The Terrific Tale of Television Technology: Max Axiom STEM Adventures

by Tammy Enz, Joe St. Pierre (Illustrator)

Overview

You watch your television every day, but how does it actually work? Max Axiom has the answers. Join Max as he explores the science and engineering behind television technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476534589
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/07/2013
Series:	Max Axiom STEM Adventures Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	406,340
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	GN820L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Tammy Enz holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and has written dozens of books on science and engineering topics for young people.

Joe has illustrated for Marvel and DC Comics, and has the distinction of penciling the most #1 issues featuring SPIDER-MAN and/or the Spider-Man family. Joe and the Pop Art Properties Studio also work in the fields of commercial illustration, intellectual property design and storyboards for Animation and Video Games. Clients have included MTV, Capstone, Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sony, PBS, The Amazing Kreskin and Activision. He is the co-creator and illustrator of the FABIEN COUSTEAU EXPEDITIONS, a graphic novel series released in 2019. Joe’s publishing company, Astronaut Ink, highlights his own creator-owned properties BOLD BLOOD, MEGAHURTZ® and most recently NEW ZODIAX. Websites www.astronautink.com www.popartproperties.com

Editorial Reviews

The colorful cartoon panels that tell Max's story and allow him to share his knowledge with readers are appealing, and show the practical side to technology.

Reading Today Online

11/01/2013
Gr 2–4—Max Axiom, super scientist and Laurence Fishburne lookalike, returns to explain more modern-tech wonders in this fresh set of graphic novel-style episodes. For instance, in Combustion Engine, he breaks down the history and components of the subject for a young relative with a report to write. And in Cell Phone, he squires a buddy from a dead zone in the Grand Canyon to the top of a cell-phone tower. The cartoon art is blurry and wooden, but students with writing assignments will get plenty of help from the lucid explanations, clearly labeled diagrams, and end matter, which includes additional facts and critical-thinking questions.

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