Author: Henry David Thoreau
Website (Wikipedia): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau
Adapted & Illustrated By: John Porcellino
Website: http://www.king-cat.net/index.html
Media Used: Pen on a white and light brown background.
Summary: Using Thoreau's own words, from Walden, Civil Disobedience, Walking, and his journals, this graphic novel tells the story of Thoreau's two years living in the woods and the night he spent in jail.
Personal Thoughts: This book flowed really well. Since the words were all taken directly from Thoreau, the book read like a journal. Short sentences introduced Thoreau's ideas and thoughts in a way that worked well in the graphic novel format. The illustrations were done with a light hand. Clear solid pen lines on a white background were paired with splashes of brown to add contrast. The drawing style reminded me of Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid - simple and too the point, which makes for easy reading. While I found this book in the Young Adult graphic novel section of my library, the format makes this material more accessible to a younger audience (5th grade or up) then the original writings by Thoreau would be (high school level). Created in part by the Center for Cartoon Studies, like the Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow book, the panel discussion questions provided in the back of the book make this book a great resource for classroom use.
Lesson Plan (under construction): Living life without modern technology. Getting back to nature discussion. Could you survive one day without technology? Journal assignment.
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