My students devour all of the science comics, even as middle school students. I love how much they take from these in terms of learning even more than basic facts and the graphics seem to enhance their comprehension.

Really enjoy all the information presented within each of the titles! Told well with beautiful illustrations that explain a variety of concepts. Younger me may have gravitated towards science more with books like this.

Reviewed for the School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids site as linked below. Excerpt:
"The Science Comics series is generally outstanding, but this volume is one of the best. An exciting subject is made understandable though our charming hosts, a series of educated animals with connections to space exploration....

"Science Comics: Rockets has a ton of material, well-organized and well-told. The artists’ straightforward style makes it approachable, while the adorable hosts and their running jokes keep things entertaining as well as educational. A home run for the Science Comics series!"

Awesome as always, Science Comics! I really love how it gets into both the history and the science. It's fascinating to really see how far technology has come! I liked how this book was narrated by all the animals that have traveled on rockets and gone into space. Bonus points for the humor scattered throughout, especially the gem of delivery sandwiches to the ISS haha.

Rockets is yet another solid addition to the Science Comics series. I know in the past, sixth graders at our middle school have launch water pressure rockets and revised them to improve the design and its flight. So much of these stories are about the trials of making more effective rockets for space travel that I could see this being widely used in the classroom setting for science and STEM/STEAM classrooms. Highly recommend this series!

I highly recommend all of the books in the Science Comics series. The Science Comics books clearly explain topics in an entertaining yet educational way.

Science Comics continues to cover topics of interest to young readers. This volume covers the development of rockets from 400 BCE to the present. An amazing feature is that the figures from rocketry history are a mix of men and women from different time periods and different countries. Their contributions range from the strictly theoretical (books, dissertations, theories), to experiments, improvements on previous advances, and incredible breakthroughs.

The humorous narrators of the book are an assortment of animals that have been used in the journey to space - a sheep, duck, and rooster like those in the Montgolfiers' balloon; rats and mice; dogs; even bears! Along the way, readers learn about early fireworks and rockets in China, activities during WWI, the Cold War and Space Race, onward through the ISS and even SpaceX.

Cameos by Isaac Newton and other worthies of science help illustrate theories such as the Laws of Motion that affect rockets. Puns and other jokes keep the rather dense science and math accessible. Current topics such as Mars rovers, solar sails, and the work of Elon Musk to include private industry in the development of space technology are all covered.

For middle grade readers (and older) who are interested in rocketry and man's journey outward from the Earth, this is a very accessible presentation of major milestones along the way. A 3-page timeline, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading are in the back matter.

Highly recommended.

eBook was partially corrupted and couldn't be read entirely. It may be a compatibility issue between Adobe Digital Editions app and my operating system.

In June, we get a deeper look at Rockets. Readers get a guided tour by an early rocket prototype in the form of a pigeon (nope, no joke) and take a trip through the history of gravity, force, acceleration, Newton's Laws of Motion, and the history of rockets past, present, and possible future. Readers are going to love seeing the evolution of rockets from steam-powered to jet-fueled and beyond. The many animals that have been part of our space programs get their say, here, too: from bears, to chimpanzees, to dogs, and more, there are full-color spreads loaded with colorful illustrations and packed with information. Resources at the end of the book are ready to guide interested readers.

If you haven't enjoyed Jerzy Drozd's comics before, you are in for a treat. His work for the Marvel Superhero Squad game is great, and he's got a kid-friendly webcomic, Boulder and Fleet, on his page. Anne Drozd is a librarian and space enthusiast, so you know she's got the goods.

This book is very clear and easy to understand. The art is wonderful. This whole series is very good for explaining science concepts and aid more children in understanding science, especially as it is becoming more important in our everyday lives.

The Science Comics range are all winners. Rockets is no exception. Great images accompanied by clearly explained information. An enjoyable, informative read.

Rockets: Defying Gravity from the Science Comics series defied my expectations and I have high expectations of this series. The authors explain the major principles of physics via brilliant illustrations and an easy to follow narrative of the history of rocket science, from ancient Italian scientist, Archytas, to today's Lightsail from the Planetary Society. Young readers will hear, for the first time, the names of the scientists (many women are included) and the test animals (bears, tortoises, chickens, dogs, monkeys, mice, etc) who contributed to space travel. The information covered is hard science that is palatable to readers, and students will come back to these again and again to digest the information.

I have purchased almost all of these titles and my tutoring students, who are often resistant readers, devour them.

My high-interest, low-level readers are very attracted to comic books, and this one provides them with what they need while also including lots of great science facts. The comic bubbles are short and easily digested, but are not babied-down (vocabulary). The pictures are age-appropriate and enhance the text. I will be finding a few more of these to add to our (5th grade) classroom.