cartoons and comics

An account of the Battle of Shiloh, noting key commanders, what started the conflict, events of the attack, and the aftermath. Presented in graphic novel form.

Contains a graphic novel version of the story of witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 that resulted in nineteen hangings.

Presents a short graphic novel on the life and reign of Julius Caesar, and describes his military and political leadership, his relationship with Cleopatra, his assassination, and his legacy.

Presents stories from the life of Anne Frank in graphic novel form, beginning with the rise of the Nazis in pre-World War II Germany, and continuing to her death in a concentration camp.

A graphic novel that describes the 1911 race to the South Pole by two groups of explorers--one led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and the other by British captain Robert Scott.

Presents an account of the building of Egypt's Great Pyramid, in graphic novel form, and includes background on ancient Egypt and the life of a pharaoh.

Looks at the life of Christopher Columbus, the fifteenth-century Italian explorer credited with the discovery of America. Presented in graphic novel form.

Presents a short graphic novel featuring the ancient Chinese mythological story of the four dragons.

Tells the story of the hunt for carnivorous dinosaurs in Wyoming and South Dakota during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the discovery of Tyrannosaurus bones, the famous "Bone Wars, " and the controversy over the discovery of "Sue" in the 1990s.

Describes, in graphic novel format, some of the common sea monsters of folklore, as well as telling the myth "Hercules and the sea monster" in which the hero saves a maiden from being sacrificed to Poseidon's sea monster Ketos, and describing some other popular sea monster stories.