Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean (Science Comics)

by Maris Wicks (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Science Comics

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.

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Review quotes

"Like having a Time Life Science Library in comic books. Which is awesome!" —Popular Science

"Author and illustrator Wicks's experience shines through with accurate facts and appealing, colorful drawings."
—School Library Journal

Maris Wicks
Maris Wicks lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. She has harnessed the power of her various biological systems to draw comics for Adhouse Books, Tugboat Press, and SpongeBob Comics, and has written stories for Image and DC Comics. Wicks is the illustrator of New York Times Bestselling Primates, with Jim Ottaviani. Her solo graphic novels include Human Body Theater and Science Comics: Coral Reefs. She is quite fond of being in the water, whether it's swimming in ponds or scuba diving in the Atlantic Ocean.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781626721456
Lexile Measure
890
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
First Second
Publication date
March 29, 2016
Series
Science Comics
BISAC categories
JNF003150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Marine Life
JNF037070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)
JNF062030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Science & Nature
Library of Congress categories
Coral reefs and islands
Coral reef ecology
Cartoons and comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Nonfiction comics
Coral reef animals
Educational comics
Coral colonies

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