zeezeemama11's review against another edition
4.0
super fantastic. might be better with middle school but OMG educational and funny!
lcarslibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute illustrations and a ton of information! Of course it talked about one of my favorite things about trees: the fungi network that connects trees and allows them to communicate and share resources. I just love trees so much!!
scostner's review against another edition
4.0
Another volume of Science Comics presents the topic of trees. A lively acorn is educated about the importance of plants and the life of trees. A small frog, a fern leaflet, a squirrel, and a mushroom all help explain things. They show Acorn photosynthesis, the structure of plant cells, and other details. Light absorption, allelochemicals, pollination, and the spread of seeds are explained. His instructors also point out that trees are a keystone species and help with weather control, while also discussing species diversity and convergence. Several illustrations show plants as the bottom of the food pyramid and how Earth is a closed system.
This would be a great title to use in a study of plant life, food chains, adaptations and related science topics. A large glossary, a page of facts about acorns, a two-page leaf guide, and suggestions for further reading are in the back matter.
Highly recommended for middle grade readers and up. I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
This would be a great title to use in a study of plant life, food chains, adaptations and related science topics. A large glossary, a page of facts about acorns, a two-page leaf guide, and suggestions for further reading are in the back matter.
Highly recommended for middle grade readers and up. I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
mxmaggie__'s review against another edition
These books are as good as they possibly can be! They clearly hire talented story tellers and artists every time. They are as engaging and plot driven as possible, Trees is all about an acorn who doesn't want to sit around waiting to become a tree, we're introduced to the subject matter of rockets by a bird posing as the grandchild ab bird that an ancient Greek philosopher launched into the air, The Brain's main character is a hijabi girl who is captured by a brain floating in a jar wanting to tell her all about its power, and Solar System is about a boy imagining an adorable crew of Earth animal space explorers. It's just, even though these comics are told in the best possible way, you cannot get around the fact that they are nonfiction books trying to data dump STEM onto its reader. I think these would be great additions to a library's nonfiction collection, and would be wonderful options for reluctant readers who are researching STEM subjects. They're just not going to be pleasure reads for most of us.
holtkaren's review against another edition
4.0
In my retired life, I will study botany! Very informative and up-to-date. Comic science written for children.
tinkeringlibrarian's review
3.0
The science in this book is great, kinda above the level of what we’d teach in middle school, but the story is best for grades 4-6 I feel.
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