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Suspend your disbelief with Science Comics: Bridges, a new volume
of First Second's STEM graphic novel series! Follow Bea, Archie,
Trudy, and Spencer (otherwise known as the BATS!) as they
crisscross the globe using every type of bridge: beam, arch, truss,
and suspension. From ancient low-slung rope bridges to modern
hi-tech towers of steel, they'll traverse 'em all. Their journey
will take them through history and connect them with new ideas and
different cultures. Along the way they'll identify the dangerous
forces trying to bring bridges crashing down, and how to defeat
them...through engineering!
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a
particular topic - dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats,
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 this volume, meet Bea,
Archie, Trudy, and Spence, otherwise known as the BATS! They
crisscross the globe using every type of bridge: beam, arch, truss,
and suspension. From ancient low-slung rope bridges to modern
high-tech towers of steel, they'll traverse 'em all. Along the way
they'll identify the dangerous forces trying to bring bridges
crashing down, and how to defeat them . . . through engineering!
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, you'll learn
where cars came from and how they work. When you pop the hood, what
are you looking at? How does gasoline - or electric batteries, or
even steam - make a car move? Rev up your motor and take look at
the combustible history of the automobile and its explosive effects
on our modern lives.
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