Graphic Biographies - The Beatles, Marie Curie, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Houdini

Title: Graphic Biographies ISBN: 9781741267945 Published Price: 700 yen (before tax)

About the books
The Graphic biography series is a five-book pack which teaches students about historical figures. The biographies in the pack describe the lives of five different inspirational people - Marie Curie, The Beatles, Alexander Graham Bell, Houdini and Thomas Edison. The short, full-colour graphic novels consist of 25 pages to capture the interest of reluctant readers. Speech bubbles and nonfiction text accompany the graphics on each page and enable the students to learn about the lives of well-known historical figures in a comic book-style narrative text. The various biographies in the pack will appeal to readers aged from 8-9 years to 11+.

Features:

• Full-color drawings engage the reader
• Speech bubbles and nonfiction text on every page
• 5 different titles in a pack - Marie Curie, The Beatles, Alexander Graham Bell, Houdini and Thomas Edison
• Short novels - 25 pages in each book
• Comic book-style narrative text
• Suitable for readers aged 8-9 years to 11+
• Historical, inspirational characters which capture the interest of both young readers and adults

Highlights

• Fast-paced nonfiction stories
• Strong characters and powerful role models
• Powerful graphics capture students' interest
• Variety of subjects to grab hold of students' imagination