Science Comics: Crows: Genius Birds
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- Create Date：2021-03-14 21:03:12
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kyla Vanderklugt
- ISBN：162672802X
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Reviews
Diz
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This graphic novel teaches everything that you might want to know about crows。 What I appreciate is that this is a series for younger readers， but it doesn't hold back on introducing complex ideas。 For example， this book goes into detail on the brain structure of crows and discusses several studies on the brain functions of crows。 It's always nice to see authors that understand that kids can handle complex material if you give them a chance and explain it well。 This graphic novel teaches everything that you might want to know about crows。 What I appreciate is that this is a series for younger readers， but it doesn't hold back on introducing complex ideas。 For example， this book goes into detail on the brain structure of crows and discusses several studies on the brain functions of crows。 It's always nice to see authors that understand that kids can handle complex material if you give them a chance and explain it well。 。。。more
Mallorie
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I never knew before that crows can mimic people， sounds， and animal noises。 Buddy was funny and sometimes he didn't know what Crow was talking about！ He was so happy when they found all that yummy food。 I know I would be happy too。 I never knew before that crows can mimic people， sounds， and animal noises。 Buddy was funny and sometimes he didn't know what Crow was talking about！ He was so happy when they found all that yummy food。 I know I would be happy too。 。。。more
Sandy Wilmering
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A crow befriends a neighbourhood dog and releases him from his backyard yard。 As they travel around the area， the crow uses the dog's strength to knock over bins for food， while teaching him many different facts about a crow's intelligence。 The graphic novel format may entice some children to read this book， but although I learned a lot more about crows， I found it a bit boring。 A crow befriends a neighbourhood dog and releases him from his backyard yard。 As they travel around the area， the crow uses the dog's strength to knock over bins for food， while teaching him many different facts about a crow's intelligence。 The graphic novel format may entice some children to read this book， but although I learned a lot more about crows， I found it a bit boring。 。。。more
Erica Flory
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I love corvids！
Marie Boisclair St-Onge
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We've read a few science comics and this one is our favourite so far！ Amazing birds！ We've read a few science comics and this one is our favourite so far！ Amazing birds！ 。。。more
Sandy
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Very cute; would be good for a kid or teen who is interested in nature， science， and/or birds。 This book focuses on the intelligence of crows and other corvids with lots of examples of experiments。Content notes: vomit， dead animals。 Doesn't exactly fit in non-fiction or fiction: it uses a fictional device of a talking crow， explaining things to a talking dog; but the information conveyed is all facts。 Very cute; would be good for a kid or teen who is interested in nature， science， and/or birds。 This book focuses on the intelligence of crows and other corvids with lots of examples of experiments。Content notes: vomit， dead animals。 Doesn't exactly fit in non-fiction or fiction: it uses a fictional device of a talking crow， explaining things to a talking dog; but the information conveyed is all facts。 。。。more
Pamela
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I'm a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in crows and ravens， and hats off to Vanderklugt for writing and illustrating an information-packed comic that is also very fun to read。 She covers an amazing amount of the science about corvid behavior， ecology and cognition and gets it all right。 Extra points for backmatter that includes what to do if you find a fledgling crow on the ground。 Highly recommended。 I'm a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in crows and ravens， and hats off to Vanderklugt for writing and illustrating an information-packed comic that is also very fun to read。 She covers an amazing amount of the science about corvid behavior， ecology and cognition and gets it all right。 Extra points for backmatter that includes what to do if you find a fledgling crow on the ground。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Aldene
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My 6-year-old son loves this Crow's science comic book the most。 His second and third favorites are the Cats and then the dogs。 I am looking forward to some of the new ones like spiders and whales that come out later this year。 My 6-year-old son loves this Crow's science comic book the most。 His second and third favorites are the Cats and then the dogs。 I am looking forward to some of the new ones like spiders and whales that come out later this year。 。。。more
Lydia
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Very interesting。 Crows are now one of my favorite animals！
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Andrea Northam
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This book made me want to read all the books in the series。 I learned so much from this comic kids book！
wildct2003
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One of the better books in the series
Recoco
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As always， the books in this series never fail to impress。 Honestly never knew you could learn this much about one topic。 Now I think crows are pretty interesting （never knew I'd say that ）。 This book is packed with information and fun facts。 In it， a crow teaches a dog about himself， while carrying the squad （he led the dog away from it's owner's house so they could take the dog's food）。 Also， before I read this book， I literally did not know anything about the difference between a crow and a r As always， the books in this series never fail to impress。 Honestly never knew you could learn this much about one topic。 Now I think crows are pretty interesting （never knew I'd say that ）。 This book is packed with information and fun facts。 In it， a crow teaches a dog about himself， while carrying the squad （he led the dog away from it's owner's house so they could take the dog's food）。 Also， before I read this book， I literally did not know anything about the difference between a crow and a raven， I thought they were the same （ anyone else？ ）。 Yeah， so this book is basically good for any one， and definitely recommend to anyone who loves science or birds。 。。。more
Ashley
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Crows are amazing， brilliant birds and we should all show them more love。 Mainly because they will remember our faces and if we're mean they'll tell literally every other crow they know about it。Seriously， crows are as smart as a human child。 Be nice to your local crows。 Crows are amazing， brilliant birds and we should all show them more love。 Mainly because they will remember our faces and if we're mean they'll tell literally every other crow they know about it。Seriously， crows are as smart as a human child。 Be nice to your local crows。 。。。more
