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Graphic novels in your school library /

Title
Graphic novels in your school library / Jesse Karp ; illustrated by Rush Kress.
Author
Karp, Jesse.
Publication
Chicago : American Library Association, c2012.

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TextUse in library PN6710 .K28 2012Off-site

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Description
xi, 146 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
Summary
To dismiss the educational potential of the graphic novel is to throw away a golden opportunity to reach out to young readers. Learn how the format has become entwined in our culture, and the ways graphic novels can be used in the library and in the classroom.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-132) and index.
Contents
What is a graphic novel and why should you care? -- How do graphic novels work? -- Disreputable pictures : a brief word about manga -- The comic book -- The graphic novel -- Preschool through grade 8 -- Grades 9 through 12 -- Learning about the form -- Graphic novels for discussion.
ISBN
  • 9780838910894 (alk. paper)
  • 0838910890 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2011026353
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library