A great science graphics novel about elephants that include how much they can weight, where they live and what they eat. There are maps and diagrams and so many fun facts. Those looking to learn about elephants but in a fun and entertaining way, will enjoy this great read.

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Science comics are always so much fun to read! They are illustrated well, contains so many facts about their subject, and are written in an engaging way. I feel like some of the terms of this may go over some children's head, but otherwise a lovely book about elephants.

Excerpt: "fascinating and well cartooned. These animals come alive.... Another excellent entry in the Science Comics series."

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Another educational delight in the Science Comics series! Elephants are such interesting animals! As always, a fun and entertaining journey learning about elephants in a way, I feel, that will keep the young learners’ interest. It certainly held my interest.

The introduction at the beginning of the book pointed out many interesting facts about elephants. Interesting to read that elephants and humans are surprisingly similar in many ways, socially and psychologically. These first two pages provided many pieces of information, which were then portrayed in graphic format to accentuate the life of an elephant.

The story follows the journey of one young elephant (Duni) as she navigates growing up and learning about herself and her family…all the while in a manner that any reader can relate to.

With respect to the graphics, they were instructional, detailed, and at times very funny. I loved the female elephants being portrayed as working and playing together, I had a little giggle when there was an explanation where the female elephants work together looking after the calves where the picture showed one of the females taking a picture with a cell phone – it had me chuckling. 🙂

Learning about the trunk…with SO many muscles – over 40,000! Wow. And it can hold up to 5.5 liters of water, which is held in the trunk until poured into their mouth.

I loved the storytelling that included pictures with current day items (for example: playing Nintendo to indicate the bachelor group of male elephants don’t live completely alone even though they have left their families – they have interactions with others).

The glossary at the end of the book provides a concise and easily understood set of definitions of terms that were discussed in the book.

This book has the right amount of content (it is not overly filled with facts and figures to overwhelm the reader) presented in such a way as to grab and maintain one’s interest. An enjoyable way to increase one’s knowledge and understanding of elephants.

My students love these science comics, so I was excited to see another title coming out. This book will appeal to my science lovers, animal lovers, and graphic novel lovers. It has mass appeal! I loved the graphics and I learned a lot that I didn't know before. This one is a winner!

I LOVED THIS! This was such a cute story with so much cool information in it. It follows a herd of elephants and throughout the story you get to learn all about the different types of elephants, their roles within the herd, mating, gestation period, teeth, muscles, behavior, hearing, skin structure and other anatomy, dangers to them and purposeful burial (as much as an elephant can). I will be buying this one and using it with my kids and recommending to my public school kids.

Homeschool moms-grab this one for unit studies. There is enough in this one on it’s own, but you could easily dive deeper and explore some of the cool concepts covered it this one.

This was entertaining and highly informative. I thought I already knew a lot about elephants but I learned quite a bit of new information!

This book contained interesting information about elephants that I did not know previously. You learn a lot about how elephants' bodies work, mating (which can get awkward), and their history. All in all, I enjoyed the book.

I love elephants and learning about them. I was surprised that I didn't like this book as much as I thought I would. It had some good information but it wasn't for me.

This was a lovely experience. Graphic novels are hugely popular for my students right now. Elephants are so fascinating for children.

My own elementary aged child and I read through this together. He loved the graphic depictions. He also really enjoyed the blending of both the informational facts and storytelling elements. As he is the perfect age (5th grade) for the Science Comics, I can gladly say they are age appropriate and easily capture the attention of young readers. (3rd through 6th would also enjoy these.)

He has since asked me to look for more Science Comics as he enjoyed this one so much, that he cannot wait to read more. It is a wonderful way to engage students in nonfiction, in a format they want to read.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the author for this engaging and wonderful book. We both loved reading it.

I have now read several of the Science Comics and thought this one was a great addition to the series. I love the facts that are interspersed throughout the story to teach and entertain. I am a middle school librarian and have several of these on our shelves, I'll definitely be adding this one to the next order! Very cute and well done.

Thank you NetGalley, First Second Books, and Jason Viola for the opportunity to read this e-ARC!

Science comics are new to me, but this was an amazing one to start with — because of course I love elephants!

Duni is an 8 year old African elephant, who guides you through the story. Her family has a lot of changes going on - a matriarch who’s getting older, a brother who is becoming more independent, and a sister who is pregnant. But through it all, there are amazing facts about elephants and beautiful images. Some are humorous and describe Duni’s elephant family (and how similar they are to humans) and some are more science-y.

This is an awesome blend of nonfiction with fiction!

This is a very informative and educational read young, curious readers are sure to enjoy. The cartoon like set up depicts the elephants' lives with cute illustrations. I think this science comics book will afford many happy hours of reading and learning.

~Eunice C., Blogger/Reviewer~

Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the complimentary review copy sent by Net Galley and the publisher.

Science Comics Elephants is yet another great addition to a series that makes dense material more digestible in a visual format. The illustrations are fantastic, as are the anthropomorphized elephants. This would be great for elementary and middle-grade collections.

What a beautiful, beautiful book! And also so well thought out! Loved it!
It combines the easiness of reading a graphic novel and knowledge about animals and nature and adds a spark of interest to find out more about animals. Perfect, this book is absolutely perfect if you have a middle-grade age kid who loves nature. It is made to be exciting and not a single page of it will feel like a chore of a difficult read that kids sometimes associate with learning/reading.

Following in the style of the other Science Comics, this story follows elephants through a story and facts about them. I love how they include more fantasy elements such as talking elephants to help bring the pieces together making this an enjoyable read for nonfiction and elephant lovers!

Narrative non fiction at its best! This graphic novel has you learning so much about elephants and enjoying every moment of it. The drawings flip between real life and fictional elephant life. VERDICT great addition to school libraries.

I really enjoyed reading this information piece of nonfiction in graphic novel form. This would be a great book for reluctant readers or fans of graphic novels. It got me to read the other books in the series.

I really enjoyed this book. It is geared more towards teaching children and has great graphics for them to look and learn from. This book has almost everything there is to learn and know about elephants from their family and group dynamics to their pregnancies and so much more. It also shows the different types of elephants and the differences in the way they look so you can tell them apart.
I have always been interested and had a liking for elephants and in the past I have learned a little about how much they really care and look out for each other but this book really highlights that and shows you how wonderful they really are.
This is a wonderful book, and if you’re interested in elephants a must have. I would highly recommend reading this with your children, or giving this to your children to read or read it yourself you will learn so much and learn that elephants are a lot like us when it comes to their families. I hope people read this and see how wonderful elephants really are and help support them in the wild.