Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-4-Max Axiom, super scientist and Laurence Fishburne lookalike, returns to explain more modern-tech wonders in this fresh set of graphic novel-style episodes. For instance, in Combustion Engine, he breaks down the history and components of the subject for a young relative with a report to write. And in Cell Phone, he squires a buddy from a dead zone in the Grand Canyon to the top of a cell-phone tower. The cartoon art is blurry and wooden, but students with writing assignments will get plenty of help from the lucid explanations, clearly labeled diagrams, and end matter, which includes additional facts and critical-thinking questions. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Illustrated by Pop Art Properties. In a contrived story with a dynamic graphic-novel format, Max Axiom, superhero scientist--and now astronaut--blasts off in a rocket and travels to the International Space Station. Along the way, he provides routine facts about space travel: rocket propulsion and separation, weightlessness, and the always-fascinating details of eating and living in space. Additional facts are included at book's end. Reading list. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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