Professor Astro Cat's Atomic Adventure

by Dominic Walliman, Ben Newman (Illustrator)

Overview

Class is in session, and the subject is physics. Your teacher? Why, he’s the smartest cat in the galaxy!

In this brilliant follow up to Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space, our trusty feline returns to take you on a journey through the incredible world of physics. Learn about energy, power and the building blocks of you, me and the universe in this all new ATOMIC ADVENTURE!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781909263604
Publisher:	Flying Eye Books Ltd.
Publication date:	05/10/2016
Series:	Professor Astro Cat
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	11.50(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1040L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Dr. Dominic Walliman received a PhD in quantum device physics from Birmingham University in 2010 where he spent several years teaching physics to undergraduates and previously obtained a physics BSc and an MSc in computer science. He has also spread the joys of physics to the wider world, taking part in a series of talks in schools and demonstrations at festivals as well as tutoring A-level physics students.

Ben Newman is an award-winning illustrator (Royal Television Society Award for Best Branding and Opening Credits Sequence). Previous clients include Penguin, the BBC, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the New York Times, amongst many others. He is a long-standing contributor to Nobrow and is the author of two books, The Bento Bestiary and Ouroboros, under the same imprint.

Editorial Reviews

For those who enjoyed the first book, Atomic Adventure will not disappoint. The artwork is just as dazzling, created with a similar, brighter palette and again adopting shapes and flourishes that evoke 1960s space-age designs. The science is just as fascinating too, and it’s presented even more thoughtfully on the page, with a bit more airiness that helps guide the eye from one discovery to the next. [...] Whether you’re a cat connoisseur, a dog devotee, a hamster partisan, or an iguana booster, you’re apt to agree that the affable, amusing, and—yes—wonderfully nerdy Professor Astro Cat makes a fine companion for the budding scientist.
—American Scientist

A hip, retro spin on a variety of scientific concepts.
—Publisher’s Weekly

Eye-catching, playful, and, most of all, informative.
—Booklist

There is a great deal of information packed into this book, but it is all presented in colorful varied graphics that explain concepts and vocabulary to budding physicists or anyone interested in the laws of the universe. The variety of graphic features combined with clearly written text and doses of humor make this work easy to linger over or browse.
—School Library Journal

Such a cool book to add to your library for your budding scientists!
—Book Nerd Mommy

Think you're too young to understand physics? Professor Astro Cat is here to show you how awesome the science of matter and energy is. Using language and examples that beginning learners will understand, with retro-futuristic illustrations that will catch kids' eyes, this is a great start for kids who want to go a little bit beyond the basic states of matter and find out more.
—Books for Kids

[...] their enthusiasm for exploring our 'Strange Universe' comes through warmly enough to be contagious.
—Kirkus Reviews

Scientific learning packaged in such a way that you don’t realise you’re drinking in mind blowing facts and stats. Professor Astro Cat’s Atomic Adventure is the latest genius book from Flying Eye.
—Picture Books Blogger

A great way to learn about facts and topics that are usually not told in such a simple and interesting way, making learning a joy!
—The Bookworm Baby

Ben Newman’s illustrations are unique, bright and colourful with a strong retro design which is unusual and eye catching, it’s instantly appealing. [...] Professor Astro Cat takes the children through each topic with a wonderful sense of fun and characterisation and he’s sure to become a much loved and recognised character as more of these books are created.
—Book Monsters

While the topics may seem at times overly complicated, Walliman makes the information easily accessible. This, in fact, would be a good physics primer for both children and adults. Walliman’s narrative pairs well with Newman’s illustrations which are reminiscent of Richard Scarry’s Busy Town. [...] it’s an invaluable resource, as it gives an thorough overview of a subject that many find abstract and confusing. A great addition to any elementary or public library.
—Teeny Tiny Library

If you are looking to add to your arsenal of stealth educational books, the Professor Astro Cat series is a good way to do that. This is an example of educational science enrichment done well.
—Ethics and Culture

The great thing about these books is that they’re huge and colorful!  Following the graphic novel style helps to increase engagement and make the text less intimidating.  We love the whole series, and this is no exception!
—The Tiny Activist

From the Publisher

2016-03-16
Space-suited science guide Astro Cat leads a tour of physics, from molecules to the multiverse. The itinerary is broad but wanders all over the map. With Astro Mouse as sidekick and cameos from a supporting cast of animals and famous scientists, the fulsome feline begins with a description of how gravity works. The tour goes on with only occasional stabs at a logical order to cover the scientific method, a select few units of measurement, atomic structure, the periodic table, states of matter (the three classical ones, anyway), Newton's laws of motion, light, electricity, quarks, dark energy, and a bagful of other topics. Similarly, the blocks of narrative and Newman's retro-style cartoon figures are pieced together in assemblages of neatly rectilinear but hard-to-follow segments on the large, square pages. As explainers Walliman and Newman are anything but cool cats (atoms are "crazy small!"). If the language sometimes ventures into problematic territory—"Gravity is smaller on the Moon"; "The little 2 [in E=mc2] means you have to times everything by the speed of light twice"—at least their enthusiasm for exploring our "Strange Universe" comes through warmly enough to be contagious. A closing spread of miscellaneous "Factoroids" closes with an oratorical signoff: "KNOWLEDGE AWAITS!" Readers may pick up a few "factoroids" along the way, but more systematic tours are available for the booking. (glossary/index) (Informational picture book. 9-11)

Kirkus Reviews