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The Orchid Grower A Juvenile Science Adventure Novel by Julian T. Rubin Zumaya Publications Science Jokes Fair Projects Lab Experiments Scientists & Inventors Famous Experiments About The Author Samples Buy the Book Contact A fascinating H on the lip of an Ophrys scolopax Cavanilles. Photo courtesy of Pascal Pernot About The Orchid Grower Joab and Dina - thirteen and twelve years old - live in a little desert town in Israel. In the holidays, they solve scientific detective mysteries with the help of their big German shepherd dog, Blacky - a hobby that their mother dislikes. This time, mysterious letters on bee orchid flowers (see box on the left) endanger an elderly scientist. Hot on the trail, Joab and Dina surf the web, learn about genetic engineering, explore orchids, identify gold, send their dog on an electronic surveillance mission (see below) and have other exciting adventures as they seek to solve the puzzle. At the end, when the big soccer match between two school teams takes place, and everybody is at the stadium, everything falls into place - what Joab and Dina discover is nothing like what they expected. Interestingly, the author introduced independently the concept of the GPS, alongside a simplified technical explanation, since at the time the book was published (2003) he was not aware of the invention. In the book "GPS" is not mentioned and it is described as an electronic surveillance system using a dog collar tracking monitor and it is also suggested as a possible method for recovering stolen cars. (see Chapters 18, 19). ... The Orchid Grower Science Fair Projects Famous Experiments Science Jokes My Dog Kelly Look at the surprise at the bottom of this page. About The Author Samples Buy the Book Contact Science Fair Project Guide Home Science Fair Project Types The Scientific Method - How to Experiment The Display Board Topics, Ideas, Sample Projects Repeat Famous Experiments and Inventions Science Jokes Science Trivia Scientists, Inventors and Explorers By Nationality By Sector African American American Ancient Chinese Australian British Canadian Indian Jewish New Zealand Russian Archaeologists Creation Scientists Economists Educators Explorers Inventors Jesuits Jurists and Lawgivers Military Technology Muslims Nobel Laureates Philosophers Philosophers of Science Science Fiction Authors Victorian Scientists Women Scientists Two Generations Stories, Paintings and One Poem Erna Ella Rubin Hebrew, Romanian Revisiting Korneuburg, Austria My Dog Kelly Follow Us On: Privacy Policy - Site Map - About Us - Letters to the Editor Comments and inquiries could be addressed to: webmaster@julian T rubin.com Last updated: March 2017 Copyright © 2003 Julian Rubin...