SCIENCE COMICS: TREES

SCIENCE COMICS: TREES KING OF THE FOREST

ANDY HIRSCH

Branch out! Discover the importance of trees with Andy Hirsch in this volume of Science Comics, the 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 many 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 Trees we follow an acorn as it learns about its future as Earth's largest, longest-living plant. Starting with the seed's germination, we learn about each stage until the tree's maturation, different types of trees, and the roles trees take on in our ecosystem.

ANDY HIRSCH

Andy Hirsch is a cartoonist living in Dallas, Texas. He is the author and illustrator of several entries in First Second's Science Comics and History Comics series, including Science Comics: Dogs, Science Comics: Trees, Science Comics: Cats, Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals, and History Comics: The American Bison.