{"product_id":"graphic-novels-in-your-media-allyson-lyga-9781591581420","title":"Graphic Novels in Your Media Center: A Definitive Guide","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allyson Lyga,Barry Lyga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1591581427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591581420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Libraries Unlimited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.94h x 8.64w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 911\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 82","brand":"Allyson Lyga","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065725628671,"sku":"9781591581420","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dbdbdc2-6cff-4f5a-80f3-8619f0d91023.jpg?v=1768676850","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/graphic-novels-in-your-media-allyson-lyga-9781591581420","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}