Macdonald, Fiona

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You wouldn't want to meet a body snatcher!

criminals and murderers you'd rather avoid
2009
A humorous presentation of facts about the medical profession in the early nineteenth century, and how the crime of body snatching developed in response to the demand for bodies to study.

Jane Eyre

2009
Presents Charlotte Bront?'s novel adapted into graphic novel format about a young governess who falls in love with her mysteriously tortured employer and must choose between happiness and societal convention when she learns his secret.

How would you survive as an Aztec?

1997
Presents a variety of facts about the Aztecs, including Aztec beliefs, lifestyle, family life, farming system, and government.

Journey to the center of the earth

2007
A graphic novel adaptation of Jules Verne's novel in which three men dare to adventure into a subterranean world full of danger and beauty discovering many unusual things on their trip to the Earth's mysterious core.

Kidnapped

2007
A graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel in which David Balfour, a sixteen-year-old orphan in 1751, is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.

Treasure Island

2006
Retells the classic story of a boy who embarks on a grand and dangerous adventure after he and his innkeeper mother find a treasure map to a pirate's fortune while going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owned them money. Presented in graphic novel form.

Murderous mythical creatures you wouldn't want to meet!

2011
Explores the history and science of ten of the most frightening mythical creatures, including the thunderbird, cyclops, kraken, and werewolf, and includes humorous illustrations, fact boxes, and sidebars.

The September 11th terrorist attacks

2004
Describes the causes, events, people, and legacy of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The first "test-tube baby"

2004
Looks at the 1978 birth of Louise Brown, the first baby born through in-vitro fertilization, as well as events leading up to this revolutionary treatment for infertility and its ramifications.

The world in the time of Alexander the Great

2001
Tells the story of Alexander the Great, Macedonian king and conquerer, and looks at what was happening in each of seven regions of the world during the time in which he lived. Includes a time line and maps.

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