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eutheria's review against another edition
5.0
My 8yo is on a kick where he wants me to read graphic novels out loud. Since they’ve been around 200 pages, I’m counting them
books_n_pickles's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely essential reading for anyone who has or loves cats! I've lived with them for most of my life and I still learned tons.
This comic isn't just a fact dump; we follow the story of Bean, a homeless kitten turned internet celebrity, as she explains how her rise from survival to super-stardom couldn't have happened without her keen predatory instincts (nature) and ability to adapt to social environments from solitude to kitty crowds to beloved pet (nurture). It's a super cute way to get tons of information--and answers to so many questions I've had over the years but had just written off as adorable, inexplicable quirks.
For those of you more canine-inclined, Andy Hirsch has also done a Science Comic about dogs. I haven't read that one, but I'd been looking forward to Cats ever since it first came up in the metadata audit seven months ago. I am delighted to say that it's so much more interesting and wonderful than I even expected. Go forth and learn!
This comic isn't just a fact dump; we follow the story of Bean, a homeless kitten turned internet celebrity, as she explains how her rise from survival to super-stardom couldn't have happened without her keen predatory instincts (nature) and ability to adapt to social environments from solitude to kitty crowds to beloved pet (nurture). It's a super cute way to get tons of information--and answers to so many questions I've had over the years but had just written off as adorable, inexplicable quirks.
For those of you more canine-inclined, Andy Hirsch has also done a Science Comic about dogs. I haven't read that one, but I'd been looking forward to Cats ever since it first came up in the metadata audit seven months ago. I am delighted to say that it's so much more interesting and wonderful than I even expected. Go forth and learn!
redbirdwings's review against another edition
5.0
Science Comics: Cats was a such a cute and informative book. I thought myself practically expert on cats from having them around in my life for a couple decades, but I learned a fair bit from this book. This is a wonderful introduction to cat care and the comprehension of our feline friends and their seeming craziness. The art is well done and the text is easy to follow. I would put this reading material on the same level as Jackson Galaxy and his own impressive work with cats.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
nedasaurus's review against another edition
5.0
Listen, it's a graphic novel about cats. And despite being packed with facts, there's never a dull moment (because the narrator is, ingeniously, a cat)!
holtkaren's review against another edition
4.0
great informational children's graphic novel. I learned alot. Not for the struggling reader.
alys's review
4.0
Excellent! An informative look at cats and domestication. I liked this one a lot more than the Science Comics: Dogs, I think they had a much better handle on the potential audience. The science was more upper elementary than the high-school genetics in Dogs, with a focus on cats in particular, and only touching on the broader concept of nature/nurture, which I thought was an appropriate choice. The framing story of a stray cat narrating her life story was also well-thought out and provided natural segues into the science without wrenching us from story to science and back again.
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