SarahW Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 So Crazypants prefers GN. Really loves them. He really loves BA as well, he takes the Guide books everywhere to read over and over. Recently I picked up Minimus, since we're in England and all, and he's really positive about it, mostly because of the comic strips. So then I got wondering - are there any other curriculum that are GN-based or use a lot of comic strips? I can't think of any, but that doesn't mean there aren't any... I'm not talking about the Graphic Library and Graphic Classics or those types of books, got those and done those. I'm wondering about actual curriculum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I don't know of any fantastic resources for older kids, but for littles Timberdoodle has a decent selection. This is the science section http://www.timberdoodle.com/Graphic_Novels_Science_s/354.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 The Terra Tempo trilogy is great for prehistory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 The good times travel agency books are good for history. There was a comic book science curriculum posted here awhile back. I can't remember the name, but it was from South Africa and aimed at roughly grades 3-6 iirc. Hopefully someone else can recall what it was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Thunderbolt kids. http://www.thunderboltkids.co.za/teachers-parents.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritamarj Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Adventures of Tintin are great for a geography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paceofnature Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Adventure Tales of America for American History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Thanks for the ideas guys. It's not quite what I'm thinking of though. I did remember the Physics Quest books, which is more what I'm thinking of - a graphic novel book that goes along with an integrated teaching or lesson plan. Maybe there is nothing else. If the hive doesn't know, then it probably doesn't exist. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASHomeschooler Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Max Axiom or Chester Comix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Mr. Q science has a student book that is similar to a graphic novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Mr. Q science has a student book that is similar to a graphic novel. With the speech bubbles? Yes, actually we tried LS and ES (a while ago) and he did really like that part of it. The upper level Mr. Q looks like something he would really enjoy right now - except for the fact that it isn't in hard copy. He's a "browser" when he reads, which makes reading something in pdf a no-go for him. And printing out the whole student book is pricey. Urgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Not for the age range you are looking for, but it might lead you to something: Manga Guide to... http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=manga+science&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amanga+science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 With the speech bubbles? Yes, actually we tried LS and ES (a while ago) and he did really like that part of it. The upper level Mr. Q looks like something he would really enjoy right now - except for the fact that it isn't in hard copy. He's a "browser" when he reads, which makes reading something in pdf a no-go for him. And printing out the whole student book is pricey. Urgh. Did you read the student guide on an ipad? The formatting is perfect for that, and it's less tempting to just scroll through it. I'm really using PDFs that I've imported into iBooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Would any of the "Cartoon Guide to" work? http://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Guide-Chemistry-Larry-Gonick/dp/0060936770/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1460998122&sr=8-15&keywords=manga+guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 My children like the Survive Inside the Human Body trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 The Terra Tempo trilogy is great for prehistory. These look great, & their picture books are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 A lot of people seem to use Chester Comix as their history spine when they do US history. Thunderbolt is a full curriculum. I also thought of those Physics Quest books, but I have to say the gn portion is pretty lame. Short, meh. In addition to the children's graphic novels, there's an increasing body of nonfiction gn that aren't part of churned up series like Max Axiom. So, things like Jay Hossler's evolution gn's, Neurocomic, etc. As well as the huge number of graphic memoirs, like John Lewis's March. I know it's not quite what you're looking for, but gn's continue to be a great supplemental text all the way through high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 A lot of people seem to use Chester Comix as their history spine when they do US history. We used the Chester Comix this year in addition to some other books for U.S. History and enjoyed them. To use them as a spine you would want to look at the teacher guides the author provides for free on his website. We did use some activities from these teacher's guides but since I was using other books as my spine I didn't spend a lot of time looking at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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