Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Great Unsolved Mysteries of Science
Jerry Lucas · 1993
60/100
👎 Skip It
The New York Times teen selection is a meaningful signal and the topics — dinosaur extinction, interstellar travel, extraterrestrial life — are exactly the kind of thing that gets reluctant teen readers engaged. But 1993 is a long time ago in science, and several of these mysteries have been substantially advanced or reframed since publication. Worth hunting down for a curious middle-schooler who wants a snapshot of what science didn't yet know, not as a current resource.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
📚 Buy the book ↗📱 Read on Kindle ↗🎧 Listen on Audible ↗ affiliate links · support the site, never the verdict
As an Amazon Associate and Audible affiliate, Penny earns from qualifying purchases. This never affects the verdict — see our affiliate disclosure.
Show the math
Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance55
craft62
originality58
accuracy45
hype65
age-fit68
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict60
Cross-pollinate