The Incredible Work of Engineers: Graphic Science and Engineering in Action

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Max Axiom has a mission. The National Space Agency wants to build a lunar colony but it needs a team of top-notch engineers to get the job done. Join Max as he scours the globe to learn about incredible engineers and the amazing things they do. Max Axiom super cool super scientist extraordinaire is back in action in these nonfiction graphic novels Using the powers he acquired in a freak accident Max demonstrates and explores these science technology engineering and math STEM concepts in ways never before experienced in the classroom. See firsthand how cool and exciting science can be

Marcelo Baez is a professional illustrator and designer who has worked for international clients such as Microsoft, ESPN Magazine, Dallas Observer, The Weekend Australian Magazine just to name a few. 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.

Max Axiom, the supercharged scientist of series past, moves from the natural world into the realm of high-tech (mostly) in this graphic novel-style STEM-focused subset. In Scientists and in Engineers he puts together teams for, respectively, a science fair and a lunar colony by zipping from the International Space Station to the ocean's bottom for quick interviews with a range of STEM specialists. The other two volumes are more process oriented, following each stage in the design and construction of a super skateboard and a large recycling facility. Sidebars clarify and expand upon information presented in the narratives. Enhanced by their visual format, resource lists, and closing spreads containing historical background notes and additional information, these volumes offer stimulating glances at their topics-- "School Library Journal, Series Made Simple"