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  • Science Comics: Bats: Learning to Fly

    Falynn Koch

    Hardcover (First Second, Feb. 28, 2017)
    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 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: Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice

    Jason Viola, Zack Giallongo

    Hardcover (First Second, Dec. 31, 2018)
    Head out to the Arctic and learn about polar bears in this volume of Science Comics, Survival on the Ice, an action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Do you have what it takes to live in one of the harshest places in the world? What if you had just a couple years to gain the knowledge you'll need to survive on your own? Join two curious polar bear cubs as they play, hunt, and navigate life in the Arctic. With each season, they learn polar bear biology and behavior, as well as strategies and skills that will help them thrive in a landscape that is rapidly changing beyond their control. Living with super insulated bodies in a world that's melting? For polar bears, keeping cool is the name of the game!Get ready to 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. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, Science Comics is for you!
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  • Science Comics: Crows: Genius Birds

    Kyla Vanderklugt

    Hardcover (First Second, March 24, 2020)
    That's something to crow about! Learn all about these genius birds in Kyla Vanderklugt's Science Comics: Crows, 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!Did you know that crows make their own tools, lead complex social lives, and never forget a human face? Scientists are just beginning to unlock the secrets of the crow's brain to discover how these avian Einsteins can be as smart as some primates, and even perform some of the same cognitive feats as human children! Crows have problem-solving skills that will make you you rethink what it means to be a bird brain!
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  • Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals: Geology from Caverns to the Cosmos

    Andy Hirsch

    Hardcover (First Second, Oct. 20, 2020)
    Leave no stone unturned with Andy Hirsch's Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers!In this volume, join a crystal-crazy fanboy and a famous rock hunter on a geological journey that will take them to the summit of a volcano, deep within the earth, and even into outer space! They'll learn about the unstoppable forces that shape our planet and they might even pick up a gemstone or meteorite along the way.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!
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  • Science Comics: Skyscrapers: The Heights of Engineering

    John Kerschbaum

    Hardcover (First Second, Nov. 19, 2019)
    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!
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  • Science Comics: The Digestive System: A Tour Through Your Guts

    Jason Viola, Andy Ristaino

    Hardcover (First Second, Nov. 24, 2020)
    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 Boxed Set: Volcanoes, Dinosaurs, and Rocks and Minerals

    Jon Chad, MK Reed, Joe Flood, Andy Hirsch

    Paperback (First Second, Oct. 20, 2020)
    Readers can't get enough of Science Comics, so we're delivering three fan-favorite titles in an attractive and affordable boxed set! This boxed set includes Science Comics: Dinosaurs, Science Comics: Volcanoes, and Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals. Also included is a full-color Science Comics poster perfect for the wall of a library, classroom, or a kid's bedroom!
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  • Robotics

    Helena Domaine

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 16, 2005)
    Presents a brief history of robots and their uses today, including welding cars, inspecting suspicious packages, and exploring volcanoes, planets, and pyramids.
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  • Nanotechnology

    Rebecca L. Johnson

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Offers information about nanotechnology, a new scientific field that involves moving individual atoms and molecules around to create things on an ultra-small scale.
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  • Experiments With Light and Color

    Tom Jackson

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Presents experiments with easy-to-follow instructions demonstrating the properties of light and color, including creating a rainbow, making a telescope, and observing the properties of light through water.
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  • Genetic Engineering

    Ron Fridell

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 16, 2005)
    Examines the current and future uses of genetic engineering, such as creating insulin for diabetics and increasing the food supply to feed the hungry.
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  • Experiments With Heat and Energy

    Lisa Magloff

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Presents experiments with easy-to-follow instructions demonstrating the properties of heat, including measuring heat conduction, making ice cream, and building a solar oven.
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