I cannot recommend this series enough! They are perfect for getting children (and adults) interested in reading and learning! I love the whole series, and this one did not disappoint.

Thank you NetGalley and First Second for allowing me to view this book in exchange for an honest review.

I love science comics and the kids do, too! There is so much information packed into this book.

When her sister Fahama is abducted by a mad scientist, Nour can't get anyone to help find out what happened. But Fahama is keeping the scientist busy by having him explain the complex workings of the brain. If he wants her brain, he will have to work to get it.

My 9 year old daughter, who loves comics/graphic novels and science, was highly amused by this book. Thanks so much for the opportunity to read and review this. She says she will recommend it to all of her friends!

This is a wonderful series that promotes lots of science concepts in good terms with lots of great art that makes it appealing and easy to understand for children and people of all ages. I definitely recommend them!

This book would make an awesome addition to my classroom library. I love the diversity of characters. Students learn about the brain in such a fun way!

bookshelves: middle-grades, non-fiction, netgalley


Hang on reader... Tony Woolcott’s, The Brain is packed with a passel of information, (pun intended), and it’s a graphic novel. Even better, right? The brigh, fun and sometimes a bit gross drawings jump out and enhance the intricate information.

The story behind the information presented, is about Nour who wants to sell the most cookies for her Woodland Adventure Troop. Her sister Fahama is helping her. They split up in the effort to double the cookie sales. Fahama knocks on the door of a old mansion and lands in the clutches of a mad but, nice scientist and his sidekick. They say they plan to remove Nour’s brain so they can study and learn from it. What’s wrong with that? Well first off Fahama is still living! In the effort to stall them, she asks a lot of questions about the brain, what it does, how it does things, what it is made of, the role of the various parts, etc. The two scientists are of course, sucked in.

This book gives many facts that you have never heard of or at least don’t remember from biology class. Wait to be wowed by that organ seemingly resting between your ears. I found myself referring quite often to the glossary. Thank you Tony Woolcott for including a glossary.

I can hardly begin to tell the vast information that awaits you reader. Everything from from the make up of a cell to the role of the spinal cord. Saying all this, I was somewhat overwhelmed and at times overloaded with brain facts. Just the right, cerebral reader will have the patience to stick with it to the end. The fun graphics greatly help with the stickitivity. (I made that word up.)

If you’re interested in the human body, this is for YOU!

There is a lot of information in this graphic novel. Nour wants to sell the most cookies for her Woodland Adventure Troop. Her sister Fahama is helping her. When they split up, Fahama ends up in a old mansion with a mad scientist and his sidekick. They want to take her brain to study. While trying to stall them, she asks a lot of questions about the brain, what it does, how it does things, what it is made of, the role of the various parts etc. This book gives so many facts, definitions etc. from the make up of a cell to the role of the spinal cord that I was a bit overwhelmed with all the vocabulary and information and I am an adult. This could be overload for some readers but it is a fun way to present the information to middle grade students. There is a glossary at the back that I was constantly checking while reading. If someone is interested in the brain, or if this is a topic being studied, this could be used as an introduction or overview, but I think more time would have to be spent on the various areas if this information was going to be retained. If it is just to read and maybe pick some information up, then this would definitely be an interesting way to learn some things about the nervous system.

If only all textbooks could be as fun as this! Science Comics: The Brain is an entertaining and engaging way to learn about our most critical organ. With diverse characters and a fun side story, The Brain takes the reader on a fun adventure of learning and cookie selling. When Fahama’s sister Nour talks her into selling cookies door-to-door to help her win the “Junior Vice President of Marketing and Sales” patch, Fahama thinks it’s a simple task. After falling into a trap at a haunted house, it turns into a battle of wits against Dr. Cerebrum, an evil scientist who is really a brain in a robot. To keep Dr. Cerebrum from taking her brain for research purposes, Fahama keeps the doctor talking about his favorite subject-the human brain. Along the way we learn all about the brain’s structure, development, and many functions. Full of fascinating facts and many mentions of snot, this will be a very appealing read for children.