The Cartoon Guide to Biology

A comprehensive and Fun NEW illustrated guide to biology
Did you faint when your middle school science teacher asked you to dissect a frog? Do you think DNA stands for “Don’t kNow the Answer”? Do you think the carbon cycle is a hip new way to roll around town? If you said yes to any of these questions—or even if you didn’t—then you need The Cartoon Guide to Biology.
The latest from New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonick—writing with biologist Dave Wessner—is an informative and hilarious handbook to the science of life. From the inner workings of the cell to the magic of gene expression, the Krebs and Calvin cycles, sexual and asexual reproduction, evolution, and ecosystems, The Cartoon Guide to Biology uses simple, clear, humorous illustrations to make biology’s most complex concepts entertaining and easy to grasp. Whether you’re peering into a petri dish for the first time, brushing up after decades of devolution, or just simply curious about how life works, this book has you covered.

About the author

Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain history, science, math, and other big subjects for more than forty years. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics), a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College.

Summary

From New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonick and Davidson College biology professor David Wessner comes this comprehensive and humorous cartoon guide to topics in biologyDid you faint when your middle school science teacher asked you to dissect a frog?

Additional text

“A hilarious romp through chemistry and biology. ... The quirky cartoons and anthropomorphism not only produce a laugh but do make these complex concepts a little easier to grasp. ... A fun way to learn the science of life.”

Product details

• Authors: Larry Gonick, Larry Wessner Gonick, Gonick Larry, David Wessner, Wessner David
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780062398659
• ISBN: 978-0-06-239865-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; History, Zoology and animal sciences, Educational: study and revision guides, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE: Physics / General, SCIENCE: BIOLOGY, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Biology, STUDY AIDS: Study Guides, SCIENCE: History, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Zoology / General, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Reference, STUDY AIDS: Advanced Placement, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / History, For AP - Advanced Placement (USA), Science / Biology