Introduction Why Graphic Novels Visual Literacy & Reluctant Readers Curricular Connections High Interests & Pop Culture Introduction to Graphic Novels and Common Terms Definitions Style Elements of a Comic Book Types of Comic Books How to Read a Comic Book Graphic Novels for the School Library Media Collection Graphic Novels for All Ages Graphic Novels for the Elementary School Collection Graphic Novels for the Middle School Collection Graphic Novels for the High School Collection Testimonials Why Graphic Novels? Practical Matters Using Graphic Novels with the Help of (or in Spite of!) Others Creating Partnerships with Comic Book Stores Interview I: Rick Lowell Interview II: Rory Root Resources and Support How to Buy Graphic Novels Book Binderies for Softcover Graphic Novels Information Specific to Schools/School Libraries General Information about Graphic Novels--Online/Electronic General Information about Graphic Novels--In Print Publishers Reviews for Graphic Novels/Comic Books Wonderful Websites for Reference and Teaching Conventions Lesson Plans Glossary Appendix: 100 Graphic Novels Bibliography References
ALLYSON A. W. LYGA is an elementary library media specialist in Maryland. BARRY LYGA works for Diamond Comic Book Distributors.
"Graphic Novels in Your Media Center offers not only guidance to
make your collection appealing to readers but also potentially
keeps you off the P&C 'hitlist' by offering a safe path between
all the soft-core porn and blood-letting violence....[a] very
practical and insightful book."-Synergy
?[O]ffers justifications for including graphic novels in the school
library, a discussion of cataloging issues, and a list of
recommended titles. It is unique, however, because of the inclusion
of many reproductions of the books under discussion and detailed
lesson plans for eleven graphic novel titles....Librarians who are
looking to increase their knowledge would be well served by picking
up this volume.?-VOYA
?[T]he authors offer a readable introduction to graphic novels in
the media center....Equally useful for those who know graphic
novels and for complete neophytes, this is a sound addition for
larger elementary-, middle-, and high-school library professional
collections.?-Booklist/Professional Reading
?Allyson A.W. Lyga and Barry Lyga demonstrate how to use graphic
novels to advance reading, with definitions of common terms,
annotated lists of graphic novels for different age groups,
explanations on how to form partnershiops with comic book stores,
and 17 lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school
students.?-American Libraries
?Graphic Novels in Your Media Center combines a thorough knowledge
of graphic novels with practical experience in the school media
sector, and is an excellent resource for its intended
audience.?-Kliatt
?Graphic Novels in Your Media Center offers not only guidance to
make your collection appealing to readers but also potentially
keeps you off the P&C 'hitlist' by offering a safe path between
all the soft-core porn and blood-letting violence....[a] very
practical and insightful book.?-Synergy
?Lyga and Lyga's (2004) Graphic Novels in Your Media Center is an
excellent, comprehensive introduction to graphic novels for school
librarians....Allyson Lyga's experience as an elementary school
teacher and library media specialist provides a perspective that
speaks directly to the issues and concerns of librarians who work
in schools. Especially noteworthy are her numerous lesson plans
designed for grades K-12 that focus on the curricular areas of
English and language art, the humanities, and the social studies.
Lyga's lessons are well-designed and grounded in the content
standards of K-12 schools. Librarians new to graphic novels will
appreicate the section on "how to read a comic book" and the
discussion of how graphic novels can be used to address multiple
intelligences, visual literacy, and reluctant readers.?-Knowledge
Quest
?This excellent resource guide offers school librarians and
educators a comprehensive introduction to graphic novels....What
makes this book unique is the inclusion of numerous reproductions
of sample pages from graphic novels and the many lesson
plans....This indispensable, well-organized guide will provide
school librarians with all of the necessary information for
implementing and developing a graphic-novels collection.?-School
Library Journal
?This text delivers an excellent staff-development-in-a-book with
regard to graphic novels. School librarians are encouraged to add
graphic novels to their collections and show how to effectively use
them in lesson plans and even tie them to content-based standards.
The book presents a solid overview of the types of readers this
genre reaches and its connection to visual literacy....This is an
excellent source for collection development and, if necessary,
justifying the inclusion of graphic novels in the school library
collection. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection
"ÝO¨ffers justifications for including graphic novels in the school
library, a discussion of cataloging issues, and a list of
recommended titles. It is unique, however, because of the inclusion
of many reproductions of the books under discussion and detailed
lesson plans for eleven graphic novel titles....Librarians who are
looking to increase their knowledge would be well served by picking
up this volume."-VOYA
"ÝT¨he authors offer a readable introduction to graphic novels in
the media center....Equally useful for those who know graphic
novels and for complete neophytes, this is a sound addition for
larger elementary-, middle-, and high-school library professional
collections."-Booklist/Professional Reading
"[O]ffers justifications for including graphic novels in the school
library, a discussion of cataloging issues, and a list of
recommended titles. It is unique, however, because of the inclusion
of many reproductions of the books under discussion and detailed
lesson plans for eleven graphic novel titles....Librarians who are
looking to increase their knowledge would be well served by picking
up this volume."-VOYA
"[T]he authors offer a readable introduction to graphic novels in
the media center....Equally useful for those who know graphic
novels and for complete neophytes, this is a sound addition for
larger elementary-, middle-, and high-school library professional
collections."-Booklist/Professional Reading
"Allyson A.W. Lyga and Barry Lyga demonstrate how to use graphic
novels to advance reading, with definitions of common terms,
annotated lists of graphic novels for different age groups,
explanations on how to form partnershiops with comic book stores,
and 17 lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school
students."-American Libraries
"Graphic Novels in Your Media Center combines a thorough knowledge
of graphic novels with practical experience in the school media
sector, and is an excellent resource for its intended
audience."-Kliatt
"This excellent resource guide offers school librarians and
educators a comprehensive introduction to graphic novels....What
makes this book unique is the inclusion of numerous reproductions
of sample pages from graphic novels and the many lesson
plans....This indispensable, well-organized guide will provide
school librarians with all of the necessary information for
implementing and developing a graphic-novels collection."-School
Library Journal
"This text delivers an excellent staff-development-in-a-book with
regard to graphic novels. School librarians are encouraged to add
graphic novels to their collections and show how to effectively use
them in lesson plans and even tie them to content-based standards.
The book presents a solid overview of the types of readers this
genre reaches and its connection to visual literacy....This is an
excellent source for collection development and, if necessary,
justifying the inclusion of graphic novels in the school library
collection. Recommended."-Library Media Connection
"Lyga and Lyga's (2004) Graphic Novels in Your Media Center is an
excellent, comprehensive introduction to graphic novels for school
librarians....Allyson Lyga's experience as an elementary school
teacher and library media specialist provides a perspective that
speaks directly to the issues and concerns of librarians who work
in schools. Especially noteworthy are her numerous lesson plans
designed for grades K-12 that focus on the curricular areas of
English and language art, the humanities, and the social studies.
Lyga's lessons are well-designed and grounded in the content
standards of K-12 schools. Librarians new to graphic novels will
appreicate the section on "how to read a comic book" and the
discussion of how graphic novels can be used to address multiple
intelligences, visual literacy, and reluctant readers."-Knowledge
Quest
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