientific masterminds behind solving crime.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 6
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Browseable Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction
Copyright 2023
Publisher Cheriton Children's Books
Imprint Cheriton Children's Books
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2023-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF030000, JNF011000, JNF012040
Dewey 340
Dimensions 7.25 x 9.25
ATOS Reading Level 7.4
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Sarah Eason

Sarah Eason has written a wide variety of information books for children on many topics from history and geography through space science and social sciences.

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

Crime Science

There is a science behind solving crime, and this series explains it! Readers will discover how the latest science and technology is used to crack cybercrime, understand criminal psychology, close cold cases, and much more in this exciting exploration of the… View available downloads →