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Graphic novels and education

Last Updated: 5-Jun-2015

This guide is for those who are interested in the use of graphic novels in education and for those who want to know some of the graphic novels in Cubberley Library.

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Subjects

Children's literature
Education

Related guides

Children's books recently received by Cubberley Library

Background information

Handbook of research on children's and young adult literature / edited by Shelby A. Wolf ... [et al.].
New York : Routledge, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reference (non-circulating) » PS121 .H22 2011
See especially Chapter 18 "Comics and Graphic Novels" pp. 256-274.
Cover image of Wham!
Wham! : teaching with graphic novels across the curriculum / William G. Brozo, Gary Moorman, Carla K. Meyer ; foreword by Stergios Botzakis.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.9 .C59 B76 2014
The power of scriptwriting! : teaching essential writing skills through podcasts, graphic novels, movies, and more / Peter Gutiérrez.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1576 .G88 2014
Graphic novels and comics in the classroom : essays on the educational power of sequential art / edited by Carrye Kay Syma and Robert G. Weiner ; foreword by Robert V. Smith ; afterword by Mel Gibson.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.9 .C59 G73 2013
Fantasy media in the classroom : essays on teaching with film, television, literature, graphic novels, and video games / edited by Emily Dial-Driver, Sally Emmons and Jim Ford.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1043 .F27 2012
Cover image of The graphic novel classroom
The graphic novel classroom : powerful teaching and learning with images / Maureen Bakis ; foreword by James Bucky Carter.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.9 .C59 B35 2012

Graphic novels/nonfiction

In addition to Cubberley Library, you will find graphic novels in Green Library, East Asia Library, and SAL3.  Many in fiction are shelved under PN6727, but they are popping up in other subject areas, as well.

Art

Cover image of Drawing from memory
Drawing from memory / Allen Say.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » NC975.5 .S39 A2 2011
Awards: Sibert Honor Book, 2012; Ages 10-15; Autobiography, gr. 5-8

Folklore & mythology

The odyssey : a graphic novel / by Gareth Hinds.
1st ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .H52 O39 2010
Lexile measure 840; Ages 12 and up; Gr.9-12
Trickster : [Native American tales : a graphic collection / edited by Matt Dembicki].
Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c2010.
Green Library » Stacks » E98 .F6 T73 2010
Gr.8-12

History and biography

Sisters / Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Braden Lamb.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » HQ759.96 .T46 2014
Lexile measure GN290L; Ages 8-12; gr.5-7; Guided reading R
Cover image of El Deafo
El Deafo / Cece Bell ; color by David Lasky.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » HV2534 .B44 A3 2014
Lexile measure 420; Ages 8-12; Gr.3-6
Cover image of Abina and the important men
Abina and the important men : a graphic history / Trevor R. Getz, Liz Clarke.
1st ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Green Library » Stacks » KRX46 .M36 .G48 2012
Children's Africana Book Award, 2013; Gr. 9-12. "The first of its kind, Abina and the Important Men is a compelling and powerfully illustrated 'graphic history' based on a 1876 court transcript of a West African woman named Abina, who was wrongfully enslaved and took her case to court....it uses the power of illustration to convey important theme in world history and to reveal the processes by which history is made."
Hernán Cortés y la caída del imperio azteca / Dan Abnett ; traducción al español: José María Obregón.
1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » F1230 .C385 A3618 2009
Ages 8 and up; Gr.3 and up
Homeland : the illustrated history of the state of Israel / Marv Wolfman, Mario Ruiz, William J. Rubin.
Skokie, Ill. : Nachshon Press, 2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » DS118 .W65 2007
Ages 12 and up
Cover image of Malcolm X
Malcolm X : a graphic biography / written by Andrew Helfer ; art by Randy DuBurke.
1st ed. New York : Hill and Wang, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » BP223 .Z8 L5745 2006
Book level 6.6; Ages 12-18
March / [written by] John Lewis, Andrew Aydin ; [illustrated by] Nate Powell.
Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2013-
Green Library » Stacks » E840.8 .L43 A3 2013 BK.1
Ages 11 and up
Nelson Mandela : the authorized comic book / Nelson Mandela Foundation with Umlando Wezithombe.
1st American ed. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » DT1974 .N47 2009 F
Ages 11-18
To dance : a memoir / by Siena Cherson Siegel ; with artwork by Mark Siegel
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » GV1785 .S54 A3 2006
Ages 11-18; Gr.4-8
Yummy : the last days of a Southside shorty / by G. Neri ; illustrated by Randy DuBurke.
1st ed. New York : Lee & Low Books, c2010
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » F548.9 .N4 N47 2010
Ages 12 and up

Science & health

Cover image of Smile
Smile / Raina Telgemeier.
1st ed. New York : Graphix, 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » RK55 .Y68 T45 2010
Lexile measure 410; Ages 9-13; Gr.5-8
Weird weather : everything you didn't want to know about climate change but probably should find out / Kate Evans ; with an introduction by George Monbiot.
Toronto : Groundwood Books, 2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » QC903.15 .E93 2007
Ages 12 and up; Gr.8-12

