Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2473777 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.26 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Review
"Graphic Novels in Your Media Center offers not only guidance to make your collection appealing to readers but also potentially keeps you off the P&C 'hitlist' by offering a safe path between all the soft-core porn and blood-letting violence....[a] very practical and insightful book."-Synergy