Comic Strip Science Adventures: Medical Marvels
Published on 12. June 2025
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-5263-2730-7 (ISBN)
Description
An entertaining collection of comic strip stories uncovering some amazing advances in medicine.
Discover how Charles Drew saved millions by storing blood plasma, how a Chinese scientist discovered a malaria treatment and much more. This book is sure to entertain children, while giving them an insight into the many challenges and rivalries behind scientific achievements and how scientists learn from mistakes. It is produced by the same team as Comic Strip Science?with hilarious comic strips illustrated by award-winning artist Jess Bradley and written by Paul Mason, who is well known for making science learning fun. Key science concepts are pulled out in more depth in feature spreads. The book has a specialist text consultant Dr Anna Simmons, UCL.
Comic Strip Science Adventures is a series of comic books that are perfect for young scientists aged 7 plus. Each book has specialist subject consultants. Titles in the series: Digging for Dinosaurs, Exploring Space, Medical Marvels, Amazing Inventions.
Discover how Charles Drew saved millions by storing blood plasma, how a Chinese scientist discovered a malaria treatment and much more. This book is sure to entertain children, while giving them an insight into the many challenges and rivalries behind scientific achievements and how scientists learn from mistakes. It is produced by the same team as Comic Strip Science?with hilarious comic strips illustrated by award-winning artist Jess Bradley and written by Paul Mason, who is well known for making science learning fun. Key science concepts are pulled out in more depth in feature spreads. The book has a specialist text consultant Dr Anna Simmons, UCL.
Comic Strip Science Adventures is a series of comic books that are perfect for young scientists aged 7 plus. Each book has specialist subject consultants. Titles in the series: Digging for Dinosaurs, Exploring Space, Medical Marvels, Amazing Inventions.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 212 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-2730-7 (9781526327307)
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Persons
Paul's books cover a wide range of subjects, from whether the Romans ate crisps to how to build the world's best skatepark, but he writes mostly about sport. Whether you are interested in swimming, cycling, snowboarding, surfing or another sport, Paul has probably written something that will inspire you to get out and give it a try. Paul writes in a shack by the beach, which he shares with his one-eyed surf dog, Daisy. Jess Bradley is a writer and artist for The Phoenix Comic, a writer for The Beano and has illustrated several children's books. A Day In The Life Of A Poo, A Gnu and You, illustrated by Jess won the 2021 Blue Peter Award for Best Non-Fiction. Jess lives in Torquay with her husband and son and enjoys drawing in her many sketchbooks, playing video games, reading and watching scary films.
Content
1: Adventures In Medicine
1: Bad Breath (In The Interests Of Medicine)
1: Parasites, Bacteria And Viruses
1: Charles Drew And Blood Plasma
1: Tu Youyou Battles Malaria
1: The Quechua, Quinine And Malaria
1: Ethnobotany
1: Pasteur And The Rabid-Dog Disaster
1: Important Vaccines
1: Taking Away The Pain
1: Anaesthetic
1: Marie Curie And Radioactivity
1: Rosalind Franklin And The Building Blocks Of Life
1: Koo Sagang And The Nanoparticle Adventure
1: Medicines quiz
1: Bad Breath (In The Interests Of Medicine)
1: Parasites, Bacteria And Viruses
1: Charles Drew And Blood Plasma
1: Tu Youyou Battles Malaria
1: The Quechua, Quinine And Malaria
1: Ethnobotany
1: Pasteur And The Rabid-Dog Disaster
1: Important Vaccines
1: Taking Away The Pain
1: Anaesthetic
1: Marie Curie And Radioactivity
1: Rosalind Franklin And The Building Blocks Of Life
1: Koo Sagang And The Nanoparticle Adventure
1: Medicines quiz