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RAR #137: Why Your Kids Love Graphic Novels (and which we like best!)

RAR #137: Why Your Kids Love Graphic Novels (and which we like best!)

FromRead-Aloud Revival ®


RAR #137: Why Your Kids Love Graphic Novels (and which we like best!)

FromRead-Aloud Revival ®

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Sep 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Graphic novels ... they sometimes make us a little nervous, right? As parents, we worry if they have any value.



In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, I'm joined by the RAR Team, and we're talking all things graphic novels.



Do they count as real reading? Will they make our kids lazy readers? And what about questionable content?



In this episode, you'll hear:



what's happening in your child's brain when they read a graphic novel (aka what on earth is "multi-modal" reading?)why some kids can't get enough of themour favorite graphic novels to read in our own homes







And you'll find a whole slew of our favorites in the booklist below. Pop in your email for the printable version. Scroll down for the clickable version.)



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Released:
Sep 17, 2019
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