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Reviewed by: Taylor Coonelly, Elementary School Librarian Title: Science Comics: Deep - Sea Creatures
Author: Mike Lawrence
Publisher: First Second
Year: 2025 Good for Grades: 3-8 Genre/Type of Book: Graphic Novel/Nonfiction
Content Warnings, or things that other School Librarians should be aware of: N/A
Recommended for a school library: Yes Reason(s) for choosing the book: I received an ARC from the publishers, but my thoughts are completely my own
If you were tasked by the publisher with writing a short quote for the back cover of this book, what would it be:
From the popular nonfiction graphic novel series comes this undersea adventure into the depths that continue to remain a mystery to scientists
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Review:
From the popular nonfiction graphic novel series comes this undersea adventure into the depths that continue to remain a mystery to scientists. This book begins with a short story of a seahorse family, where one of the little seahorses (named Ryder) stays behind with his father because he is scared of the big ocean ahead of him. His father, with the help of other sea creatures met along the way, illustrates what the ocean is like beyond their home, focusing specifically on what lurks beneath in dark waters. This graphic novel highlights different creatures that have adapted to little light, intense water pressure and food constraints: giant isopods, colossal squids, lampreys, anglerfish, and more. This comic explores where these creatures originated, and how they came to adapt to survive in the world of the deep sea.
This graphic novel (and the series it belongs to) takes scientific concepts that kids are interested in and creates an informative novel in an appealing format. Graphic novels are an incredible way for kids to read and build multiple literacies, and these comic books add to that by using informational facts. This particular graphic novel has a fun narrator, with little but-ins and comments that are made to make kids laugh, with illustrations that are eye-catching. Kids would absolutely be enticed to pick this book up, because of the cover and the hyper-specific content focus.
I love this series of graphic novels, and this newest addition is no different. These could be used in a variety of ways for upper elementary students: as an informational text for fact finding, as an example of graphic novel formatting highlighting elements like text bubbles, panes, and the integration of nonfiction with these elements, or as a simple read for fun.
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**This title will be released on 3/18/2025**
For more information about this book, see the Publisher's Website