cartoons and comics

Provides a graphic novel retelling of the diary Anne Frank kept while she and her family were in hiding in the Secret Annex during the Holocaust.

A biography, in graphic novel format, of biologists James Watson and Francis Crick, who formulated the model for DNA.

The author, who was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and an American father, and grew up in the United States, recounts in graphic novel format her visit to her grandparents in Tokyo the summer before she turned sixteen.

Relates, in graphic novel format, the story of the Alamo and features the exploits of historical legends, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett.

Relates, in graphic novel format, the story of Araminta Ross, who was born a slave in Delaware but eventually escaped north to freedom. Changing her name to Harriet Tubman, she became an "abductor" on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to help other slaves reach freedom.

A graphic novel exploration of the life of Gandhi who helped gain independence for his country through passive resistance and non-violence.

"This graphic retelling of the Apollo 11 moon-landing follows astronaut Michael Collins, commander of the lunar to the far side of the moon"--Publisher.

Presents a biography of Canadian artist Emily Carr in comic strip form, focusing on her life at the times she created four of her best-known works.

In graphic novel form, Jimmy Gownley recalls his teenage years in school and how he became a cartoonist.

"A mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword Cleo recovered in book one: Target practice, and she's determined to get it back. But her teachers at Yasiro Academy forbid her from risking her life, so she's stuck at school, trying to adjust to her newfound popularity and responsibility. And when she learns more about the prophecy that names her the savior of the galaxy, she must go on a dangerous journey to find the time tablets that could decide her fate-- before they fall into the wrong hands.".