Graphic novels/fiction

This one summer / Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6733 .T353 T45 2014
Lexile measure GN300L; Ages 12 and up; Gr.8-12; Caldecott Honor book 2015; Printz award honor 2015
The shadow hero / story by Gene Luen Yang ; art by Sonny Liew ; lettering by Janice Chiang.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6728 .S4565 Y36 2014
Lexile measure GN420L; Ages 12 and up; Gr.8-12
Cover image of Hilda and the Bird Parade
Hilda and the Bird Parade / Luke Pearson.
2nd ed. London : Flying Eye Books, [2013], c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6737 .P43 H55 2013 F
Ages 6 and up; Gr.2-5
Gaijin : American prisoner of war : a graphic novel / by Matt Faulkner.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3556 .A953 G35 2014
Ages 8-11; Gr.4-6
Cover image of Jane, the fox & me
Jane, the fox & me / [written by] Fanny Britt ; [illustrated by] Isabelle Arsenault ; translated by Christine Morelli and Susan Ouriou.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6747 .B75 J3613 2013 F
Lexile measure GN800L; gr. 5-8
Shackleton : Antarctic odyssey / Nick Bertozzi.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .B4765 S48 2014
Lexile measure GN620L; Ages 10 and up; gr.7-12
Cover image of American born Chinese
American born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien.
1st Square Fish ed. New York : Square Fish, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .Y36 A54 2008
Lexile measure 530; Book level 3.3; Ages 12-18; Gr.6-10
Amulet / Kazu Kibuishi.
1st ed. New York : Graphix, 2008-
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6790 .J34 A48 2008 BK.1
Lexile measure 310; Book level 2; Ages 9-12; Gr.3-5
The arrival / Shaun Tan.
New York : A.A. Levine, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .T35 2006 F
Ages 8 and up; Gr.6 and up
Aya / Marguerite Abouet & Clément Oubrerie ; [translation by Helge Dascher].
2nd hardcover ed. Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly ; New York : Distributed in the USA and abroad by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6790 .C853 A2613 2008
Gr. 9-12
Cover image of Benny and Penny in the big no-no
Benny and Penny in The big no-no! : a Toon Book / by Geoffrey Hayes.
New York : Toon Books, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6728 .B46 H39 2009
Lexile measure 30; Book level 1.3
Boxers & saints : boxed set / Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien.
First edition. New York : First Second, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .Y36 B68 2013 V.1
Ages 11 -14
Clan Apis / Jay Hosler.
1st ed. Columbus, Ohio : Active Synapse, c2000.
Art & Architecture Library » Stacks » PN6727 .H768 C52 2000
Gr.5-7
Cover image of Coraline
Coraline / basada en la novela de Neil Gaiman ; adaptada e ilustrada por P. Craig Russell ; color, Lovern Kindzierski ; traducción, Carol Isern ; coordinación y rotulación, Cristina Ruiz.
Barcelona : Roca Editorial, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6790 .U63 R8718 2008
Lexile measure 740; Ages 10-14; Grade level 5.2; Horror & supernatural; Fantasy, gr. 4-7
Drama / Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Gurihiru.
1st ed. New York : Graphix/Scholastic, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .T294 D73 2012
Ages 10-14; Gr.5-7
Cover image of Gris Grimly's Frankenstein
Gris Grimly's Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus / assembled from the original text by Mary Shelley in three volumes.
1st ed. New York : Balzer + Bray, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .G747 G75 2013
Ages 12-18; Gr.7-12
Fagin the Jew / by Will Eisner.
1st ed. New York : Doubleday, 2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .E35 F34 2003
Ages 15 to adult
Kampung boy / Lat.
1st American ed., Rev. ed. New York : First Second, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ7 .L3298 K36 2006
Book level 5.1; Ages 12-18; gr.5-8
The legend of Hong Kil Dong, the Robin Hood of Korea / Anne Sibley O'Brien.
Watertown, MA : : Charlesbridge, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .O27 T36 2006
Lexile measure 680; Book level 4.7; Ages 7-12; Gr.4-7
Cover image of Little mouse gets ready
Little Mouse gets ready : a Toon Book / by Jeff Smith.
New York : RAW Junior, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .S546 L58 2009
Lexile measure 160; Book level 1.3; Ages 4-7; gr.PreK-2
Lunch lady and the cyborg substitute / Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6728 .L86 K76 2009
Lexile measure 240; Ages 7-10
Mr. Mendoza's paintbrush / Luis Alberto Urrea ; artwork by Christopher Cardinale ; color masking and compositing, Anthony Cardinale ; design, Anne M. Giangiulio.
1st ed. El Paso, TX : Cinco Puntos Press, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .U77 M7 2010
Book level 4.4; Ages 14 +
Passage. 5, Girls' education, life lessons / [story by Annette Roman ; art by Leandro Ng ; ink by Sylvia Liu, Leandro Ng & Walden Wong].
San Francisco, CA : Viz Media ; Washington, DC : The World Bank, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » LC1481 .R66 2006
Cover image of Rapunzel's revenge
Rapunzel's revenge / Shannon Hale and Dean Hale ; illustrated by Nathan Hale.
1st U.S. ed. New York, N.Y. : Bloomsbury, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .H246 R36 2008
Lexile measure 500; Book level 3.2; Ages 11-15; Gr.4-7
Sandwalk adventures : an adventure in evolution told in five chapters / by Jay Hosler.
2nd ed. Columbus, Ohio : Active Synapse, 2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .H594 S25 2003
Gr.7-12
Skim / words by Mariko Tamaki ; drawings by Jillian Tamaki.
Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6733 .T353 S55 2008
Book level 3.4; Ages 14 +; Gr.9-12
Tina's mouth : an existential comic diary / Keshni Kashyap ; illustrated by Mari Araki.
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .K278 T56 2011
Ages 12 and up
Trickster : [Native American tales : a graphic collection / edited by Matt Dembicki].
Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c2010.
Green Library » Stacks » E98 .F6 T73 2010
Ages 10 and up; Gr.8-12