![]() What makes Cardboard a great graphic novel for novice readers is something I call alignment. ![]() TenNapel is the author of other works such as Ghostopolis and Power Up (you might see a resemblance between Mike, the father in Cardboard and Hugh the protagonist in Power Up). ![]() On the other hand, Cardboard by Doug TenNapel is a great graphic novel to start your exploration of the media. Some interesting research shows that teachers want to use these books but do not know enough about how to read comics in general or how to evaluate graphic novels in particular (see Thomas DeVere Wolsey’s blog).Īlthough I started this blog with SUMO, I must admit it is not a great book for novice graphic novel readers. ![]() One of the issues teachers face when trying to integrate graphic novels into the classroom is a lack of general knowledge about the medium. ![]()
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