The Science of Basketball with Max Axiom, Super Scientist

by Nikole Brooks Bethea, Tomás Aranda (Illustrator), Maurizio Campidelli (Illustrator)

Overview

A last second pass followed by a mighty heave toward the basket. The buzzer sounds. Three points scored!  What's behind it all? Science! Let Max Axiom, Super Scientist, explain the science behind a layup, the right way to do a jump shot, and much, much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491460887
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Science of Sports with Max Axiom Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,064,497
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Maurizio Campidelli is an Italian illustrator whose interest in art began after he broke his leg as a child. While spending months in bed, he read comic books and fell in love with their amazing adventures filled with humor, action, and fantastical worlds. Inspired by Marvel Comics of the 1970s, he began creating his own art and, after years of practice, eventually began working professionally for advertising agencies, publishers, and graphic design studios in Italy. In 2010, his artwork began appearing outside of Italy thanks to Advocate Art. Today, Maurizio lives in Rimini, a famous tourist city on the east coast of Italy. When he’s not drawing, he loves spending time on the beach, running and biking on the boardwalk, and watching magnificent Italian sunsets when the weather is pleasant. If it’s raining, watching movies and TV series is his favorite pastime.

Children's author Nikole Brooks Bethea is a licensed professional engineer. She received a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida. Through her writing, she hopes to inspire a child's interest in science.

Table of Contents

The game — Moving on the court — Shooting — Ball handling.

Interviews

Explains the science behind readers' favorite sports in graphic novel format. Visual effects such as x-ray and super speed bring science to life and make the information easily accessible to readers.

Editorial Reviews

Organized into four volumes: basketball, football, baseball, and hockey, these books connect what students are doing in school with what they are doing after school.

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