We must make kids want to read before we can make them read what we want. Jacquelyn McTaggart. Graphic Novels, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Teaching Visual Literacy. Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher, Editors.

Monday, August 10, 2009

DC Comics: New Titles

Stone Arch books has come out with 12 new superhero titles to go with their other DC Comic titles. The addition of these new titles make a 24 volume series of DC comics available to students. Some of the titles will not come out until 2010. All are full color crossover chapter books for those who enjoy the DC graphic novels. Reading level is grades 2-3. Interest level is grade 3-6. They have 56 pages and a character education theme. If the comic features are not too watered down, these may make a welcome hook for the reluctant reader. All are in library binding. Superman, Batman, Robin all make a great addition to any elementary school collection. Stone Arch is an imprint of Capstone Publishers.