The Remarkable World of Robots: Max Axiom STEM Adventures

by Agnieszka Biskup, Iman Max (Illustrator)

Overview

Join super scientist Max Axiom as he explores the technology behind and everyday use of robots in our world. Science and engineering content central to the STEM Initiative comes alive in full-color graphic novel format. Max's adventures make it all fun!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543538786
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	12/11/2017
Series:	STEM Adventures
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	42 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
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

What do robots do? — How do robots work? — Industrial, mobile, and military robots — Animal-inspired robots — Social and future robots — More about robots — Critical thinking questions — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Index.

Interviews

readers love robots and drones; aligns with S.T.E.M curriculum; graphic novel art style helps get reluctant readers excited about reading; cool illustrations and easy-to-follow story; utilizes the popular Max Axiom super scientist a guide