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It all starts when Annabelle and Harry decide to change their library books in the school library. There is a loud noise and the ground in the corridor begins to shake. It feels like the school is falling down. When the dust settles the children discover the hall floor has collapsed. Below, they find a cave. The children are thrilled to think they are the first people to ever set foot in the cave. Then the most incredible discovery leads them to think this may not be the case. Join Annabelle and Harry, the DNA Detectives, on their adventure as they meet archaeologists and scientists who help them uncover the mysteries of the Stone Age. Discover fascinating details about cave paintings, extracting DNA from ancient bones, finding out how tartar from ancient teeth can tell us what someone looked like, what they ate, and even what made them ill. Can you help the DNA Detectives solve the Stone Age mystery?

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Mandy lives in Norfolk with my husband, two children, Annabelle and Harry, and dog, Milly. Mandy has a PhD in Genetics and worked for 15 years in various laboratories using DNA to study subjects as diverse as populations of fish at the genetic level, detecting inherited human diseases, criminal work, and paternity and relationship testing. She runs science workshops to teach children as young as 4 years old about DNA and perform stories to explain difficult scientific concepts such as evolution, natural selection, and inheritance to children. The DNA Detectives are a series of science based adventure books which are also educational. The stories are designed so that the reader can see how characters in the book use DNA to solve a mystery just like real forensic scientists! At the same time the reader will learn all about DNA as part of the story.

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