TY - BOOK AU - Thompson,Terry TI - Adventures in graphica: using comics and graphic novels to teach comprehension, 2-6 SN - 9781571107121 (pbk.) PY - 2008/// CY - Portland, Me. PB - Stenhouse Publishers KW - Comic books, strips, etc., in education KW - Reading comprehension KW - Study and teaching (Elementary) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-181) and index; You got comics? -- The lure of graphica -- A word about the research -- Introducing the conventions of graphica -- Endless possibilities for using graphica -- Comprehension, comically -- In the mind's eye : mental images and inferring -- Vocabulary, visually -- Fluency in the funnies -- Making the right choices -- Troubleshooting ER -