Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine
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Summary
With Science Comics， you can explore the depths of the ocean， the farthest reaches of space， and everything in between！ These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects。
In this volume， Fahama has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and his zombie assistant， and they are intent on stealing her brain！ She'll need to learn about the brain as fast as possible in order to plan her escape！
How did the brain evolve？ How do our senses work in relation to the brain？ How do we remember things？ What makes you， YOU？ Get an inside look at the human brain， the most advanced operating system in the world 。 。 。 if you have the nerve！
In this volume， Fahama has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and his zombie assistant， and they are intent on stealing her brain！ She'll need to learn about the brain as fast as possible in order to plan her escape！
How did the brain evolve？ How do our senses work in relation to the brain？ How do we remember things？ What makes you， YOU？ Get an inside look at the human brain， the most advanced operating system in the world 。 。 。 if you have the nerve！
Reviews
I Love Books
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This book is amazing！So informational！
Theresa MG
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Fun and detailed explanation of the brain and nervous system。 My 3rd grader was introduced to Science Comics at school and was excited to find them at the local library。 We love reading them together at home。
Sesana
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The science is pretty dense， and the framing device is fine。 The brain stealing mad doctor wore thin pretty quickly， though the ambitious younger sister was fun the whole way through。 Definitely a lot to learn here， though I'm sure less motivated students will abandon it as soon as the terminology gets complicated。 The science is pretty dense， and the framing device is fine。 The brain stealing mad doctor wore thin pretty quickly， though the ambitious younger sister was fun the whole way through。 Definitely a lot to learn here， though I'm sure less motivated students will abandon it as soon as the terminology gets complicated。 。。。more
Eliza
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a science book that taught me all about the brain。 My favorite part is when her sister just comes running in and saves him from the zombie and the brain guy。 That was funny。
Sam
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This is a nice series and I have read many of its books in the last few weeks with my 9 year old。 This particular one is our favorite， because it thoughtfully explains scientific concepts and delivers a funny side story in the characters of Nour and Fahama。 These books are NOT light on complex terminology: prepared to get extremely detailed descriptions of synapses， neurotransmitters， glial cells， astrocytes--just to name four of *many* examples。 So， if you and/or your kid do not enjoy that， the This is a nice series and I have read many of its books in the last few weeks with my 9 year old。 This particular one is our favorite， because it thoughtfully explains scientific concepts and delivers a funny side story in the characters of Nour and Fahama。 These books are NOT light on complex terminology: prepared to get extremely detailed descriptions of synapses， neurotransmitters， glial cells， astrocytes--just to name four of *many* examples。 So， if you and/or your kid do not enjoy that， these may not be right for you。 While the new terms can border on overwhelming， they are accompanied by detailed and comical drawings that make understanding complex systems more digestible。 。。。more
Dawn
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This is amazing！ They don't dumb things down at all and everything is taught so well。 The graphics are amazing。 A great book！It starts off with the history of brain studies。。。。right back to the Egyptians who would keep all sorts of body parts， but throw the brain away。 They thought the brain was just for cooling the blood！ This is amazing！ They don't dumb things down at all and everything is taught so well。 The graphics are amazing。 A great book！It starts off with the history of brain studies。。。。right back to the Egyptians who would keep all sorts of body parts， but throw the brain away。 They thought the brain was just for cooling the blood！ 。。。more
Literary Strawberry
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Actual rating: 3。5This was a lot of what I learned in my college Biology of Behavior and Cognitive Processes classes all condensed into a single comic with the addition of an evil brain robot。 There is a /ton/ of information and vocabulary， none of it dumbed down in the slightest for the kids， and honestly even though I technically learned this stuff already I still think I'd have to read this book several times to really absorb it all。 I don't know how much kids will get out of it， since someti Actual rating: 3。5This was a lot of what I learned in my college Biology of Behavior and Cognitive Processes classes all condensed into a single comic with the addition of an evil brain robot。 There is a /ton/ of information and vocabulary， none of it dumbed down in the slightest for the kids， and honestly even though I technically learned this stuff already I still think I'd have to read this book several times to really absorb it all。 I don't know how much kids will get out of it， since sometimes all the complicated terminology could feel a little overwhelming， but the illustrations were fun and lively， the framing story engaging， and the jokes actually funny， so I think this can be a great learning tool。 Honestly， this probably would have been helpful for me when studying for tests for those classes。 I can see myself using this for my hypothetical future homeschooled children。 。。。more
Tressa
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Wow， there’s a lot to learn about the human brain。 I would benefit from reading this a second time。 With the graphic novel format and interwoven fictional story， this is a really smart way to make non-fiction accessible to reluctant readers。
Jolene Yaksich
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Such a great graphic novel！ So much information on the Brain for such a complex organ。 This book made it easy to follow， learning in depth and fun。
Jes
