Elena is able to simulate situations involving pathogens and the human body to explain to readers how the two interact as well as call forth various historically significant incidents involving disease (such as the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1793). In this title that's reminiscent of the "Magic School Bus" series, scientist Elena uses a futuristic interactive technology that enables her to verbally communicate with viruses, bacteria, and leukocytes. They scoff at Elena’s pleas for turning their amazing ability to ravage humanity into positive uses of their powers, such as fighting cancer and creating new vaccines.Gr 4–8-With bold and colorful graphics, Koch tackles the complex world of germs and the human body's incredible immune system, which is designed to combat them.
Bubonic and Yellow watch with glee as their brethren destroy lives through the ages. We follow their journey (via hologram) over time as they look at the devastating effects of plague and disease across the world. While within the CHAMBER (Center for Holographic Advanced Microorganism and Bioengineering Research) she meets Bubonic Plague and Yellow Fever, and tries to change their passion for infection into a symbiotic relationship designed to heal. Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield, written and illustrated by Falynn Koch, introduces Elena, a researcher conducting an active simulation called ECHO (Education Control Hologram Overseer), set in her own body. With the increasing ubiquity of visual information, students must learn to process and respond to visual content, and comics are an incredibly effective medium for exploring visual literacy.
Educators and librarians agree that visual literacy is an extremely important facet of a modern student’s education. In recent years, comics have found a home in libraries and classrooms across America. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!
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