Back to School: Digital Comics for the Common Core

As students head back for the start of school, teachers and administrators have something new on their minds: The Common Core, a set of educational standards that are being rolled out in 45 states. There’s a lot of debate around the Common Core, but nonetheless, it’s the educational trend du jour and will be with us for a while. Savvy teachers have been using comics and graphic novels in the classroom for a while now, and the folks at Diamond Comics Distributors have come up with a list of comics and graphic novels that tie in to the Common Core. Their list includes a downloadable spreadsheet that gives grade levels and subject tie-ins for each book. Here’s a sampling of what’s available digitally. (Links are for comiXology and Dark Horse Digital, but some of these are available in the Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and iBooks stores as well.) Pre-K through First Grade Power Lunch: First Course Johnny Boo Does Something Second Grade and Up The Wonderland Alphabet Mermin, Book One Sketch Monsters, vols. 1 and 2 Pirate Penguin vs. Ninja Chicken Third Grade and Up Age of Reptiles Omnibus The Mighty Skullboy Army, vols. 1 and 2 Xoc: Journey of a Great White Discovery Channel’s Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Predators Mankind: The Story of All of Us, vols. 1 and 2 Fourth Grade and Up Chimichanga Scary Godmother The Last Unicorn Fifth Grade and Up Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse I’m Not a Plastic Bag Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Sixth Grade and Up The Last Dragon Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Physicists Fractured Fables Seventh Grade and Up The Adventures of Superhero Girl Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards Krishna: A Journey Within Ninth Grade and Up Nevsky: Hero of the People Hatter M: The Looking Glass Wars Wire Mothers: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love Tenth Grade and Up Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes Green River Killer: A True Detective Story Capote in Kansas The Lovely Horrible Stuff: My Book About Money Back to School: Digital Comics for the Common Core is a post from: E-Reader News

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