Spring 2023

Avicenna and the Book of Medicine

From the Series Graphic Science Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

Avicenna was a physician and philosopher in an era known as the Islamic Golden Age. His works, such as the early medical encyclopedia The Canon of Medicine, were groundbreaking texts that scholars and healers read for centuries afterward. This graphic biography explores the life and inspirations behind Avicenna’s greatly influential projects.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 6
Genre Graphic Novels, Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, STEM
Copyright 2023
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 40
Publication Date 2023-02-07
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF062010, JNF024020, JNF007030
Dewey 181/.5
Dimensions 9 x 7
Lexile 680
Guided Reading Level Y
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Original artwork, Table of contents, Timeline, and Websites

Author, Illustrator: Jordi Bayarri Dolz

Jordi Bayarri is a freelance comic-book artist based in Valencia, Spain.