Vampires and Cells (Monster Science)

Author:   Agnieszka Biskup ,  Jok
Publisher:   Capstone Press
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Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 July 2011
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 14 years
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Author:   Agnieszka Biskup ,  Jok
Publisher:   Capstone Press
Imprint:   Capstone Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.091kg
ISBN:  

9781429673310


ISBN 10:   1429673311
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 July 2011
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 14 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Getting teenagers and children to read non-fiction proves to be harder and harder, books that just lists up pure facts and tosses them into the face of the reader makes non-fiction books long and boring. Vampires and cells makes the reader give the book some extra attention, in between small fun settings facts are provided to the reader. This way Biskup manages to keep the reader focused and entertained through the entire book, which makes it easier for the reader to absorb the information provided. In the end of the book there is a list containing the technical terms used in the book and you find them explained in a simple and understandable way. This way you don't have to re-read the book to find one specific term, you can simply find them explained in the index furthers back in the book. The illustrations are simple and entertaining, there's not too much but enough to keep a young teens attention. There is only one thing I find negative about this book that's the fact that it at some points get a bit too childish, so the young teens who wants to be oh-so-cool might want to put it down. But for my eight year old cousin it seemed to be perfect, but he was a little too much in on the vampire-thing to really consume any of the information. http: //www.thelonelybookclub.com/reviews/agnieszka-biskup/vampires-and-cells/-- The Lonely Book Club blog I received Vampires and Cells from Capstone publishers on NetGalley and was excited to read something pertaining to my field of study. It seems that the recent trend in literature is everything vampires, especially for the preteen through college crowd; and this trend is beginning to stretch to younger readers. That is why this book appealed to me, it makes reading about something scientific much more enjoyable for kids that would rather be reading about cops and monsters. This book was smart, well written and illustrated, and very entertaining, (especially the vampire's comments and the depictions of Hooke and Leeuwenhoek). Being a student of microbiology I thoroughly enjoyed what it had to offer, and would recommend it to anyone who wants to get their kids interested in science. I rate Vampires and Cells by Agnieszka Jozefina Biskup 5/5 stars. http: //thepaperbackpursuer.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-20-vampires-and-cells-by.html-- The Paperback Pursuer blog Most people would consider vampires and the study of life and living organisms to be strange bedfellows, but that's really the whole idea behind this first book in a new series of graphic novels that use the intrigue and allure of the supernatural to introduce basic elements of science to young readers. However, don't be fooled by the silly concept - the vampire character and his undead limitations provide comic relief, but this book contains a wealth of information about cells, including how the cell was discovered, the basic principles of cell theory, how cells work together, the two main groups of cells (eukaryotic and prokaryotic), the types and parts of a cell, how cells work inside the body and within a plant, and how cells reproduce. This book is a great fit for introductory science courses, but it will also be a solid addition to any school library.-- Library Media Connection, Getting Graphic: Curriculum Connections: Science and Okay, let me say up front I really like vampires. Even if, lately, I've developed a keen fondness for Zombies, I still have an undeniable soft spot for a rakish vampire or two (a la Anne Rice-sorry Twilight fans). I also should mention that I really like anything educational for children that makes it fun for them. So, when I saw that there was a vampire all poised and ready to explain the basics of life/biology well, the pun was not lost on me. It's a clever and cute way to teach kids a little bit of how the world functions in an engaging and easily accessible format. I stand by that assessment and I wholeheartedly love that there are authors out there interested and willing to put out this sort of material. However, this reviewer, does almost all her reading on a Kindle and unfortunately this book did not fair well in the translation. I do believe that as a physical book it is probably wonderful. http: //mharvireads.blogspot.com/2011/07/vampires-and-cells-by-agnieszka-biskup.html-- Mharvi Reads blog The book is written at a low reading level (3-4) but information wise it is detailed enough to be useful up to Grade 9.