Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Biology
Paul Mason · 2022
78/100
👍 Worth It
Comic Strip Science takes a genuinely smart approach — silly narrative strips that sneak real biology into kids' brains while they're busy laughing — and illustrator Jess Bradley's Blue Peter Award win is meaningful evidence the visuals deliver. Covering the human body, animals, and plants in one volume gives young readers a broad, connected picture of life science rather than a narrow slice. The format does trade depth for breadth, but for an 8-year-old this is the right call.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
📚 Buy the book ↗📱 Read on Kindle ↗🎧 Listen on Audible ↗ affiliate links · support the site, never the verdict
As an Amazon Associate and Audible affiliate, Penny earns from qualifying purchases. This never affects the verdict — see our affiliate disclosure.
Show the math
Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance72
craft80
originality78
accuracy80
hype75
age-fit88
human-eye76
Penny’s verdict78
Cross-pollinate