Aug 20
Posted: under Ages 09-18, English, Josdal, Matt, Kumar, Naresh, Literature, Mann, Roland, Remedial Reading, Shearer, Brian, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain, Mark.
August 20th, 2009
Comic Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Comic Author: Adapted from the novels by Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer adapted by Matt Josdal and illustrated by Brian Shearer; Huck Finn adapted by Roland Mann and illustrated by Naresh Kumar. Format: Graphic Novel Reviewed by: Jessica Both Mark Twain’s classic paean [...] [...more]
Comic Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Comic Author: Adapted from the novels by Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer adapted by Matt Josdal and illustrated by Brian Shearer; Huck Finn adapted by Roland Mann and illustrated by Naresh Kumar.
Format: Graphic Novel
Reviewed by: Jessica
Both Mark Twain’s classic paean to American boyhood and his most celebrated portrait of the antebellum South get the graphic novel treatment.
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Jun 21
Posted: under Ages 09-18, Mathematics, Useful Links, Yang, Gene.
June 21st, 2009
Throughout middle school – and, yes, high school (yep, I was on the “lower” math track) – factoring was pretty much the bane of my existence. Well, mathematics in general were the bane of my existence, but within the vast and noxious swampy field of mathematics, I always found factoring to be particularly troublesome. I [...] [...more]
Throughout middle school – and, yes, high school (yep, I was on the “lower” math track) – factoring was pretty much the bane of my existence. Well, mathematics in general were the bane of my existence, but within the vast and noxious swampy field of mathematics, I always found factoring to be particularly troublesome. I really wish that I’d had something like this around back then to help me:
Factoring with Mr. Yang and Mosley the Alien, a series of five comic lessons by Gene Yang.
Some of you might recognize Gene Yang as one of the culprits behind Eternal Smile and the culprit behind American Born Chinese, which was the first graphic novel to ever be considered as a finalist for the National Book Awards. So yes, the man knows how to make comics. He also knows how to teach math, apparently, as I had no problem following along with his online comic lessons, and I actually ended up learning a lot in the process.
I highly recommend this link to anybody who’s struggling with factoring – or who knows anybody else who’s struggling with factoring. Yang’s comics are easy to understand, fun to read, and a great resource for teachers and students.
Mar 29
Posted: under Ages 09-18, All-Star Superman, English, Grant, Jamie, Morrison, Grant, Quietly, Frank.
March 29th, 2009
Comic Title: All-Star Superman Author: Written by Grant Morrison, artwork by Frank Quietly and Jamie Grant. Format: Comic book mini-series (twelve issues). Also available in paperback or hardcover collected editions. Reviewed by: Elena Brief Summary (2 to 5 sentences): Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Lex Luthor, and zany scientist Leo Quintum do pretty much [...] [...more]
Comic Title: All-Star Superman
Author: Written by Grant Morrison, artwork by Frank Quietly and Jamie Grant.
Format: Comic book mini-series (twelve issues). Also available in paperback or hardcover collected editions.
Reviewed by: Elena
Brief Summary (2 to 5 sentences):
Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Lex Luthor, and zany scientist Leo Quintum do pretty much the exact same things that they’ve always done – but fabulously. A modern Superman story that somehow manages to perfectly capture the limitless wonder – and complete insanity – of the Golden Age Superman stories, All-Star Superman is both a quintessential distillation and a fresh repackaging of everything that makes Superman awesome.
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