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GRAPHIC NOVELS IN YOUR MEDIA CENTER
A DEFINITIVE GUIDE |
| By: |
Allyson Lyga, Barry Lyga |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£35.00 |
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£33.25 |
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£1.75 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1591581427 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781591581420 |
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| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
30 June, 2004 |
| Edition: |
Annotated edition |
| Pages: |
200 |
| Description: |
Contains lesson plans linked to school curriculums for all ages plus a discussion of why graphic novels are useful with certains types of readers, particularly boys and reluctant readers. It features helpful information and lists for collection development including reviews, reviewing sources and websites. |
| Synopsis: |
This ultimate guide to collecting and using graphic novels in a school library is written by an elementary librarian out of her experience as a teacher librarian who uses graphic novels in her library media center for instruction and to advance pleasure reading. Her husband and co-author is employed by the comic book industry and is very knowledgeable about the history and development of this increasingly popular type of book. The book contains lesson plans linked to school curriculums for all ages plus a discussion of why graphic novels are useful with certain types of readers, particularly boys and reluctant readers. It feature helpful information and lists for collection development including reviews, reviewing sources, jobbers, Web sties and publisher contact information and posits reasons to help the librarian defend the use of graphic novels with students. Chapters about partnerships with local comic book stores and interviews with librarian users add to this title's usefulness. Illustrated with pages from popular graphic novels, this book will pique the interest of librarians and teachers who just love to read. |
| Illustrations: |
1, black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Libraries Unlimited Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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