Graphic Novels in Your Media Center: A Definitive Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591581420)

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.

Author: Allyson Lyga,Barry Lyga
ISBN-10: 1591581427
ISBN-13: 9781591581420
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2004
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 10.94h x 8.64w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 12/01/2004 pg. 179
Booklist 01/01/2005 pg. 911
Kliatt 03/01/2005 pg. 36
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2005 pg. 82