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Lyga, an elementary school teacher and media specialist, shows teachers and librarians how they can use graphic novels to encourage reading and support the curriculum. Her guide contains lesson plans linked to curriculums for all ages and includes lists for collection development. The guide also provides information on reviews, jobbers, Web sites, and publishers; tips for partnering with comic book stores; and interviews with librarians who use graphic novels. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This ultimate guide to collecting and using graphic novels in a school library is written by an elementary librarian who uses graphic novels in her library media center for instruction and to advance pleasure reading. The book contains lesson plans linked to school curricula for all ages, plus a discussion of why graphic novels are useful with certain types of readers, particularly boys and reluctant readers. It features helpful information and lists for collection development--including reviews, reviewing sources, jobbers, Web sites and publisher contact information--and posits reasons to help the librarian defend the use of graphic novels with students.
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