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Futurologist Luna Lee presents possibilities for the future of medicine in the next 100 years.

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Emphasizing how our past is crucial to determining our future, this unique set looks at how technology has changed over the last century and considers how continued technological advancements will affect life on Earth over the course of the next 100 years. Fictionalized futurologist Luna Li, the central character, helps a diverse group of students--and by extension, the audience--think critically about what is likely to continue and what could plausibly change in each volume's three distinct sections: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going Next? and By the Year 2120. The graphic format is both entertaining and highly accessible, demystifying potentially complex ideas. . . .Thought provoking and engaging, this standout series would be a solid purchase to introduce readers to this relatively unfamiliar discipline.-- School Library Journal The series is well written and illustrated and uses a sneaky graphic novel format to draw in both the non-interested reader as well as the lower reading level reader. For these reasons alone, the series would be worthwhile. But beyond this, the science is good and the ideas are valuable for all students regardless of reading level. Definitely a win-win-win for the teacher, the science, and the student!! Every middle school to early high school science teacher needs to have access to this set of books. A classroom set would be great but in the school library also works. A definite thumbs up for this series and each book individually. High interest and easy reading make the graphic novels a hit.-- NSTA Recommends

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Alan Brown, is a freelance illustrator who has created artwork for Disney, Warner Bros. and the BBC, while continuing to provide illustrations for children's books and comics. Alan has worked mainly on children's books for kids who find it hard to engage and be enthusiastic about reading. These clients include Harper Collins, Capstone, Ransom, Franklin Watts and Ben 10 Omniverse. Agnieszka Biskup is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She is a former science editor at the Boston Globe as well as a Knight Fellow at MIT, where she studied science journalism. She served as managing editor of the children's magazine Muse and has written numerous children's books in addition to many articles for newspapers, magazines, and websites. Her books have received awards from Learning magazine, the Association of Educational Publishers, the Society of School Librarians International, and have been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. She is also a winner of the 2015 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in the Writing for Children category.

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