Cris Edwards
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I learned a lot about crows。
Bonnie
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Such a fun way to learn about crows！ I loved crows before reading this book， but the crow “teacher” and the adorable dog will make anyone love these misunderstood birds。 My favorite of First Second’s science series- but I have many more to read！
Dani Paiz
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I love this series！ The books are so informative and they display in information in such an accessible way。 This book did not disappoint。 I learned a lot about crows。
Jeanenne
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This informative graphic novel covers detailed facts and dispels myths about crows and others of the genus called Corvus。 A crow befriends a dog and as they look for food in a neighborhood， it shares information about its life and intelligence。 A detailed look at the differences and similarities of the crow and human brain are discussed。 The adaptability of rooks and ravens are highlighted along with several scientific experiments。 Cleverly， facts about dogs are Interwoven as the crow tries to r This informative graphic novel covers detailed facts and dispels myths about crows and others of the genus called Corvus。 A crow befriends a dog and as they look for food in a neighborhood， it shares information about its life and intelligence。 A detailed look at the differences and similarities of the crow and human brain are discussed。 The adaptability of rooks and ravens are highlighted along with several scientific experiments。 Cleverly， facts about dogs are Interwoven as the crow tries to relate its life to its new furry friend’s。 The “ gross” details of a crow’s eating habits are not spared， which adds to the authenticity of this volume。 The panels are colorful and whimsical， and are the ideal pairing for the text。 The author includes sections for notes， a glossary， Living with Crows 101， and research sources。 A must read for bird lovers of all ages。 This is a review based on the published copy of this title。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Fiona Watson
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Delightful！
Melody
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Great book！ Easy to read。
Anita
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Fascinating info for all ages。
James Biser
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This is a great book about the genius of crows。 It discusses what the faculty of certain universities and several scientists have learned about the behavior and anatomy of birds in the crow family。 They are smart and it is surprising what they are able to do。 The book is designed a good bit like a comic where a crow describes crow life to a dog while the other members of the murder break into the dog's house and steal his food。 The book is excellent as it discusses the real science discovered ab This is a great book about the genius of crows。 It discusses what the faculty of certain universities and several scientists have learned about the behavior and anatomy of birds in the crow family。 They are smart and it is surprising what they are able to do。 The book is designed a good bit like a comic where a crow describes crow life to a dog while the other members of the murder break into the dog's house and steal his food。 The book is excellent as it discusses the real science discovered about the crow family and their behavior。 It also has an excellent bibliography and suggestions for readers to learn more about the topics。 。。。more
Jill
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I loved this！ It presents complex and fascinating information about crows in an entertaining and accessible way。 Highly recommended。
Amber
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Amazing！ I knew crows were smart， but I learned so much more from reading this comic。
Jenn Marshall
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Crows trick a dog into leaving his yard in order to get him to help them find food。 Along the way， you learn all about crows。This book was super interesting。 I learned so many facts about crows and I found myself running out to the living room to share all my newfound knowledge。 The integration between science and the story was flawless。 Even though the story easily had as much information as a textbook， it did not feel like I was reading one。 I can't wait to get this into my classroom。Creative Crows trick a dog into leaving his yard in order to get him to help them find food。 Along the way， you learn all about crows。This book was super interesting。 I learned so many facts about crows and I found myself running out to the living room to share all my newfound knowledge。 The integration between science and the story was flawless。 Even though the story easily had as much information as a textbook， it did not feel like I was reading one。 I can't wait to get this into my classroom。Creative Team:by Kyla VanderklugtInterior book design by Laura Berry 。。。more
Earl
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I just realized I should probably link my reviews here。Check out Earl's Live One-Take KidLit Book Reviews on YouTube。 I review this book there: https://youtu。be/de68QEHBzBE I just realized I should probably link my reviews here。Check out Earl's Live One-Take KidLit Book Reviews on YouTube。 I review this book there: https://youtu。be/de68QEHBzBE 。。。more
Elzbieta Wisz
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I have a few of these science comics in my classroom， so I was excited to see a new one coming out！ I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about crows while reading this graphic novel。 I love how the crow told facts about himself along the way while he duped the neighborhood dog。 :） My students are going to enjoy this one！ I thought it was pretty cool to find a fact coming from Rockford， IL in it as well。 （About an hour away from here！） My students will get a kick out of that！
Beth
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Love this！ Review to come on stillmorewords。com 4/1/2020
Jenn of The Bookish Society
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I feel like this series and this volume goes over best in the second and third-grade crowd。 They label it as middle grade， but it's on the lower end in my opinion。 However， older kids and adults interested in crows are in for a treat as well。 I can tell you that the crows in our yard hate our cat。 They make so much noise that she runs inside when they're around。 I had to read this book on my phone as it wasn't available in either hard copy or as a kindle version so I may have missed some of the I feel like this series and this volume goes over best in the second and third-grade crowd。 They label it as middle grade， but it's on the lower end in my opinion。 However， older kids and adults interested in crows are in for a treat as well。 I can tell you that the crows in our yard hate our cat。 They make so much noise that she runs inside when they're around。 I had to read this book on my phone as it wasn't available in either hard copy or as a kindle version so I may have missed some of the details pinching and zooming- but I have read other titles in the series and there isn't anything I'd warn parents off on。 。。。more
Roan Michael
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