The Cartoon Guide to Biology

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From New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonick and Davidson College biology professor David Wessner comes this comprehensive and humorous cartoon guide to topics in biology

Did you faint when your middle school science teacher asked you to dissect a frog Do you think DNA stands for Dont Know the Answer Do you still cling to the belief that osmosis was the name of Ozzy Osbournes last tour If you said yes to any of these questionsor even if you didntthen you need The Cartoon Guide to Biology.

The latest from New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonickwriting with Davidson College biology professor David Wessneris a hilarious and informative handbook to the science of life. From the inner workings of the cell, to the magic of gene expression, to the Krebs and Calvin cycles, to sexual and asexual reproduction, The Cartoon Guide to Biology uses simple, clear, humorous illustrations to make biologys most complex concepts understandable and entertaining. Whether youre peering into the microscope for the first time or brushing up after decades of de-evolution, this book has you covered.

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An enjoyable, immersive experience. ... Deliver[s] the goods. ... Hard to resist. Comics Grinder If only school science books were like The Cartoon Guide to Biology, at least a little, maybe science and students would come together and engage more often. ComicBookBin An invaluable resource. Brooklyn Digest A hilarious and informative cartoon guide to all things biology. ... An excellent resource. Midwest Book Review A hilarious romp through chemistry and biology. ... The quirky cartoons and anthropomorphism not only produce a laugh but do make these complex concepts a little easier to grasp. ...A fun way to learn the science of life. New York Journal of Books

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Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. He wrote his first guide, Blood from a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform, in 1977. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and he is staff cartoonist for Muse magazine.