The Science of Baseball with Max Axiom, Super Scientist

by David L. Dreier, Tomás Aranda (Illustrator), Maurizio Campidelli (Illustrator)

Overview

A blazing fastball. A blasting hit. An amazing catch at the fence! What's behind it all? Science! Let Max Axiom, Super Scientist, explain the science behind a curveball, the fastest way to run the bases, and much, much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491460832
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Science of Sports with Max Axiom Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Tomás Aranda studied at Escola Joso in Barcelona, Spain, before becoming part of the teaching staff at the school. He has worked for such organizations as Platinum Studios, Comicon, Narwain, Kickstart Comics, Saatchi & Saatchi, Dark Horse Comics, and Fenix Studio.

An up-and-coming comic book illustrator, digital painter, and graphic designer, Caio Cacau is best-known for his cover work. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from Mackenzie University. He joined Space Goat Productions in 2012, and has since worked on projects such as Elder Scrolls, Michael Jan Friedman's Salamander, DC Digital's Custom Comic for Doritos, and dinosaur and shark drawing books for the Discovery Channel.

Table of Contents

America's pastime — Bats and hitting — Pitching — Fielding.

Interviews

Explains the science behind readers' favorite sports in graphic novel format. Visual effects such as x-ray and super speed bring science to life and make the information easily accessible to readers.