Showing posts with label comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comics. Show all posts

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Coral Reefs - Cities of the Ocean (Maris Wicks)

This is a great book! It is super easy to read. Even for me, someone who doesn't really seem to have a a knack for science facts. This is a graphic novel with all sorts of great information and amazing illustrations. It would be a fun book to have as a book draw during our life cycles unit.

The best news is they are working on more editions: dinosaurs, volcanoes, flying machines, bats and the solar system! I plan to read them all. This author also wrote Human Body Theatre, a well loved book in my classroom.

Goodreads summary:

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 Coral Reefs, we learn all about these tiny, adorable sea animals! This absorbing look at ocean science covers the biology of coral reefs as well as their ecological importance. Nonfiction comics genius Maris Wicks brings to bear her signature combination of hardcore cuteness and in-depth science.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Comic Squad - Recess (Gene Luen Yang, Dav Pilkey, Jarrett Krosoczka, Ursula Vernon, Jennifer and Matthew Holm, Eric Wight, Dan Santat, Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman)

Comic Squad Recess is by a lot of authors! To be exact:
Gene Luen Yang - American Born Chinese
Dav Pilkey - Captain Underpants!
Jarrett Krosoczka - Lunch Lady Series
Ursula Vernon
Jennifer and Matthew Holm - BabyMouse series
Eric Wight
Dan Santat
Raina Telgemeier
Dave Roman

It is a collection of writing from all these hilarious people.

I especially loved that it is dedicated to The Nerdy Book Club. They are cool!

This is a fun, easy and quite hilarious read. Lighten up. You should read it!