{"product_id":"9781619302501","title":"Comics: Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning","description":"\u003cp\u003eComics have a rich and varied history, beginning on the walls of caves and evolving to the sophisticated medium found on websites today. For a kid, comics can be more than entertainment. Comics can be a lifeline to another world, one in which everyone has the potential to become a superhero and children are welcome to all the power adults have overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eComics: Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning\u003c\/i\u003e follows the trajectory of comics from their early incarnations to their current form. Kids learn how to sketch comic faces and bodies, invent a superhero, draw manga characters, and create their own graphic novel or webcomic. Short biographies of famous cartoonists provide inspiration and introduce specific comic styles. \u003ci\u003eComics\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the technology available to budding young cartoonists, while they channel their creative powers and develop their storytelling skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart history, part instruction, pure fun, \u003ci\u003eComics\u003c\/i\u003e entertains and informs young readers while challenging them to join the cartooning conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis title meets Common Core State Standards for literacy in language art, and social studies; Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nomad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057804919024,"sku":"9781619302501","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619302501_p0.jpg?v=1763859096","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619302501","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}