I learn something new every time I pick up a Science Comic.Īuthor Falynn Koch also wrote the Bats Science Comic. There’s solid, scientific information presented in a way that never talks down to readers, yet manages to make complex subjects accessible to kids and adults alike. I’m a big proponent of comics in the classroom, and books like Science Comics are why. Footnotes provide further reading for those interested in learning more. A brief glossary provides definitions for terms that appear throughout the book, and there is a timeline outlining milestones in the fight against disease. A fictional narrative wraps around the nonfiction information, creating a comfortable reading and learning environment for voracious and reluctant readers alike. The art never disappoints, blending fun artwork like germs with personalities and detailed cross-sections and diagrams of cells, and historical representation. They’re comprehensive, breaking a wealth of detailed information into readable, digestible panels. Science Comics have been a valuable addition to my nonfiction collections since First Second introduced the series. We learn about scientists who studied germs, meet a black plague victim (yikes), and see the evolution of disease prevention from medieval times to the present. We also get a closer look at different germ classifications, bacteria, viruses, and fungi: it’s a biology class in the form of a graphic novel.
Kids learn how the body trains white blood cells – leukocytes – to fight infection and will meet the different kinds of leukocytes on the job.
The latest issue of Science Comics introduces readers to Bubonic Plague and Yellow Fever – no, really, they’re characters in this volume – a white blood cell, and a scientist charged with studying pathogens via simulation in order to “recruit” them to help fight disease. Science Comics: Plagues-The Microscopic Battlefield, by Falynn Koch, (Aug.
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