cartoons and comics

An account of the life of William Penn, telling of his Quaker beliefs and his urging that people be given religious freedom, discussing his efforts to establish the self-governing colony of Pennsylvania, and examining his many personal setbacks. Presented in graphic format.

Presents a brief biography of President Theodore Roosevelt in graphic novel format; and describes his life and leadership which included a number of social, political, and conservation reforms.

Presents a brief profile of civil rights activist Rosa Parks written in graphic comic format, and describes how her experience became the inspiration for the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955.

Presents a brief biography of President John F. Kennedy in graphic novel format; and examines his foreign policy, interest in the space program, and impact on civil rights.

Presents a brief biography of explorer Christopher Columbus in graphic novel format, and describes his expeditions to the New World.

A brief biography of Anne Frank in graphic format descibing how she and her Jewish family were forced into hiding and later taken to the death camps by Nazis during World War II.

In graphic novel format, text and illustrations describe the eight phases of the moon.

Relates, in graphic novel format, the role Boston silversmith Paul Revere played in the American Revolution, particularly his ride through the countryside to sound the alarm that the British were about to attack, giving the Sons of the Liberty a chance to prepare for the opening battles of the Revolutionary War.

Describes, in graphic form, the history of the Oregon Trail; and includes a time line and a glossary.

Describes, in graphic form, the building and fall of the Berlin Wall; and includes a time line and a glossary.