Graphic Novels Striving Readers for Grades 3-5

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Graphic novels are a dynamic and engaging tool for educators, offering unique benefits across many aspects of teaching and learning. Whether you’re a teacher trying to get students motivated to read or a librarian looking to generate interest in a new collection, they’re an excellent way to support educational goals. This popular format is ever-expanding, with genres including classics, mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novels for young readers, and many more.

Enhance Literary Skills: Graphic novels excel at promoting visual literacy and supporting and developing student comprehension. The combination of dynamic images with text makes for an ideal way to get students invested in plot and character development, building essential reading skills in the process.

Engage Reluctant Readers: Graphic novels appeal to students who may not typically express interest in reading. The visual nature and dynamic experience offered by the format can make reading feel more enjoyable and accessible.

Improve Critical Thinking: Graphic novels require students to pick up on visual cues that are interconnected with the development of the narrative. This process improves critical thinking and analytical skills.

Promote Multimodal Literacy: The ability to engage with a wide variety of media formats is a crucial skill for today’s students to develop. Graphic novels can help students begin to navigate multimodal texts, a skill proving to be increasingly important in modern communication.

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Ghosts

By Telgemeier, Raina
Nonfiction
Upper Elementary
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Graphic Novels Striving Readers for Grades 3-5

Ghosts

Sisters

The Real Riley Mayes

Captain America. the Ghost Army

Witches of Brooklyn. 3,S'More Magic (Witches of Brooklyn, Book 3)

Doodleville. Art Attacks! (Doodleville, Book 2)

Growing Pangs

Anne of West Philly : a Modern Graphic Retelling of Anne of Green Gables (Classic Graphic Remix)

Leon the Extraordinary (Leon, Book 1)

Owly. 5,Tiny Tales (Owly, Book 5)

Sunny the Shark (Surviving the Wild)

Rainbow the Koala (Surviving the Wild)

Magic Tree House. 6,Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, Book 6)

The Great Explorer of Mammoth Cave : a Graphic Novel Biography of Stephen Bishop (Barrier Breakers)

In Disguise on the Underground Railroad : a Graphic Novel Biography of Anna Maria Weems (Barrier Breakers)

Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy

Owly. 4,A Time to Be Brave (Owly, Book 4)

Swim Team

Frizzy

Introduction to Climate and Biomes (Frameworks of Geography: Decodable Content Reader)

All Is Nat Lost (Nat Enough, Book 5)

Leon Worst Friends Forevera Graphic Novel (Leon #2) (Leon, Book 2)

I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, Ad 79 (I Survived, Book 10)

Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists. the World of Artificial Intelligence (Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists)

Welcome to Feral : Little Town. Big Scares! (Frights From Feral)