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    The Vexing Hectare Detector: Solving Mysteries Through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math
    The Vexing Hectare Detector: Solving Mysteries Through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math
    The Vexing Hectare Detector: Solving Mysteries Through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math
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    The Vexing Hectare Detector: Solving Mysteries Through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math

    By Ken Bowser

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    It's Spring Break and the gang is presented with a mysterious new riddle that will challenge their mathematics skills and senses. What is the perplexing, suspended ring that oscillates? Jesse and her pals must work together to find out!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2021
    ISBN9781643710280
    The Vexing Hectare Detector: Solving Mysteries Through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math
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    Ken Bowser

    Ken Bowser's work has appeared in hundreds of books and countless periodicals. His work today is created digitally on a computer. He works out of his studio in Central Florida.

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