comic books, strips, etc

Provides an account of British explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antarctica, telling of how the crew survived after their ship became lodged in ice and finally sank. Presented in graphic novel form.

In 1781, fifteen-year-old James Forten, a free African American from Philadelphia, is proud to be fighting for the American colonies, but when the British capture the ship on which he serves he fears for both his life and his freedom.

Color cartoon illustrations and text describe the development of life forms in Earth's oceans and on land from one thousand million years ago to 245 million years ago.

Color cartoon illustrations and text chronicle the formation of Earth according to the Big Bang theory and describe the development of living organisms.

This book, in graphic novel format, tells about Daniel Boone, who explored the frontiers of the American West.

A graphic novel that explores the mystery surrounding the lost colony of Roanoke, a settlement established in Virginia in 1585 whose people disappeared while awaiting supplies from England.

Presents a short biography of George Washington written in graphic novel format, and focuses on his leadership during both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War as well as his appointment as the first President of the new United States.

Uses a graphic novel format to provide an account of the settling of Plymouth Colony and the first Thanksgiving.

Describes several aspects of life in China during the second century B.C., including the arts, food, government, and trade, and includes a comic-book-style story in which an eleven-year-old court musician is pulled into a plot to kill Emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti.

Color cartoon illustrations and text describe animal species living sixty million years ago and chronicle the evolution of humans.