Exploring Ecosystems with Max Axiom, Super Scientist

by Agnieszka Biskup, Tod Smith (Illustrator)

Overview

Discover the science behind ECOSYSTEMS in this action-packed graphic novel! Follow along with Max Axiom, Super Scientist, as he treks through the rainforest, squirms among the worms, and more! Through comic-book style art, this Super Scientist transforms science topics, like physics and Earth sciences, into superpowered adventures. Perfect for science fans and comic book fans alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736878944
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Series:	Graphic Science Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Agnieszka Biskup is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She is a former science editor at the Boston Globe as well as a Knight Fellow at MIT, where she studied science journalism. She served as managing editor of the children's magazine Muse and has written numerous children’s books in addition to many articles for newspapers, magazines, and websites. Her books have received awards from Learning magazine, the Association of Educational Publishers, the Society of School Librarians International, and have been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. She is also a winner of the 2015 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in the Writing for Children category.

Table of Contents

Communities of Earth — Energy for the planet — World's biomes — A delicate balance.

Editorial Reviews

There are lots of engaging resources available for teaching science to young kids, but one of the best is strangely little known: a terrific and highly entertaining series of science-themed graphic novels from Capstone Press, featuring a super scientist by the name of Max Axiom. Max Axiom, the story goes, was hiking one day when he was struck by megacharged lightning. The accident gave him the ability to shrink to the size of the atom, while his magic lab coat enables him to travel through space and time. These super powers mean that when he is, for instance, investigating viruses, he can stand on a human knee and watch as a scrape becomes infected. He can travel down inside a plant to show the role of chloroplasts in photosynthesis. Each book in the series features an adventure focused on one science theme, such as Cell Life, Chemical Reactions, or Electricity. Information is presented clearly and engagingly, and each book also features a glossary, suggestions for further reading, and pre-screened internet links. There are more than 15 books in the series altogether. Unfortunately, the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library each only carry one of these well-designed books, but you can purchase four for the price of three on Amazon. http://www.examiner.com/homeschooling-in-new-york/max-axiom-graphic-novels-make-learning-science-fun

Examiner.com

Follow Max Axiom on another adventure, this time through the different ecosystems on earth. This book is loaded with information and interesting facts about the earth and animals living on earth. The graphic novel is a nice alternative to the standard text that you may find in a science class. Excellent book! Carol Breen, Springfield Township Middle School

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