# Science Comics: Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield - Hardcover

by **Falynn Koch** (Author), **Falynn Koch** (Illustrator)

**"This useful introduction to the topic of disease and immunity is recommended for graphic novel enthusiasts or as a companion text in science classes."--_School Library Journal_**

Writer/illustrator Falynn Koch's _Science Comics: Plagues_ takes readers across the microscopic battlefield to get to know the critters behind history's worst diseases. We delve into the biology and mechanisms of infections, diseases, and immunity, and also the incredible effect that technology and medical science have had on humanity's ability to contain and treat disease.

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!

### Author Biography

**Falynn Koch** was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. She has an MFA in sequential art from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta and is a graduate of the International Culinary Center in New York City. She loves to travel and explore the outdoors with her husband and occasionally her dogs. Her books from First Second include _Science Comics: Bats_, _Science Comics: Plagues_, _Maker Comics: Bake Like a Pro!_, _History Comics: The National Parks,_ _History Comics: The Wild Mustangs_ (with writer Chris Duffy), and _Science Comics: Elephants_ (with writer Jason Viola)

**Number of Pages:** 128

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 8.7 x 6.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 29, 2017

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.8

**Point Value:** 1

## Details

- **Price:** 21.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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