Author: Saddleback

Published: 2008

Publisher: Saddleback Publishing

Format: Paperback: (Graphic Picture book)

Pages: 28

Suitable: Primary / Junior Secondary

Graphic Biographies: A five-bookseries which teaches students about historical figures using a comic book-style text with pictures and speech bubbles. Excellent for reluctant readers.

The biographies inthis seriesdescribe the lives of five different inspirational people or groups - Marie Curie, The Beatles, Alexander Graham Bell, Houdini and Thomas Edison.

Features:
- fast-paced nonfiction stories
- strong characters and powerful role models
- full-colour drawings engage the reader
- each biography is complete in 32-pages
- speech bubbles and nonfiction text on every page
- powerful graphics capture and hold students' interest
- variety of subjects to capture students' interest

Suitable for readers aged 8-9 years to 11+