Sara Latta
Born: 1960 in Harper, Kansas
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Latta lived in Champaign for over 20 years. Biography: Sara Latta has a Master's degree in Immunology and began writing about science and medicine. In 2006, she took her writing a step further by earning a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, with an emphasis on Writing for Young People. While living in Champaign, Illinois, she was an adjunct professor of English at Richland Community College in Decatur, and wrote a YA book recommendation column for the Champaign ''News-Gazette''. Latta currently resides in New York City.
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Selected Titles
All about Earth : ISBN: 9781474703239 OCLC: 898206159 Step-by-step instructions for activities pertaining to Earth, including its rotation in space, seasons, gravity, and matter-- |
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Allergies / ISBN: 0766010481 OCLC: 37392919 Enslow Publishers, Springfield, NJ : ©1998. Explores the history of information about allergies and discusses symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatments. |
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Bones : ISBN: 0766036693 OCLC: 606234264 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2012. "Uses true crime stories to explain the science of forensics and physical anthropology"--Provided by publisher. |
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Bones : ISBN: 9781464604256 OCLC: 854893855 Enslow Publishers, Inc., Berkeley Heights : ©2012. Uses true crime stories to explain the science of forensics and physical anthropology--Provided by publisher. |
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Cybercrime : ISBN: 1598453610 OCLC: 665064409 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2012. "Read about this history of cybercrime, and learn about the different types of scams--from phising to spam to hacking--that take place on the internet"--Provided by publisher. |
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Cybercrime : ISBN: 9781464604263 OCLC: 870647352 Read about this history of cybercrime, and learn about the different types of scams--from phising to spam to hacking--that take place on the internet--Provided by publisher. |
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Dealing with the loss of a loved one / ISBN: 0791069559 OCLC: 49727609 Chelsea House, Philadelphia, Pa. : ©2003. Provides real-life examples of ways that young people and their families deal with grief. |
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DNA and blood : ISBN: 1598453629 OCLC: 664451019 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2012. "Learn how blood and DNA are used to solve crimes, with real cases as examples"--Provided by publisher. |
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DNA and blood : ISBN: 9781464604270 OCLC: 854852698 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2012. Learn how blood and DNA are used to solve crimes, with real cases as examples--Provided by publisher. |
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Food poisoning and foodborne diseases / ISBN: 0766011836 OCLC: 39615164 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©1999. Examines food poisoning and foodborne diseases, discussing their history, symptoms, effects, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
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Ice scientist : ISBN: 9780766030480 OCLC: 228631603 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, N.J. : ©2009. Explores different careers in the Antarctic using examples of real scientists in the field--Provided by publisher. |
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Investigate steroids and performance drugs ISBN: 9780766042407 OCLC: 854848127 Find out about the history of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, how they work, their effects, and why people use and abuse them-- |
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Keep out! : ISBN: 9781476533940 OCLC: 828056136 Capstone Press, North Mankato, Minn. : ©2014. A look at invasive species, including how they affect other species and what can be done to prevent them from spreading-- |
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Lava scientist : ISBN: 9780766030497 OCLC: 237402148 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, N.J. : ©2009. Explores careers in volcano science using examples of real-life scientists--Provided by publisher. |
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Medical serial killers ISBN: 9780766072978 OCLC: 918940668 Describes the psychology behind serial killers who used medicine as their weapon of choice-- |
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Microwave man : ISBN: 1464403457 OCLC: 816499057 "Read about Percy's early life, his work with radar tubes, and find out how he invented the microwave"--Provided by publisher. |
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Polar scientists : ISBN: 0766069664 OCLC: 908518024 "Discusses careers in polar science, including education, training, specialties, and salaries"-- |
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Positive reaction! : ISBN: 1491407808 OCLC: 875554684 "Simplifies junior high science in engaging and conversational language and offers examples and activities to show readers how the topics tie in to real life"-- |
