Get a charge out of Science Comics: Electricity, the next volume of First Second's middle key stage 3 series!
Andy Hirsch Book order
January 1, 1987
Andy Hirsch is a cartoonist and illustrator celebrated for his contributions to the Science Comics series. His work delves into the natural world with clarity and visual appeal, making complex subjects accessible to a broad audience. Hirsch's distinctive illustrative style is characterized by vibrant energy and a keen eye for detail, offering readers an engaging visual journey. His ability to merge educational content with dynamic storytelling establishes him as a unique voice in graphic novels.
- 2023
- 2022
Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this graphic novel, experience the great railroad race between Central Pacific and Union Pacific. Wealth and glory await whichever builds the longest track! In 1863, America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one each from East and West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from the lowest economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of engineering while waiting for an answer: Will those who connect the country be accepted into it?
- 2020
Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Leave no stone unturned with Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals, the latest volume in First Second's action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers!
- 2019
Science Comics
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, 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 Science Comics: Cats, we meet feline friends from the tiniest kodkod to the biggest tiger, and find out what makes your neighborhood domestic cats so special. Equipped with teeth, claws, and camouflage to survive everywhere from deserts to mountaintops, how did these ferocious felines make the leap from predators to playmates... and are they even done leaping?