FREE: You Be the Jury: Courtroom Collection

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Paperback, smoke-free home. 361 pages. Reviews from Amazon below:

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By jiffy

This book is written for young people, who are bound to like it, but it is also very enjoyable for adults. It consists of ten fictional court cases in which both sides of the case are presented along with three exhibits, A, B, and C. The exhibits are pictures, charts, diagrams, documents, letters, etc., and one of them will provide the evidence needed to decide the case. The reader has to find that evidence and make a judgment. That task can be challenging for people of any age, and sometimes a reader may even find something that the author hadn't intended. One case dealt with a will which may or may not have been valid. The signature was not witnessed, which told me all I needed to know, but the author's solution was based on something very different. The cases are real puzzles, and parents and teachers can have a lot of fun sharing them with children and solving them together. I would recommend this book to puzzle lovers of any age.


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By Dave Barber
I love this book as a beginning and end of the year activity for my fourth grade students. Working in groups, my students are able to use problem solving strategies and collaboration to try and solve some of the court cases presented in this book.

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By Elaine

Super, super , super book for teachers and/or librarians to get children into the genre of mysteries ! They love to solve these! Great book, I hope they come out with a new one.

5.0 out of 5 starsA classroom idea for this book!!!
By susan lawson

I will be using these short crime stories in my 5th-grade classroom as a team builder and to teach the following skills - cooperation, communication, and critical thinking.

5.0 out of 5 starsMy 4th grade students love this book
By Cynthia J. Elmquist

My 4th grade students love this book. It is great for small reading groups.