School Library Journal Review
| Librarians looking to beef up their graphic-novel collections will do well to get their hands on this valuable volume. The annotated entries are laid out in eight chapters organized by major genre, and from action and adventure to educational. Within chapters, the titles, 600 in all, are arranged alphabetically into popular subgenres such as superheroes, mythology, sports, and many more. A bonus of this type of organization is that you can easily find related titles by scanning the same chapter-something that wouldn't be possible if the book were organized by age group. The intended audience for each title is clear, with bold icons providing an age range. Herald's writing style lends personality to what could easily be a dry overview. "Nate's Picks" highlight the author's favorites in each genre, which is helpful for librarians with more limited budgets. Back matter includes book and web resources and a list of publishers. A thorough, well-organized, one-stop shop for quality graphic novels.-Travis Jonker, Dorr Elementary School, MI (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. |
Booklist Review
| This newest addition to the Genreflecting Advisory Series offers ample confirmation that graphic novels are becoming staples of library collections. This volume looks at titles suitable for children between the ages of 4 and 14. Selections are alphabetically sorted into eight genres such a. Action and Adventure. Manga. Mystery and Scary Stories. an. Contemporary Life. These broad genres are broken down into subdivisions and then into grade spans ( Grades Pre-K-. throug. Grades 7-8. with various configurations in between). By no means comprehensive, selection criteria included ease of access, age and content appropriateness, educational value, professional reviews, and suggestions from targeted audiences. Each chapter ends wit. Nate's Picks. a selection of three or four of the author's personal favorites. Title entries are coded by age and provide brief annotations, along with complete bibliographic and ordering information. Appendixes list resources and publishers. The book ends with separate author, artist/illustrator, and title indexes. School and public libraries will find it helpful to have this baseline guidance for both collection development and reader's advisory.--McBroom, Kathlee. Copyright 2010 Booklist |
