Graphic Science Biographies

Do you want your kids to be interested in scientists from the past?  Looking for a way to make them read on the discoveries made long time ago?   Search no longer as Graphic Science Biographies introduces scientists from the past in a fun way - by reading comics.

I have received three of the titles released by Lerner Publishing Group to review.   The titles are Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion, Marie Curie and Radioactivity, as well as Albert Eisntein and the Theory of Relativity.

Isaac Newton's youth was marked by constant curiosity.  As he began a life of research and experiments, he turned this curiosity into major insights about the working of Earth and the universe.  He even developed three laws to explain the motions of objects.  This graphic biography moves from Newton's childhood inventions to the breakthrough theories of his adult life.   It also spotlight his time at England's Royal Mint, where he combated counterfeiting, and Newton's gift of knighthood from Queen Anne.

At the start of the twentieth century, Marie Curie, a Polish physicist and chemist, stunned the scientific world.  Her research led to the discovery of two elements, polonium and radium.  She also examined the most unusual property of these elements: radioactivity.  This graphic biography follow Curie from her early life in Poland to her scientific education in France.  It also spotlights her work with Pierre Curie and her efforts to treat wounded soldiers during World War I.

Albert Einstein's restless intelligence drove him to ponder the biggest topics the universe has to offer: light, time, mass, energy, and more.   His conclusions changed the way people thought about the laws of physics.  But first, he had to pass his university entrance exams.  This graphic biography traces Einstein's path from his home country of Germany to his studies in Switzerland to his time in the United States.  It also follows his life as an international scientific celebrity and his refusal to stay silent in the face of anti-Semitism.

These books are fun to read and will allow you to discover more about scientists from the past.   I have enjoyed the drawings and the colorful panels through the pages of these books.  I personally found that it is an ingenious way to present the life of scientists in order for kids to learn more about them. At the end of the books, you will also find a timeline, a glossary as well as a list of further resources to expand your knowledge.

These books are available at amazon.ca or any other bookstore.  

         

Disclaimer: Thanks to Thomas Allen and Lerner Publishing Group for sending me these books for review purposes.  I was not monetarily compensated for this review.  Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way.  All opinion expressed here are only my own.

Phonics Comics

Phonics Comics have an innovative way of encouraging children to read and practicing their phonics at the same time.  Thanks to fun stories your child will be practicing reading while reading comics.

Phonics Comics have three levels of readers.

• Level 1 - Easy Readers contain easy-to-sound words, introduce long and short vowels, possess simple sentences as well as strong picture clues and introduce beginning sight words.
• Level 2 - Developing Readers contains long and short vowels, varied consonant combinations, longer sentences and introduce the reader to intermediate sight words.
• Level 3 - Confident Readers contain multisyllabic words and more advance vocabulary, complex vowel sounds, more challenging storylines as well as advanced sight words.

I have received the following two books to review.

As you can see the comics are bright and colorful.   The text is easy to read as well.

I find these very interesting for kids who are learning to grasp reading on their one.  The images will allow them to stay connected to the story.  Being a visual type of person myself I can see that this can help a young child to stay interested in the story.   Each book I have received contained 3 stories.

There is about 24 pages per book.  At the end of the book, you will have a list of story words as well as a light of sight words.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Thomas Allen for sending me these books for review purposes.  I was not monetarily compensated for this review.  Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way.  All opinion expressed here are only my own.