{"product_id":"9789076542447","title":"Plato's Pond - Us Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Story \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat begins as an attempt to catch a stray dog quickly turns into an adventure of a lifetime for Watson, Crick and Rosa. The clever canine tricks them into entering a forgotten gateway that leads to the land of Gaia. There, they discover a wondrous world filled with majestic griffins, squabbling shell-less turtles, giant carnivorous plants and mischievous long-nosed snodlops.\u003cp\u003eThe three teenagers soon discover that they were summoned there to solve a crime - a crime that if they don’t solve, will leave them stranded on Gaia forever. Time is critical, and they're running out of it!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConduct Science Experiments and Solve a Crime! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will have fun solving the crime by conducting safe, simple, science experiments, using common everyday objects. The characters in the book make science easy by describing, in detail, how to perform the experiments as well as the scientific concepts behind them. Once the reader has completed all the experiments, he or she will have enough evidence to know who-did-it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstructions for five forensic science experiments are included in the book. Readers can also share their results online by visiting \u003cem\u003ewww.PlatosPond.com\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFred Andrews has been creating science mysteries for television and the Internet for over 10 years. He won a \u003cem\u003eNew England Emmy Award\u003c\/em\u003e for \u003cem\u003eMission Mars \u003c\/em\u003eand was nominated for three \u003cem\u003eEmmy Awards\u003c\/em\u003e for \u003cem\u003eZoo Sleuth\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003ePlato’s Pond\u003c\/em\u003e is his most provocative work to date, a science mystery that is written for the web-savvy youth of today. It combines the excitement of a fantasy novel with real-world science and the Internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor ages:\u003c\/b\u003e 9 and up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available in British English: ISBN 9789076542324\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kemper Conseil Publishing \u0026 Consultancy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058379505904,"sku":"9789076542447","price":18.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789076542447_p0.jpg?v=1763671326","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789076542447","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}