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## Picture books and graphic novels

Suggested texts and websites you could use in classroom activities and tasks.

Picture Books

An image from A new kind of alchemy

- A New Kind of Alchemy - an interactive online story based on a short story by Australian writer, James Roy. The graphics can be downloaded and used to create your own story.

- Shaun Tan has written a range of picture books, including The Arrival, The Lost Thing and The Rabbits.

- The Boy from Nine Miles - The Early Life of Bob Marley, Cedella Marley, Gerald, Mariah Fox

- The Wall: Growing up behind the Iron Curtain, Peter Sis

Graphic novels

- The 9-11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation, by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon.Watch an interview with Ernie Colon.

- A.D.: New Orleans After the deluge, Josh Neufeld. The Josh Neufeld website contains information and academic links related to this novel.

- The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick – 2011 Issue 4 of Metaphor Magazine, ETA NSW, contains the article The Invention of Hugo Cabret: Stage 4 novel/picture book in preparation for film studies (requires ETA membership).

- Wonderstruck, Brian Selznick.Teaching with Brian Selznick has a good introduction and video about the author and the book.

Crime genre

- Sin City, Frank Miller

- The Black Diamond Detective Agency, Eddie Campbell

- Heavy Rain, David Cage - an interactive psychological thriller video game.

Literary texts adapted into graphic novels

A growing number of publications of traditional graphic novels based on classic literature and nonfiction titles are available. The Manga Shakespeare series continue to grow attracting a new audience.

- The Great Gatsby, Nicki Greenberg

- Hamlet, Nicki Greenberg