-- Back to Books blog The descriptions combine technical words with plain english explanations making it more universal than many other similar works.-- Reading All Year Long blog This book is very clever and will keep the reader's attention while giving snippets of good information. The drawings are fun and the facts are ....facts. Anything that can draw children in while getting them to engage in science is worth a second look. Definitely not your everyday boring science book. This is one that will appeal to reluctant readers. Good Job. http: //www.goodreads.com/review/show/186459062-- GoodReads.com This is a new series by the publisher combining monsters and science. This book explains in detail the science of cells. The narrative is written in blocks of text while the pictures and comic balloons add humour to the information. The book is written at a low reading level (3-4) but information wise it is detailed enough to be useful up to Grade 9. In fact, I think the text may be a little dry for the younger age range of students unless they are already interested in the topic or studying it. I enjoyed the other book in this series I read better, Aliens and Energy, as it portrayed the aliens as the goofy instructors. This book comes off as having an unknown instructor speaking to us while a dimwitted vampire is in the background asking questions and making comic remarks. The illustrations are also not up to par with those by Aon in the other book. However, it accomplishes what it aims to do; introducing the science of cells with humour and would make a good addition to a classroom library.-- Back to Books blog This wacky new series of graphic novels is geared to reluctant readers; it uses graphic books to teach science content like energy, cells, adaptation, matter, force, and motion. The information and graphics will keep readers engaged, and the word bubbles, sized panels, and layouts are easy to follow. The illustrations provide good content, making it easier for Second Language learners. The series will make a good addition to your collection, as well as providing good sources for research activities in science. Recommended.-- Library Media Connection This was just too cute! I've taught some lower level 7th graders that this would be wonderful for. I'm sure it is ment to be an elementary book, but could be adapted to any age child who is interested. Vampires and Cells discusses cell makeup and division. This is a basic concept covered multiple times throughout life sciences classes. The set up is much like a comic book and has wonderful color to attract most kids eyes. My two loved it and they are in 2nd and 3rd grade. I really enjoyed this and will be using it in my classroom for the lower level readers. http: //www.goodreads.com/review/show/199010199-- GoodReads.com Vampires and Cells is a wonderfully illustrated graphic non-fiction book about cells, with vampires adding humorous commentary. The information presented about science is nicely paced, and the accompanying art is fantastic. Since the reader needs to read the science material in order to understand most of the commentary from the vampires, there is little concern that the meat of the text will be skimmed over. The comic action, for the most part, reinforces the science text, and both should work together to help the child absorb and retain the material. Suitable for ages 8 to 12, and great for reluctant readers, this, and the rest of the Monster Science series, should be a welcome addition to any Middle School Library. http: //publishingcentral.com/blog/publishing/review-vampires-and-cells-- PublishingCentral.com Vampires and Cells isn't your typical science book. Its a fun book to read as it combines a science text book and a comic. The artwork by Jok is outstanding, if I had pictures to show you I would. I found Vampires and Cells to be very funny and really should be in every school on the planet, I would have paid more attention in my Science class if we had this book. As the synopsis states it is part of a series, and if the rest of the series are as good as this, then these books should do well. Overall Vampires and Cells is a very entertaining science book. http: //worldofbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-vampires-and-cells-by-agnieszka.html-- World of Book Reviews blog


