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The brain : the ultimate thinking machine  Cover Image Book Book

The brain : the ultimate thinking machine / written by Tory Woollcott ; illustrated by Alex Graudins.

Woollcott, Tory, (author.). Graudins, Alex, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"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!"--Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781626728004
  • ISBN: 9781626728011
  • ISBN: 1626728011
  • Physical Description: 121 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : First Second, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Get to know your universe!"--Cover.
Subject: Brain > Comic books, strips, etc.
Brain > Comic books, strips, etc.
Brain.
Brain > Cartoons and comics.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Cartoons and comics
Genre: Educational comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Graphic novels.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library.

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Upper Skagit Library 612.8 WOO 1015468 Juvenile Graphic Novels Available -

Tory Woollcott is a cartoonist, writer, and literacy educator and advocate who lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband, Kean Soo, and her minor Internet celebrity dog, Reginald Barkley. Her first graphic novel, Mirror Mind, is a memoir about growing up with dyslexia. She has since written and drawn other autobiographical comics, fairy tales for kids, and a sci-fi audio drama. Tory loves brains and all the fun stuff that comes out of them!

Alex Graudins is a cartoonist and illustrator currently living in Rhode Island. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts' cartooning class of 2016. Science Comics: The Brain is her first book, which made it a learning experience in more ways than one!


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