Graphic Novels 07/01/2009
Elementary and Middle School DUMAS, Alexandre . The Three Musketeers . vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-59961-594-3 . DUMAS, Alexandre . High Treason . vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-59961-595-0 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Iron Mask . vol 3. ISBN 978-1-59961-596-7 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Man In the Iron Mask . vol. 4. ISBN 978-1-59961-597-4 .
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Comics Without the Smudges Brigid Alverson - 05/06/2009 Comics, they’re not just on paper any more. Over the past few years, webcomics have emerged as an important new medium and an inexpensive way to expand your library’s collection far beyond its physical boundaries. Most people think of webcomics as four-panel gag strips such as the library-themed Unshelved, but the medium is much broader than that.
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Graphic Novels 05/01/2009
Elementary APPIGNANESI, Richard , adapt. Othello illus. by Ryuta Osada. 207p. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet 2009. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8350-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up–Osada has populated his version of Othello with a bestiary of part-animal, part-monster characters with third eyes; second sets of arms, wings, and tattoos; and sadomasochistic or infernal ove...
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Graphic Novels 03/01/2009
Elementary and Middle School AOKI, Ume . Sunshine Sketch . vol. 2. tr. from Japanese by Satsuki Yamashita. 116p. (Sunshine Sketch). Yen Pr. 2008. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-7595-2902-1 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7–10—This quaint, softhearted tale presents small snapshots of four students attending a high school for the arts in Japan and of their lives as seemingly simple events stre...
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Reviews: Graphic Novels 01/01/2009
Elementary and Middle School ARIWARA, Yura . Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo . vol. 1. adapt. & tr. from Japanese by Gemma Collinge. illus. by Mahiro Maeda. 224p. Del Rey . 2008. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-0-345-50520-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up—Ariwara gives Alexander Dumas's classic novel of adventure and intrigue a unique sci-fi/gothic angle.
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Graphic Novels 11/01/2008
Elementary and Middle School ASHIHARA, Hinako . Sand Chronicles . vol. 1. tr. from Japanese by Kinami Watabe. illus. by author. unpaged. (Shojo Beat Manga Series). glossary. Viz Media . 2008. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-1477-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up—After her parents' divorce, 12-year-old Ann and her mother move from Tokyo to the country to live with her grandmother.
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Don’t Bother Me, I’m Reading: Graphic Nonfiction for Middle Schoolers By Peter Gutiérrez - 11/01/2008
While recently working in an elementary school, a very excited media specialist rushed up to me. “I hear you’re teaching a class about graphic novels,” she said. “That’s great, because these days my kids can’t get enough of them. Let me show you some of the titles they’re inhaling.
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BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
2008 National Book Awards Nominees in the young people's literature category graced the red carpet on Awards night Nov. 20, 2008.
The Buzz Nov. 2008 So the economy’s gone south, you still need your gadgets.
Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince. DVD. 11:56 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Colman Communications. Dist. by 100% Educational Media (schoolvideos.com). 2008. $39.95.
K-Gr 4–While this animated Mexican fairy tale will be new to most viewers, the story contains familiar elements from such popular tales as “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Puss in Boots.”
Let them eat cake! Library aide Shanta Ramkhelawan (left), librarian Camina Raphael, and Colleen McCrea, head of the children's library, served delectable dessert to more than 130 people celebrating the 85th anniversary of the historic Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library in Westbury, NY. Upon opening its doors in 1924 it was only the third children's library in the world.
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