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Animals should definitely not wear clothing

1970
Pictures of animals wearing clothes show why this would be a ridiculous custom for them to adopt.

Understanding global warming with Max Axiom, super scientist

2008
Max Axiom teaches the science behind global warming, traveling the world to explore global warming, deforestation, the polar ice sheets, and solutions to climate change.

Exploring ecosystems with Max Axiom, super scientist

2007
In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind ecosystems.

Summer is super

2011
Simple text and graphic novel format are used to describe the Summer season.

Nat Turner's slave rebellion

2006
Provides an account of the slave rebellion of 1831 led by Virginia slave Nat Turner, and tells how the uprising was quelled by the militia and Turner later tried and hanged. Presented in graphic novel form.

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871

2006
Tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire in graphic novel format, describing how a barn blaze grew into an inferno that killed hundreds of people and destroyed several square miles of property.

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

2006
Presents a short history of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859, written in graphic novel format, and focuses on his attempt to win emancipation of all slaves by capturing the federal arsenal located there.

Greek myths

Retells eight Greek myths in a comic strip format, including "Pandora's box," "The twelve tasks of Heracles," and "Theseus and the Minotaur.".

The adventures of Hercules

2009
A graphic novel adaptation of the myth of Hercules, the son of Zeus who undergoes twelve tasks to pay for his past mistakes.

Perseus and Medusa

2009
A graphic novel adaptation of the ancient Greek myth of Perseus, who must defeat the monster Medusa in order to claim his royal birthright.

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