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Cargando... A Native Lad (Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story)por Sarah Hurst
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Sixteen “scenes” with illustrations from various artists give readers a brief synopsis of Alaska’s History in this comic strip graphic novel. Dozens of historical characters are introduced as narrator Benny highlights their importance through dialogue and bold illustrations. ( ) Historical Fiction: Graphic Novel Hurst, Sarah A Native Lad. Greatland Graphics, 2010. 148p. Middle school and up Benny Benson tells the story of Alaska’s history from the Alaska Purchase through the discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay, the Alaska Native Lands Settlement Act, the establishment of the PFDs, and Sarah Palin. Very informative storyline with flashbacks, told in dramatic point of view with some narration. Clever and thoughtful at times ranging to confrontational at others depending on which characters are speaking. Theme is Alaska’s modern history. AK: Alaskan history, people, places, and events Activity: Do you think the change of illustrators every few pages works well? Can you recognize the same characters from artist to artist? Do the artistic changes detract from the story? sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story is based on the script of a play by Sarah Hurst, first performed at Tatitlek Community School in January 2010. The story consists of 16 scenes marking major events in Alaska history, narrated by Benny Benson, the designer of the Alaska flag. Benny travels in time to meet a modern-day high school student named Abigail, who is wondering where her PFD check comes from. The scenes cover the Alaska Purchase through to the statehood movement, the struggle for the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and the discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay. This graphic novel, illustrated in a varied range of styles by nine superb Alaska artists, can be used in a classroom setting to teach Alaska history to grades 7 through to college level, or it can simply be read for enjoyment by children or adults. Forty pages of supplemental notes further explain each scene and provide questions for group discussion as well as sources of additional reading to research topics in detail. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)979.8History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. AlaskaValoraciónPromedio:
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