When I was a kid, oh, about 40 years ago, I read The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and a few others via "Classics Illustrated." I believe we called them comic books back then, but there was nothing 'comic' about them. I honestly have never to this day read the 'real' version of Count of Monte Cristo but would tell you it is an excellent book and hope my students read it some day. To that end, I ordered 4-5 copies each of Kidnapped; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; and Journey to the Center of the Earth in graphic novel format. The teacher in me says "but they should be reading "real books" but the kid in me remembers that I was drawn into the characters, plot, and language.
Ginny Paisie Cary, NC _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
