Start with a Big Bang and learn about space in this volume of Science Comics, an action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers!
 
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, 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!

In this volume, go where no kid has gone before! You'll get up close and personal with Earth's nearest neighbors—Venus with its acid rainstorms, Saturn and its rings of ice, and the heart of it all, the Sun. Join Sara, Jill, and their space-faring pets on a quest to learn more about the wonders of our solar system—and beyond!
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
Rosemary Mosco is a science writer and artist. She is the author of the science webcomic Bird and Moon (birdandmoon.com) and makes the urban nature webcomic Your Wild City (yourwildcity.com) with Maris Wicks. Science Comics: Solar System is her first graphic novel with First Second.

Jon Chad was born and raised in Vermont. After completing the BFA sequential art program at Savannah College of Art and Design, he moved back to Vermont where he now works at the Center for Cartoon Studies teaching screen-printing and bookmaking. He is the author of Leo Geo and His Miraculous Journey Through the Center of the Earth, Leo Geo and the Cosmic Crisis, and Science Comics: Volcanoes.