Science Comics: Elephants

Science Comics: Elephants
Author: Jason Viola
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2024-03-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250373166

Have you herd? There's a new volume in First Second's STEM graphic novel series: Science Comics: Elephants! Did you know elephants are the world's largest land animals? Male African elephants can reach ten feet tall and weigh up to 16,500 pounds! These endangered animals are beloved for their massive ears, thick skin, and flexible trunks, as well as their remarkable intelligence and empathy. And despite their size, the more you get to know them, the more you'll realize humans and elephants have a lot in common!

Science Comics: Sharks

Science Comics: Sharks
Author: Joe Flood
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250312930

For over 400 million years, sharks have been the ocean's top predator! They're vital to our ecosystem, but their importance is often overshadowed by our own fear—even though they hardly ever threaten humans. Dive in for an intimate look at the dynamic hammerhead, infamous great white, primordial megalodon, and the gentle nurse shark, the rare species that will let a scuba diver pet them! This book is filled to the gills with jaw-dropping illustrations and razor-sharp facts that shed light on these fascinating creatures of the deep, including their undersea terrain, cunning adaptability, and staggering variety. Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty year old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!

Science Comics: The Brain

Science Comics: The Brain
Author: Tory Woollcott
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2018-10-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250229375

With Science Comics, you can explore the depths of the ocean, the farthest reaches of space, and everything in between! These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. In this volume, Fahama has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and his zombie assistant, and they are intent on stealing her brain! She'll need to learn about the brain as fast as possible in order to plan her escape! How did the brain evolve? How do our senses work in relation to the brain? How do we remember things? What makes you, YOU? Get an inside look at the human brain, the most advanced operating system in the world . . . if you have the nerve!

Science Comics: Plagues

Science Comics: Plagues
Author: Falynn Koch
Publisher: First Second Books
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 162672752X

Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you This volume: In PLAGUES, we get to know the critters behind history's worst diseases. We delve into the biology and mechanisms of infections, diseases, and immunity, and also the incredible effect that technology and medical science have had on humanity's ability to contain and treat disease.

Science Comics: Elephants

Science Comics: Elephants
Author: Jason Viola
Publisher: First Second Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-03-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250265916

Have you herd? There's new volume in First Second's STEM graphic novel series: Science Comics: Elephants! Did you know elephants are the world's largest land animals? Male African elephants can reach ten feet tall and weigh up to 16,500 pounds! These endangered animals are beloved for the massive ears ears, thick skin, and flexible trunks, as well as their remarkable intelligence and empathy. And despite their size, the more you get to know them, the more you'll realize humans and elephants have a lot in common!

Bats

Bats
Author: Falynn Koch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2017
Genre: Bats
ISBN: 9781536404333

In Bats, we follow a little brown bat whose wing is injured by humans on a nature hike. He is taken to a bat rehabilitation center where he meets many different species of bats. They teach him how they fly, what they eat, and where they like to live --

Science Comics: Skyscrapers

Science Comics: Skyscrapers
Author: John Kerschbaum
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2019-11-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250767679

Leave no brick unturned in John Kerschbaum's Science Comics: Skyscrapers, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In this volume, join a pair of superheroes as they uncover the secrets of skyscrapers, from the great Egyptians pyramids to the world’s tallest building. Read along and learn how skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work!

Science Comics: Whales

Science Comics: Whales
Author: Casey Zakroff
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250861047

Dive deep with Science Comics: Whales, a new and exciting volume of First Second's nonfiction graphic novel series! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In this volume, Zip, an enthusiastic beaked whale, is eager to share everything he can about whale pods by broadcasting his very own undersea podcast! He will travel across the global ocean interviewing a diverse assortment of whales and dolphins about their amazing behaviors and habitats, as well as their interactions with the human world. Can this one small whale tell the story of the whole ocean and the interconnectivity that affects us all?

Science Comics: Cats

Science Comics: Cats
Author: Andy Hirsch
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2019-08-13
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250750415

This format is designed to be read on color devices and cannot be read on black-and-white e-readers. In Andy Hirsch's Science Comics: Cats, we meet feline friends from the tiniest kodkod to the biggest tiger, and find out what makes your neighborhood domestic cats so special. Equipped with teeth, claws, and camouflage to survive everywhere from deserts to mountaintops, how did these ferocious felines make the leap from predators to playmates... and are they even done leaping? Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, robots, and more. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty year old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!

Science Comics: Trees

Science Comics: Trees
Author: Andy Hirsch
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2018-08-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250219310

Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and many more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In Trees: Kings of the Forest we follow an acorn as it learns about its future as Earth's largest, longest-living plant. Starting with the seed's germination, we learn about each stage until the tree's maturation, different types of trees, and the roles trees take on in our ecosystem.