The Earth-Shaking Facts about Earthquakes with Max Axiom, Super Scientist: 4D An Augmented Reading Science Experience

by Katherine Krohn, Tod Smith (Illustrator), Al Milgrom (Illustrator)

Overview

Join Max Axiom as he explores the science behind earthquakes. Max helps young readers understand why earthquakes happen and how we can protect against them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496646897
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Graphic Science 4D
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	58 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Katherine Krohn is the author of many books for young readers, including biographies, fiction, and graphic science and history books. Her books on supernatural subjects include Haunted Houses (Capstone Press) and Fortune Telling (Kidhaven Press). Krohn was born in Germany and grew up in the Detroit area. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest, home of many reported bigfoot sightings.

Tod Smith grew up in Rhode Island, where he attended the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. He started working in comics in the 1980s, and has been an illustrator for comics and books ever since. He loves to play music in his free time, and when he was in middle school, the Beatles inspired him to start to play the guitar. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Candace.

Table of Contents

Shaky ground — Seismic activity — Shocks and quakes — Being prepared — More about earthquakes — Earth-pounding P-waves — Discussion questions, Writing prompts, Take a Quiz! — Glossary — Read more, Internet sites, Index.

Interviews

Targeted ATOS of 4.5-5.5; Critical thinking discussion questions and writing prompts match content from teacher’s guide Dialogue and text suitable to the graphic novel format Comic book-style art makes for fun science learning;