Science Comics: Whales: Diving Into the Unknown by Zakroff, Casey

Dive deep with Science Comics: Whales, a new and exciting volume of First Second's nonfiction graphic novel series

Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. 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

In this volume, Zip, an enthusiastic beaked whale, is eager to share everything he can about whale pods by broadcasting his very own undersea podcast He will travel across the global ocean interviewing a diverse assortment of whales and dolphins about their amazing behaviors and habitats, as well as their interactions with the human world. Can this one small whale tell the story of the whole ocean and the interconnectivity that affects us all?

Author: Casey Zakroff
Publisher: First Second
Published: 10/19/2021
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781250228383
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 519983 / Whales: Diving Into the Unknown


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author

Casey Zakroff is a marine ecophysiologist (he studies how animals' bodies function and interact with their environment), researching how stress impacts marine invertebrates. He has a PhD in Biological Oceanography from MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), which he was working on when he wrote Science Comics: Whales, his first graphic novel.

Pat Lewis is a freelance cartoonist/illustrator who lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with his wife and two cats. His artwork has appeared in magazines such as Highlights for Children and Boys' Life, as well as books by Workman Publishing, Macmillan, and McGraw-Hill.