Incubators
A Graphic History

As a mother of a 32-week premature daughter, I was very optimistic reading the graphic novel, “Incubators.” What an incredible opportunity to bring this topic to a level that our youth can understand, and through a graphic novel—even better! I enjoyed the novel sharing the history of the “incubator”......more

Incubators: A Graphic History, written by Paige V. Polinsky and illustrated by Josep Rural, is currently scheduled for release on January 1 2022. When babies are born early, they often have trouble surviving. But special containers called incubators help babies grow by keeping them warm and protecte......more

Welcome Back! Somehow the holiday season is already upon us and that is kind of amazing to think about! The year has somehow flown by and I still have so much reading I would like to accomplish. Recently, I was in a graphic novel mood, I have two or three longer graphic novel series that I am not cur......more

'Incubators: A Graphic History' by Paige V. Polinsky with illustrations by Josep Rural is a graphic novel history of incubators for babies who are born early. This tells the story of the development of infant incubators. To fund them, the technology and babies were put on display first in Europe, the......more

Fascinating! I had no idea of the history behind incubators and this was a very clear, accessible way to learn the story behind the invention and its adoption. The language and layout were easy to follow and there's a glossary at the end for further reference. This would make a wonderful STEM enrich......more