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Science Comics: Skyscrapers

Author : John Kerschbaum

Publisher : First Second

Page : 131 pages

File Size : 26,3 MB

Release : 2019-11-19

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1250767679

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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: The Digestive System

Author : Jason Viola

Publisher : First Second

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 48,48 MB

Release : 2021-03-23

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1250831326

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In Science Comics: The Digestive System, visit the inside of your mouth, stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs that make up the gastrointestinal tract! Your guide to the gut is a friendly bacterium who will take you on a journey beyond imagination. Uncover how food is transformed into nutrients! Explore strange and dangerous glands! Behold the wonders of saliva, mucus, and vomit! Writer Jason Viola and illustrator Andy Ristaino provide a trip to the toilet you will never forget! 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 graphic novels are for you!



Science Comics: Bridges

Author : Dan Zettwoch

Publisher : First Second

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 26,39 MB

Release : 2022-07-19

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1250890195

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A 2023 National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Book Suspend your disbelief with Science Comics: Bridges, a new volume of First Second's STEM graphic novel series! Follow Bea, Archie, Trudy, and Spencer (otherwise known as the BATS!) as they crisscross the globe using every type of bridge: beam, arch, truss, and suspension. From ancient low-slung rope bridges to modern hi-tech towers of steel, they’ll traverse ‘em all. Their journey will take them through history and connect them with new ideas and different cultures. Along the way they'll identify the dangerous forces trying to bring bridges crashing down, and how to defeat them...through engineering!



Science Comics: The Periodic Table of Elements

Author : Jon Chad

Publisher : First Second

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 24,2 MB

Release : 2023-03-14

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1250323614

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Step out of your element with Science Comics: The Periodic Table of Elements, the latest volume of First Second's nonfiction graphic novel series! A book of fun chemistry experiments has fallen into the wrong hands. Only Mel can use her knowledge of the periodic table to put an end to a maniacal madman's evil schemes. The periodic table helps us quickly understand the 118 elements, those tiny substances that make up everything in the world. By using the periodic table, we can recognize how these building blocks behave, find trends and patterns in the universe, and make predictions about elements that haven’t been discovered yet. Join us in learning about the periodic table, and maybe the next big discovery will be yours!



Supermen!

Author : Greg Sadowski

Publisher : Fantagraphics Books

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 38,40 MB

Release : 2009-04-20

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1560979712

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The enduring cultural phenomenon of comic book heroes was invented in the late 1930s by a talented and hungry group of artists and writers barely out of their teens, flying by the seat of their pants to create something new, exciting, and above all profitable. The iconography and mythology they created flourishes to this day in comic books, video, movies, fine art, advertising, and practically all other media. Supermen! collects the best and the brightest of this first generation, including Jack Cole, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Fletcher Hanks, Jack Kirby, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Basil Wolverton.



Dogs

Author : Andy Hirsch

Publisher :

Page : 119 pages

File Size : 10,95 MB

Release : 2017

Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION

ISBN : 9780605993907

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How well do you know our favorite furry companion? Did they really descend from wolves? What's the difference between a Chihuahua and a Saint Bernard? And just how smart are they? Join one friendly mutt on a journey to discover the secret origin of dogs, how genetics and evolution shape species, and where in the world his favorite ball bounced off to.



Planet Paradise

Author : Jesse Lonergan

Publisher : Image Comics

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 41,49 MB

Release : 2020-11-11

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1534319050

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To survive after crash landing on an alien planet, a vacationer must battle against a hostile environment, killer lizards, corporate bureaucracy, and the pessimism of her sole companion, the drug-addled captain of the ship.



Science Comics: The Brain

Author : Tory Woollcott

Publisher : First Second

Page : 67 pages

File Size : 26,24 MB

Release : 2018-10-16

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1250229375

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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: Trees

Author : Andy Hirsch

Publisher : First Second

Page : 67 pages

File Size : 36,76 MB

Release : 2018-08-21

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1250219310

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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.



Science Comics: Cats

Author : Andy Hirsch

Publisher : First Second

Page : 131 pages

File Size : 49,88 MB

Release : 2019-08-13

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1250750415

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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!