Science Comics: Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield [Hardcover]

Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topicdinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. 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!

This volume: In PLAGUES, we get to know the critters behind history's worst diseases. We delve into the biology and mechanisms of infections, diseases, and immunity, and also the incredible effect that technology and medical science have had on humanity's ability to contain and treat disease.

Like having a Time Life Science Library in comic books. Which is awesome! Popular Science

This useful introduction to the topic of disease and immunity is recommended for graphic novel enthusiasts or as a companion text in science classes. School and Library Journal

Falynn Kochcan be an illustrator, comic book artist, or storyteller, depending on when you ask. Born in Buffalo, New York, she then went everywhere, near and far, and wound up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her two dogs and her fianc?. She graduated with a degree in sequential art from SCAD, andScience Comics: Batsis her first graphic novel with First Second. Her favorite things to draw are illogical mythological creatures.The word is out about Science Comics, First Second's most anticipated new series! In this gloriously gross volume, we travel to the trenches of humanity's ongoing war against virulent diseases!