"Most people would consider vampires and the study of life and living organisms to be strange bedfellows, but that's really the whole idea behind this first book in a new series of graphic novels that use the intrigue and allure of the supernatural to introduce basic elements of science to young readers. However, don't be fooled by the silly concept - the vampire character and his undead limitations provide comic relief, but this book contains a wealth of information about cells, including how the cell was discovered, the basic principles of cell theory, how cells work together, the two main groups of cells (eukaryotic and prokaryotic), the types and parts of a cell, how cells work inside the body and within a plant, and how cells reproduce. This book is a great fit for introductory science courses, but it will also be a solid addition to any school library.-- ""Library Media Connection, ""Getting Graphic: Curriculum Connections: Science and"" Getting teenagers and children to read non-fiction proves to be harder and harder, books that just lists up pure facts and tosses them into the face of the reader makes non-fiction books long and boring. ""Vampires and cells"" makes the reader give the book some extra attention, in between small fun settings facts are provided to the reader. This way Biskup manages to keep the reader focused and entertained through the entire book, which makes it easier for the reader to absorb the information provided. In the end of the book there is a list containing the technical terms used in the book and you find them explained in a simple and understandable way. This way you don't have to re-read the book to find one specific term, you can simply find them explained in the index furthers back in the book. The illustrations are simple and entertaining, there's not too much but enough to keep a young teens attention. There is only one thing I find negative about this book that's the fact that it at some points get a bit too childish, so the young teens who wants to be ""oh-so-cool"" might want to put it down. But for my eight year old cousin it seemed to be perfect, but he was a little too much in on the vampire-thing to really consume any of the information. http: //www.thelonelybookclub.com/reviews/agnieszka-biskup/vampires-and-cells/-- ""The Lonely Book Club blog"" I received Vampires and Cells from Capstone publishers on NetGalley and was excited to read something pertaining to my field of study. It seems that the recent trend in literature is everything vampires, especially for the preteen through college crowd; and this trend is beginning to stretch to younger readers. That is why this book appealed to me, it makes reading about something scientific much more enjoyable for kids that would rather be reading about cops and monsters. This book was smart, well written and illustrated, and very entertaining, (especially the vampire's comments and the depictions of Hooke and Leeuwenhoek). Being a student of microbiology I thoroughly enjoyed what it had to offer, and would recommend it to anyone who wants to get their kids interested in science. I rate Vampires and Cells by Agnieszka Jòzefina Biskup 5/5 stars. http: //thepaperbackpursuer.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-20-vampires-and-cells-by.html-- ""The Paperback Pursuer blog"" Okay, let me say up front I really like vampires. Even if, lately, I've developed a keen fondness for Zombies, I still have an undeniable soft spot for a rakish vampire or two (a la Anne Rice-sorry Twilight fans). I also should mention that I really like anything educational for children that makes it fun for them. So, when I saw that there was a vampire all poised and ready to explain the basics of life/biology well, the pun was not lost on me. It's a clever and cute way to teach kids a little bit of how the world functions in an engaging and easily accessible format. I stand by that assessment and I wholeheartedly love that there are authors out there interested and willing to put out this sort of material. However, this reviewer, does almost all her reading on a Kindle and unfortunately this book did not fair well in the translation. I do believe that as a physical book it is probably wonderful. http: //mharvireads.blogspot.com/2011/07/vampires-and-cells-by-agnieszka-biskup.html-- ""Mharvi Reads blog"" The book is written at a low reading level (3-4) but information wise it is detailed enough to be useful up to Grade 9.-- ""Back to Books blog"" The descriptions combine technical words with plain english explanations making it more universal than many other similar works.-- ""Reading All Year Long blog"" This book is very clever and will keep the reader's attention while giving snippets of good information. The drawings are fun and the facts are ....facts. Anything that can draw children in while getting them to engage in science is worth a second look. Definitely not your everyday boring science book. This is one that will appeal to reluctant readers. Good Job. http: //www.goodreads.com/review/show/186459062-- ""GoodReads.com"" This is a new series by the publisher combining monsters and science. This book explains in detail the science of cells. The narrative is written in blocks of text while the pictures and comic balloons add humour to the information. The book is written at a low reading level (3-4) but information wise it is detailed enough to be useful up to Grade 9. In fact, I think the text may be a little dry for the younger age range of students unless they are already interested in the topic or studying it. I enjoyed the other book in this series I read better, Aliens and Energy, as it portrayed the aliens as the goofy instructors. This book comes off as having an unknown instructor speaking to us while a dimwitted vampire is in the background asking questions and making comic remarks. The illustrations are also not up to par with those by Aon in the other book. However, it accomplishes what it aims to do; introducing the science of cells with humour and would make a good addition to a classroom library.-- ""Back to Books blog"" This wacky new series of graphic novels is geared to reluctant readers; it uses graphic books to teach science content like energy, cells, adaptation, matter, force, and motion. The information and graphics will keep readers engaged, and the word bubbles, sized panels, and layouts are easy to follow. The illustrations provide good content, making it easier for Second Language learners. The series will make a good addition to your collection, as well as providing good sources for research activities in science. Recommended.-- ""Library Media Connection"" This was just too cute! I've taught some lower level 7th graders that this would be wonderful for. I'm sure it is ment to be an elementary book, but could be adapted to any age child who is interested. Vampires and Cells discusses cell makeup and division. This is a basic concept covered multiple times throughout life sciences classes. The set up is much like a comic book and has wonderful color to attract most kids eyes. My two loved it and they are in 2nd and 3rd grade. I really enjoyed this and will be using it in my classroom for the lower level readers. http: //www.goodreads.com/review/show/199010199-- ""GoodReads.com"" Vampires and Cells is a wonderfully illustrated graphic non-fiction book about cells, with vampires adding humorous commentary. The information presented about science is nicely paced, and the accompanying art is fantastic. Since the reader needs to read the science material in order to understand most of the commentary from the vampires, there is little concern that the meat of the text will be skimmed over. The comic action, for the most part, reinforces the science text, and both should work together to help the child absorb and retain the material. Suitable for ages 8 to 12, and great for reluctant readers, this, and the rest of the Monster Science series, should be a welcome addition to any Middle School Library. http: //publishingcentral.com/blog/publishing/review-vampires-and-cells-- ""PublishingCentral.com"" Vampires and Cells isn't your typical science book. Its a fun book to read as it combines a science text book and a comic. The artwork by Jok is outstanding, if I had pictures to show you I would. I found Vampires and Cells to be very funny and really should be in every school on the planet, I would have paid more attention in my Science class if we had this book. As the synopsis states it is part of a series, and if the rest of the series are as good as this, then these books should do well. Overall Vampires and Cells is a very entertaining science book. http: //worldofbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-vampires-and-cells-by-agnieszka.html-- ""World of Book Reviews blog"""


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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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