Rod Espinosa
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A brief biography of American patriot, statesman, and inventor, Benjamin Franklin, written in graphic novel format that describes his childhood, numerous achievements, and involvement in the war for American independence.
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English
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The curious Alice follows a flustered white rabbit to a magical land of talking animals, evil queens, and enough riddles to strain any logically inclined brain. It's all here: a hookah-smoking caterpillar, a mad hatter, potions to drink, cookies to eat, and a Cheshire cat. Alice discovers that Wonderland may be a fascinating place to visit, but you don't want to live there... Eisner and Ignatz Award-nominated Rod Espinosa adapts Lewis Carroll's Alice!...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Graphic novels aren't just for superheroes! Patrick Henry has been plucked from history books and his life and accomplishments have been depicted in informative nonfiction graphic novels. The subject's birth, childhood, education, and community service have been skillfully told with detailed art. Further reading lists, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles useful in classroom discussion.
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English
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Charles Dickens's holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, is given a fresh twist - with a female Scrooge! Rod Espinosa (The Courageous Princess) adapts and illustrates this story of the miserly Eliza Scrooge, who is visited by the ghosts of the past, present, and future on one fateful Christmas eve.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Graphic novels aren't just for superheroes! George Washington has been plucked from history books and his life and accomplishments have been depicted in informative nonfiction graphic novels. The subject's birth, childhood, education, and presidency have been skillfully told with detailed art. Further reading lists, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles useful in classroom discussion.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
United States, 1775 to 1783. Americans battled for independence from the British monarchy. Fight with the men who fought and won American independence in this impressive graphic novel. Maps, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles an exciting addition to classroom discussion.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Graphic novels aren't just for superheroes! Lewis and Clark have been plucked from history books and their lives and accomplishments have been depicted in informative nonfiction graphic novels. The subjects' education and exploration of the United States has been skillfully told with detailed art. Maps, further reading lists, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles useful in classroom discussion.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
United States, 1800s. Due to the need for manual labor, millions of African people were transported to and sold in the United States. These people were treated as property, and many felt this was wrong. These people helped thousands of slaves escape to the North where slavery was illegal. Follow the drinking gourd along the Underground Railroad in these daring graphic novels. Maps, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles an exciting addition...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Boston, 1773. On a rainy night on December 16, 150 men climbed aboard three English cargo ships from Great Britain. The men were angry at the excessive taxes on tea, so they disguised themselves and threw crate upon crate of tea into the harbor. Come along on the act that would lead to the American Revolution in this astounding graphic novel. Maps, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles an exciting addition to classroom discussion.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Texas, 1836. The Republic of Texas began the fight for independence in 1833. For several years, Texans fought the Mexican government for the right to rule itself. One of the historical battles was fought on March 6, 1836, at the Alamo, a crumbling fort defended by 154 men. Stand with the defenders in what became a symbol of Texan courage and sacrifice in this impressive graphic novel. Maps, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles an exciting...
11) Abraham Lincoln
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Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
13) The raven
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Planet
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror poem The Raven in graphic novel form.
Author
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ms. Hansen and the explores help aliens Xeni and Zeno learn about the eyes, describing their main functions and how they work with the other organs to help the body function properly.
15) The Wendigo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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In this graphic retelling of a story by Algernon Blackwood, a group of hunters in 1910 Canada encounter a mysterious and deadly creature called the Wendigo.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The Phantom of the Opera (1910) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. Originally serialized in Le Galois, the novel was inspired by legends revolving around the Paris Opera from the early nineteenth century. Originally, a journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Despite its lack of success relative to Leroux's other novels, The Phantom of the Opera has become legendary through several...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language are too limited. "The 30-Minute Shakespeare" is a new series of abridgements that tell the "story" of each play from start to finish while keeping the beauty of Shakespeare's language intact. Specific stage directions...
20) Dracula
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Dracula is one of the most famous public-domain horror novels in existence, responsible for not just introducing the eponymous Count Dracula, but for introducing many of the common tropes we see in modern horror fiction.
Count Dracula isn’t the first vampire to have graced the pages of literature—that honor is thought to belong to Lord Ruthven in The Vampyr, by John William Polidori—but Dracula is the vampire on which
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