| Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine Contributor(s): Woollcott, Tory (Author), Graudins, Alex (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1626728003 ISBN-13: 9781626728004 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $18.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Science & Nature - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology |
| Dewey: 612.82 |
| LCCN: 2017957416 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: Science Comics |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.3" W x 8.7" (0.80 lbs) 128 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 500705 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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! |
Contributor Bio(s): Woollcott, Tory: - Tory Woollcott is a cartoonist, writer and literacy educator & advocate who lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and her minor Internet celebrity dog, Reginald Barkley. Her first graphic novel, Mirror Mind, was an autobiographical memoir about growing up with dyslexia. She has since written and drawn other autobio comics, fairy tales for kids, and a sci-fi audio drama. Tory loves brains and all the fun stuff that comes out of them!Graudins, Alex: - Alex Graudins is a cartoonist and illustrator currently living in Rhode Island. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts' Cartooning class of 2016. Science Comics: The Brain is her first book! |