The Whirlwind World of Hurricanes with Max Axiom, Super Scientist

Max Axiom Super Scientist #3

by Katherine E. Krohn

In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explores the science and history behind hurricanes.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2010

About the author

Katherine Elizabeth Krohn is an American author.
Born in Bitburg, Germany to American-born parents. Krohn is a prolific writer of books for children and young adults. Writing for young reader's series such as USA Today Lifeline Biographies and A&E Biography (published by Lerner Publishing Group), her works include many well-reviewed titles, such as the Carter G. Woodson Honor Book Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, and the Oregon Book Award contender Women of the Wild West. In recent years, Krohn ventured from the biographical format to create graphic science and graphic history titles for Capstone Press and Gale Cengage Learning. She has authored metaphysical titles about fortune-telling and ghosts, fiction, and books about contemporary social issues.
Krohn lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Reviews

[wildct2003 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good basic information

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pure non-fiction graphic title. We enter Super Scientist, Max Axiom's lab where he proceeds to tell us about hurricanes. Though Max does have several super abilities such as x-ray vision and shrinking to the size of atoms, he does not use any of these abilities in this volume except that he can travel from one place to another very quickly and travel into the past. Which he does, as he takes the reader all over to special science and weather stations that study and predict hurricanes. Plus taking us back to see some of the US's worst hurricanes from one in Galveston Texas, 1900 to Katrina in 2005. There are fact boxes every now and then telling more information on a specific topic, a page at the end that lists various information about the topic and the book has an index. An enjoyable and interesting concept for a hi-low reader that imparts a nice dose of science. The book will be most appreciated for use in the classroom or for readers who already have an interest in the subject matter. Reading Level Gr. 3-4. Interest Level Gr. 3-9.

[Ashlee · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are great for boys that are interested in comics - facts are presented in a comic style that is fun for kids.

[Margaret Boling · Rating 3 out of 5]

10/18/2022 ~ Informative. The graphic format lends itself to diagrams that help explain hurricanes and weather prediction.