Science Comics: Elephants: Living Large

Ages 9 to 13

Have you herd? Science Comics: Elephants is the next volume in First Second's middle-grade nonfiction STEM series!

There’s a lot to love about elephants—from their massive size and floppy ears to their twisting trunks and long tusks! And the more you get to know about their clever minds and caring hearts, the more you realize humans and elephants have much in common!

In this volume of Science Comics, we follow an eight-year-old elephant named Duni. Her family means everything to her: protection, stability, wisdom, and a ton of fun. But her idyllic life is beginning to shift and crack. The herd’s matriarch is getting older, her brother has been wandering off, and rifts are forming between the ones she loves most. Is Duni's family on the verge of falling apart?

About the Author

Jason Viola lives in Massachusetts, where he co-founded the Boston Comic Arts Foundation and helps produce comics festivals throughout the region. He is also the author of Science Comics: Elephants, Science Comics: The Digestive System, and Science Comics: Polar Bears. Jason lives outside Boston with his wife and son.

Falynn Koch was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. Her other books from First Second include Science Comics: Bats, Science Comics: Plagues, History Comics: The Wild Mustang (with writer Chris Duffy), Maker Comics: Bake Like a Pro!, and History Comics: The National Parks.