Spring 2026

Drones

A Graphic History

From the Series Amazing Inventions

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

The history of drones is as fascinating as it is complicated. Each year brings new innovations.

From the early 1900s to now, drones, or UAVs (unpiloted aerial vehicles), have been used for a wide variety of purposes, ranging from warfare to synchronized entertainment to exploring other planets like Mars. This graphic novel reveals the pivotal moments and important inventors that ushered the technology into the modern age—and beyond.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Graphic Novels, Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Engineering, STEM: Technology
Copyright 2026
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2026-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF062030, JNF051010, JNF061010
Dewey 629.133/39
Dimensions 7 x 9
Guided Reading Level V
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Original artwork, Source notes, and Table of contents

Author: Emma Carlson-Berne

Emma Carlson Berne has written and edited more than two dozen books for young people. She holds a master’s degree in composition and rhetoric from Miami University. Emma lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two sons. Visit her online at emmacarlsonberne.com.

Illustrator: Sareki López

Sareki López is a Tlaxcalan and Mexican artist whose passion for drawing was born at a young age. Drawing evolved from a hobby to her passion and then obsession. Her unique art style is marked by fantasy and the Japanese manga style, creating an amalgamation with Mexican culture. This has led her to represent Mexico at various international events, including the Angouleme Festival in France, considered the world’s most important festival of sequential art.