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Once again， Science Comics managed to help me digest some pretty big concepts and complex mechanisms in a relatively simple way。 The illustrations are cute and interesting， the sub plots in the explanation are usually hilarious and I feel like I came away from this book understanding my brain functions a little better。I recommend to nerds of all ages， kids with disorders who want to learn about their brains， anyone interested in getting a basic understanding of the human brain。
John
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My son is not really old enough for this， but he likes the illustrations so he insisted on checking it out and he makes us read it to him。 I keep expecting him to bail on the thing， but he doesn't， which is probably a good review in and of itself。 This is incredibly dense with scientific information about how the brain works， but it does explain things pretty clearly， and has nice， clear sequences about reflexes and things like that。 And the framing story with Nour selling the cookies and the cr My son is not really old enough for this， but he likes the illustrations so he insisted on checking it out and he makes us read it to him。 I keep expecting him to bail on the thing， but he doesn't， which is probably a good review in and of itself。 This is incredibly dense with scientific information about how the brain works， but it does explain things pretty clearly， and has nice， clear sequences about reflexes and things like that。 And the framing story with Nour selling the cookies and the crazy brain guy and the zombie trying to steal Fahama's brain is pretty funny。 I know that doesn't make a lot of sense out of context， but it is very entertaining。 I also get a kick out of this exchange: Evil Brain Guy: The neocortex is like a big piece of gooey newspaper that's been folded over and over so it can fit in your skull。 If you flattened out the neocortex， it would be about half a meter square， or the size of a newspaper or pizza box。 Fahama: That's both gross and cool！Evil Brain Guy: Most things in biology are。 。。。more
Jacinta Carter
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This graphic novel was a fun way to learn more about the brain and how it works。 However， many pages are so packed with information that it started to feel a little too much like a textbook。
Lily Williams
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It is so crazy to think about how a bunch of brains made this book on brains possible。 My brain thinks this book on brains is pretty great and very informative。。。 but is that narcissistic of my brain？
Gabrielle Belisle
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The illustrations are wonderful and there's a ton of information that is great for all ages。 The illustrations are wonderful and there's a ton of information that is great for all ages。 。。。more
Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book*
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Science Comics: The Brain the Ultimate Thinking Machine by Tory Woollcott， illustrated by Alex Graudins。 118 pages。 NON-FICTION/GRAPHIC NOVEL First Second （Macmillan）， 2018。 $13。 Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG-13。 BUYING ADVISORY: MS， HS – OPTIONAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE Fahama and her sister are out selling cookies door to door when Fahama is kidnapped by a scientist and his zombie。 The scientist wants to dissect Fahama’s brain， and in an attempt to buy herself more tim Science Comics: The Brain the Ultimate Thinking Machine by Tory Woollcott， illustrated by Alex Graudins。 118 pages。 NON-FICTION/GRAPHIC NOVEL First Second （Macmillan）， 2018。 $13。 Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG-13。 BUYING ADVISORY: MS， HS – OPTIONAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE Fahama and her sister are out selling cookies door to door when Fahama is kidnapped by a scientist and his zombie。 The scientist wants to dissect Fahama’s brain， and in an attempt to buy herself more time Fahama gets the scientist to answer all sorts of questions about the parts of the brain and its processes。 I am not a science person， so I enjoy these science comics。 This book has a lot of information that is super interesting， but also can be overwhelming and has a high vocabulary。 If students are interested in the brain and it’s function they will enjoy this or if you have a science teacher who wants to use parts of this book to supplement their teaching it would work fantastic。 Your average graphic novel reader will be overwhelmed by the amount of information。 Also the violence includes some nasty cartoonish pictures of times in history when people experimented on the brain。Reviewer， C。 Petersonhttps://kissthebook。blogspot。com/2019。。。 。。。more
SaraKat
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A wonderful book for middle grade and up about the inner workings of your noggin。 The story is made less dry by including an evil brain and a zombie butler as well as a butt kicking little sister。 The author deftly includes little tidbits about the Muslim family life as well such as how the hijab isn’t worn at home or by young girls。 （I laughed at the dad’s apron ‘Halal of a good cook！’）。 The brain is complex and so is this information， but young readers will pick up more every time they read！Th A wonderful book for middle grade and up about the inner workings of your noggin。 The story is made less dry by including an evil brain and a zombie butler as well as a butt kicking little sister。 The author deftly includes little tidbits about the Muslim family life as well such as how the hijab isn’t worn at home or by young girls。 （I laughed at the dad’s apron ‘Halal of a good cook！’）。 The brain is complex and so is this information， but young readers will pick up more every time they read！That's both gross and cool！Most things in biology are。 he he he 。。。more
Mandy