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Positive reaction! : ISBN: 9781491429303 OCLC: 1017099867 Simplifies junior high science in engaging and conversational language and offers examples and activities to show readers how the topics tie in to real life-- |
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Scared stiff : ISBN: 1936976498 OCLC: 869923969 Explains how the primal human emotion of fear can sometimes manifest in the form of extremes, describing common phobias ranging from arachnophobia to zoophobia to reveal their histories, treatments, and famous sufferers. |
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SMASH! ISBN: 9781512430707 OCLC: 948748514 Nick and Sophie, two cousins from the United States, visit the European Organization for Nuclear Research and learn about the Large Hadron Collider. Throughout their tour, they chat about the mysteries of particle physics and the building blocks of matter-- |
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Stella Brite and the dark matter mystery ISBN: 9781607343974 OCLC: 861509477 Stella and her brother Max, of the Brite and Brite Detective Agency, put the mystery of Mayor Pickle's missing Pekingese on hold as they join the astronomy club in researching the problem of invisible dark matter in the universe. |
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Stella Brite and the dark matter mystery / ISBN: 157091883x OCLC: 57366442 Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA : ©2006. Stella and her brother Max, of the Brite and Brite Detective Agency, put the mystery of Mayor Pickle's missing Pekingese on hold as they join the astronomy club in researching the problem of invisible dark matter in the universe. |
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The good, the bad, the slimy : ISBN: 0766012948 OCLC: 62525149 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2006. Explains how microbes live in and on our bodies, help make food, live in extreme environments, and even change history. |
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The woman who invented windshield wipers : ISBN: 146440349X OCLC: 825106414 "Read about Mary Anderson's early life, and find out why she invented windshield wipers"-- |
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The woman who invented windshield wipers : ISBN: 9781464611933 OCLC: 870869896 Read about Mary Anderson's early life, and find out why she invented windshield wipers-- |
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What happens in fall? / ISBN: 0766024172 OCLC: 59881696 Enslow Elementary, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2006. Simple text and colorful photographs identify things associated with autumn. |
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What happens in spring? / ISBN: 0766024199 OCLC: 59881692 Enslow Elementary, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2006. Explains when spring starts, why the weather gets warmer, why animals have babies in the spring, and more. |
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What happens in summer? / ISBN: 0766024164 OCLC: 59881691 Enslow Elementary, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2006. Learn the answers to many questions about the characteristics of the summer season. |
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What happens in winter? / ISBN: 0766024180 OCLC: 59881694 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2006. Colorfully illustrated explanation of various aspects of winter and how it affects people, plants, and animals. |
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What You Can Do About Allergies. ISBN: 9780766070301 OCLC: 914190901 Enslow Publishing, LLC., 2015. Almost everyone is allergic to something, it seems. What's the big deal? Just take an antihistamine and carry tissues, right? But some allergies are deadly. This text explains allergies in a way anyone can understand: what causes them, how they're treated, and what to do if you or a loved one hasan allergic reaction. |
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Who fixed babies' hearts? Vivien Thomas ISBN: 9780766039636 OCLC: 731536315 Enslow Elementary, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2012. Read about Vivien Thomas, a man who helped save lives-- |
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Who fixed babies' hearts? Vivien Thomas / ISBN: 1464401306 OCLC: 836207004 Enslow Elementary, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2012. "Read about Vivien Thomas, a man who helped save lives"-- |
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Who invented basketball? James Naismith ISBN: 9780766039650 OCLC: 713834635 Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2012. Find out about James Naismith--the man who invented basketball-- |
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Who invented the ferris wheel? George Ferris ISBN: 9780766039643 OCLC: 711959872 Read about George Ferris, and how he invented the ferris wheel-- |
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Why is it summer? ISBN: 9780545550567 OCLC: 919775444 Read about when summer begins, why do we have seasons, how do summer days help plants grow, and what farmers do in the summer--Provided by publisher. |