Howtoons: The Possibilities are Endless (2007) by Saul Griffith and Joost Bonsen, illustrated by Nick Dragotta.  In Howtoons the science and engineering pop off the page. Celine and Tucker, the main characters of this book, use their talent and curiosity to get into lots of trouble, as only scientifically-minded siblings can. The trio behind the book, Griffith, Bonsen and Dragotta, have landed on the perfect vehicle to get kids doing real science in this day and age. They’ve packaged up the tried-and-true science how-to book for kids as an action-packed graphic novel tour de force. But what I really love is that the creators of Howtoons have thought about how they depict young scientists, as two kids of color. And when the kids are researching adult scientists, women and people of color are featured prominently in the book. What I love even more than that? None of this is belabored at all. It’s just part of the eye popping fun.  Howtoons has a bunch of cool projects for kids to try out with the science behind it explained simply: home-made ice cream, a PVC pipe marshmallow shooter, a hippo farter (!), an electric motor and a soda bottle rocket.  The graphics are so full of pow and the explanations so simple that you’re going to want to grab your kids and get to some excellent, hands-on science with a quickness.  Image Source: Laughing Squid
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Howtoons: The Possibilities are Endless (2007) by Saul Griffith and Joost Bonsen, illustrated by Nick Dragotta. 

In Howtoons the science and engineering pop off the page. Celine and Tucker, the main characters of this book, use their talent and curiosity to get into lots of trouble, as only scientifically-minded siblings can.

The trio behind the book, Griffith, Bonsen and Dragotta, have landed on the perfect vehicle to get kids doing real science in this day and age. They’ve packaged up the tried-and-true science how-to book for kids as an action-packed graphic novel tour de force. But what I really love is that the creators of Howtoons have thought about how they depict young scientists, as two kids of color. And when the kids are researching adult scientists, women and people of color are featured prominently in the book. What I love even more than that? None of this is belabored at all. It’s just part of the eye popping fun. 

Howtoons has a bunch of cool projects for kids to try out with the science behind it explained simply: home-made ice cream, a PVC pipe marshmallow shooter, a hippo farter (!), an electric motor and a soda bottle rocket. 

The graphics are so full of pow and the explanations so simple that you’re going to want to grab your kids and get to some excellent, hands-on science with a quickness. 

Image Source: Laughing Squid

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