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I have always been fascinated by the brain。 So when I saw this book in the Science Comics series I've been meaning to investigate， I knew I had to have it。 There is a bit of story here， enough to make it narrative non-fiction， but it is minimal。 Two sisters split up to more efficiently cover the neighborhood for cookie sales。 One sister falls into a mad scientist's lab， where he threatens to harvest her brain。 He tells her all about the brain， and she encourages him to expand on his explanations I have always been fascinated by the brain。 So when I saw this book in the Science Comics series I've been meaning to investigate， I knew I had to have it。 There is a bit of story here， enough to make it narrative non-fiction， but it is minimal。 Two sisters split up to more efficiently cover the neighborhood for cookie sales。 One sister falls into a mad scientist's lab， where he threatens to harvest her brain。 He tells her all about the brain， and she encourages him to expand on his explanations to buy time。 I would have liked the ending to be a bit more drawn out。This book has a lot of content， and a lot of vocabulary。 It is written for children but honestly reminded me of my college-level psychology sensation and perception class。 I can see excerpts of this being used during anatomy or psychology lessons。I liked the format and I am curious to explore other titles in the series （they are by different authors， which is appropriate as they are content experts。） 。。。more
Melissa
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A fun story with diverse characters and jam-packed with facts。 Presented in narrative form as Fahama is kidnapped by an evil villain （Dr。 Cerebrum） and his Frankenstein-like butler， while helping her very smart， very ambitious， very bossy little sister sell girl scout cookies。 The illustrations in this graphic novel were fun and colorful and there was a good amount of action both within the narrative and during the provision of facts about the brain。 Will read more in this series。
Matthew Noe
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So amazingly punny
Awjtf
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learned a lot about the brain！
Celeste
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3。5 stars。 This graphic novel is chuck full of fascinating facts about the human brain。 I will use it as a reference I'm sure。 It is too much information for a sit down and quick read， but if has great info。 3。5 stars。 This graphic novel is chuck full of fascinating facts about the human brain。 I will use it as a reference I'm sure。 It is too much information for a sit down and quick read， but if has great info。 。。。more
Kelley
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I love the main characters and the not-super-threatening villains。 The art is delightful and I learned a LOT about the brain。 This is a very complex topic for a Middle Grade comic， but I think the info was broken down well enough to be more or less understood by the target audience。 And I think that even if some of the more technical info is a little too much， it's still an entertaining and informative comic。 I love the main characters and the not-super-threatening villains。 The art is delightful and I learned a LOT about the brain。 This is a very complex topic for a Middle Grade comic， but I think the info was broken down well enough to be more or less understood by the target audience。 And I think that even if some of the more technical info is a little too much， it's still an entertaining and informative comic。 。。。more
Kaia
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My 9-year-old son and I enjoyed the facts in this book， and we certainly learned a lot about the brain。 I felt there were some parts that seemed like they weren't in the right order， or they were repetitive， and with a lot of complicated scientifically vocabulary， I'm not sure how long the average young person would stick with this one。 My 9-year-old son and I enjoyed the facts in this book， and we certainly learned a lot about the brain。 I felt there were some parts that seemed like they weren't in the right order， or they were repetitive， and with a lot of complicated scientifically vocabulary， I'm not sure how long the average young person would stick with this one。 。。。more
Karen
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Two sisters selling cookies door-to-door split up to double their sales。 The older sister is kidnapped by an evil brain and a zombie and to keep the evil brain from stealing her brain， she asks him to explain how the brain works。 But the fictional story is just a set-up for this otherwise non-fiction graphic novel explaining how the brain works and covering all kinds of topics from the evolution of the brain， to defining cells and neurons， to senses， to the parts of the brain and nervous system， Two sisters selling cookies door-to-door split up to double their sales。 The older sister is kidnapped by an evil brain and a zombie and to keep the evil brain from stealing her brain， she asks him to explain how the brain works。 But the fictional story is just a set-up for this otherwise non-fiction graphic novel explaining how the brain works and covering all kinds of topics from the evolution of the brain， to defining cells and neurons， to senses， to the parts of the brain and nervous system， to different types of intelligence。 It includes an extensive glossary and would have been even better with the addition of chapter headings or an index。 。。。more
Trish （readtmc）
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This is my first book I've read from the Science Comics books series and I can see why they're popular。 I laughed out loud A LOT and the fun illustrations make difficult concepts easier to digest， but there's also A LOT of information lumped together that made it overwhelming。 I bumped this review up a star because of how surprisingly entertained I was and would still recommend it to middle grade audiences interested in science。 This is my first book I've read from the Science Comics books series and I can see why they're popular。 I laughed out loud A LOT and the fun illustrations make difficult concepts easier to digest， but there's also A LOT of information lumped together that made it overwhelming。 I bumped this review up a star because of how surprisingly entertained I was and would still recommend it to middle grade audiences interested in science。 。。。more
wildct2003
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Lots of information; storyline helps to break it up。
Kimberly Brown
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My 7-year-old chose this， but I feel like my 11-year-Old was a better fit for this comic that was chock full of information。 This is a terrific series for Upper-elementary and middle-grade students。
Aud
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A solid addition to the series。
Lakshmi
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My 7y old kid found it a tiny bit scary but he still managed to read it through。 I think it does contain a lot of information， however， maybe they could try to change the storyline a little。。。
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