Latta, Sara Smash! Exploring the Mysteries of the
Universe with the Large Hadron Collider 71 pgs. Graphic Universe (Lerner),
2017. $11.99. Content: G.
This graphic novel features two cousins Nick and Sophie spending
some time at CERN. Sophie is good at science and Nick is good at art, in fact
his making a comic and needs a superhero character idea. Sophie takes Nick on a
tour (part in the imagination) during which Nick (and the reader) learn all
about Atoms, Quarks, the supercollider and more, as part of a bigger discussion
on what is the universe made of. Features black and white comic book style illustrations.
This is a complex book that is just stuffed with science
information that I haven’t touched since high school. It dives in rather
quickly and rapidly became super confusing due to my lack of familiarity with
these concepts. I think it could work for readers that have been studying the
topic in depth, who may find that graphic novel focus on a visuals a good way
to relate to the information and/or review it. I do not think it is a great way
to introduce the concepts. As for the illustrations, I felt very cheated when I
found they were all in black and white but the cover was color.
MS –OPTIONAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian &
Author.
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