Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced electronic copy of this book. This informative nonfiction graphic novel is a wonderful addition to any science curriculum.

This would be a fantastic book for an older child with a sibling in the NICU. It demystifies the unfamiliar machines while also providing comfort.

I like the book format for this subject matter, but I think it would be beneficial to cut some of the history down in order to incorporate how exactly the machine helps premies continue to develop outside of their mom's body

This graphic novel covers the history of incubators and the people who contributed to their invention. I was surprised by how many premature babies did not survive before incubators were common. The graphic novel very clearly explained both the historical aspects of the development of incubators and the scientific reasoning behind their usefulness. I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in science and medicine as well as children who may have a sibling in an incubator.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Brief straightforward non-fiction graphic novel about the development of incubators and the ways incubators have helped premature babies survive. I liked the overall arc of the history, but it would have been interesting to have more of a discussion of the ethics of the Coney Island incubator display and maybe ot hear about the lives of some of the kids saved by an incubator!

Delve into the history and progression of the invention of the incubator and its use in giving premature babies a fighting chance. Presented in graphic novel style, this book is a great informational resource on the men who worked together and built off one another to create incubators to help save infants born prematurely. I liked that the book doesn’t just talk about the invention but also spotlights the inventors. 5 stars for the information, 4 stars for the illustrations. The babies look like tiny adults rather than babies and it’s a little creepy.

I think this would be a really beneficial book for an older child with a sibling in the NICU. It demystifies the foreign machines while offering comfort.

Fascinating! I had no idea of the history behind incubators and this was a very clear, accessible way to learn the story behind the invention and its adoption. The language and layout were easy to follow and there's a glossary at the end for further reference.

This would make a wonderful STEM enrichment book for students in the middle grades or older and would be a great addition to elementary and middle school libraries.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

4 stars

Incubators: A Graphic History by Paige V. Polinsky is an informational graphic novel. It explains why a baby might need to be in an incubator, how incubators were first invented, and how they became used in hospitals today. The graphic novel specifically mentions Dr Courney, who had a traveling exhibit of incubators. That history was fascinating! The illustrations are very helpful and realistic, but not scary. It also includes a helpful glossary that a children can reference if they don’t know a word. I think this book would be great for someone interested in medicine or a child who has a young family member (or friend) in the NICU.


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More proof that comics can do a lot. The images and text in this book work well together and I love that this is an info-text visual book.

Easy to read and not too technical. Gives a great historical account of how incubators came about and the impact they’ve made for premature babies. Interesting facts and illustrations help to make the concept easier to understand.

As a mother of a 32-week premature daughter, I was very optimistic reading the graphic novel, “Incubators.” What an incredible opportunity to bring this topic to a level that our youth can understand, and through a graphic novel—even better! I enjoyed the novel sharing the history of the “incubator” and how medical history has evolved for preemies. The author kept it simple enough but also brought in some higher level thinking topics. There were some things that did not deliver, however. Incubators is not what they are now called. This should certainly be mentioned in the novel, especially if this were to be given to an older sibling of a preemie. They are called Isolates. In addition, what everyday isolates look like and what you can expect to see in them would be great information to include in the end. I do appreciate the glossary for young readers to reference. Although this graphic novel fell a bit short for me due to my inside knowledge, the concept is such a good one. It just needs a bit of editing and fine tuning!

"How to hatch a human" perfectly summarizes this book, wonderfully chronicling of the history and difference that the incubator has made in our world, while also highlighting how this life saving invention is still out of reach for many.

When I was carrying my second child, never did I think I wouldn't be carrying him to full-term. It was an extremely harrowing experience for my family as my son was born 3lbs 4oz at 28 weeks. As soon as he was delivered, a nurse came up to me, told me to give him a kiss, and whisked him away so that the NICU team could take care of him.

Due to the nature of my delivery, I lost 40% of my blood and I had to undergo a small surgery which resulted me in staying at the ICU to monitor my blood levels. All this meant that I couldn't see my son for a few days. I only saw pictures of him in an incubator that my husband took. After I got the OK from doctors that I could walk around, the first thing I did was go to see my son in the NICU and there he was, so tiny and fragile-looking in his little spaceship-looking incubator that kept him warm and safe from the rest of the world.

Incubators are such an amazing invention. This graphic novel helped me understand the origins of it (of taking care of premature babies, even!) and increased my overall respect for the amazing nurses and doctors.

Thanks @lernerbooks and @netgalley for providing me this ARC.

This book was really interesting and educational! The inventing of the incubator is a wild ride and was depicted wonderfully in this graphic novel. I think kids of all ages and adults will enjoy this story. Definitely recommend.

Never been one for illustrated textbooks but I admit, this is one of the best ways to tell people a simple way about an important topic.

First of all, I'd like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Incubators: A Graphic History is a short graphic novel about the history of incubators, and it features truly amazing facts about how they were invented.
This graphic novel is very instructive and has great illustrations, so it will be a pleasant read for readers of all ages.

This was a cute little story. It told the history behind the Incubators and how they were able to make enough profit to keep making them. I think this is a perfect book to teach children about Preemie babies, if their parents have one or if they just want them to understand different ways babies meet this earth. It was a quick read to, which is perfect for the younger demographic. I loved it!

Almost every family has had a preemie. We have a great-niece who weighed 14 ounces at birth, she’s six now! A grandson spent his first few days in an incubator in the NICU. Incubators are essential!
We learn about incubators in this graphic historical book. It was fascinating to see how some exhibits were set up for paying visitors to see the babies inside incubators.
I wondered if the book would explain how too much oxygen led to blindness, it did. I wish the book had explained how nurses discovered babies could be fed through their noses.
Embrace Nest was invented in 2008 and spread around the world beginning in 2010.
This book should be in every school library for children who may happen to have a sibling in an incubator.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Incubators by Paige V. Polinsky and Josep Rural is a children's graphic novel that would make a great addition to any elementary or middle school's science curriculum. The 36-page book revolves around the invention of incubators in response to the many births of premature babies all over the world. There were a lot of facts that I was surprised about, such as how 1 in 10 babies are born premature. I was also surprised about how they found out that feeding babies through the nose was a good idea. I would definitely have been too scared to be the first one to try that!

Overall, Incubators is a great children's graphic novel about science and history. I can envision teachers using it in classes to teach elementary and middle school students. The book itself was interesting, and I also learned a lot that I did not know before. For example, I had no idea that the inventor of incubators used to charge admissions for people to see preemies in the incubators. The invention of the incubator is definitely a fascinating story. If you're intrigued by the synopsis, or if you're a fan of children's graphic novels, you won't regret checking out this book when it comes out in January!