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Tag: Science Comics

August 23, 2022 by Johanna

Ghosts of Science Past | Review

Ghosts of Science Past effectively and creatively uses the Christmas Carol structure of three ghosts to teach the importance of biology.

March 11, 2022 by Johanna

Science Comics: Birds of Prey | Review

Science Comics: Birds of Prey is a fascinating read about raptors with gorgeous art.

August 25, 2021 by Johanna

Science Comics: Spiders: Worldwide Web | Review

Science Comics: Spiders: Worldwide Web has too many overwhelming facts, not enough story or connection to the data.

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Review: Science Comics: Cats, Nature and Nurture

September 17, 2019 by Lori Henderson

First Second's line of Science Comics looks at the not-so-humble cat, from prehistory to the domestic breeds of today.

Review: ‘Science Comics: Bats, Learning to Fly’

August 29, 2019 by Lori Henderson

First Second's Science Comics line looks at the flying fuzzies that are anything but rodents; the Bat.

Review: Science Comics: Dogs, From Predator to Protector

August 22, 2019 by Lori Henderson

Dogs are known as man’s best friend. A dog named Rudy is here to explain how and why that is.

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Review: ‘Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine’

October 4, 2018 by Johanna

Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine Written by Tory Woollcott, Illustrated by Alex Graudins First Second, $12.99 (paperback), $19.99 (hardcover) Ages 9-13 The Science Comics line is a wonderful marker for quality educational comics, and who better to teach about The Brain than a mad scientist? Fahama is helping her crazily determined younger […]

Review: ‘Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity’

July 18, 2018 by Johanna

Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd First Second, $12.99 Ages 9-13 The Science Comics series is generally outstanding, but this volume is one of the best. An exciting subject is made understandable though our charming hosts, a series of educated animals with connections to space exploration. The first chapter covers […]

First Second Announces Science Comics, ‘The Prince and the Dressmaker’

August 29, 2015 by Brigid Alverson

We had two interesting announcements from First Second Books in the past few days. First of all, Jen Wang’s The Prince and the Dressmaker was announced on the Diversity in YA Tumblr: The Prince and the Dressmaker is about a young 19th Century prince named Sebastian who secretly loves to wear dresses. He hires an […]

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