Comic books in 'History of Fun Stuff'

1st printing. Written byPatricia Lakin. Art and cover by Rob McClurkan. Now beginning readers can learn all about the history of comics, graphic novels, manga, and more in this installment of the nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series about the history of fun stuff! Do you know how comics, graphic novels, and manga came to be? Or that they have their roots in cave drawings? Did you know that Benjamin Franklin is credited as having the first cartoon in an American newspaper? Ever wonder who put the fun in the Funny Pages? Become a History of Fun Stuff Expert on the funny history of comic strips, graphic novels, manga, and more, and amaze your friends with all you've learned in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read! Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. A special section at the back of the book includes Common Core-vetted extras on subjects like science, social studies, and math, and there's even a fun quiz so readers can test themselves to see what they've learned! Learning about history has never been so much fun! Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Written by Patricia Lakin. Art and cover by Rob McClurkan. Now beginning readers can learn all about the history of comics, graphic novels, manga, and more in this installment of the nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series about the history of fun stuff! Do you know how comics, graphic novels, and manga came to be? Or that they have their roots in cave drawings? Did you know that Benjamin Franklin is credited as having the first cartoon in an American newspaper? Ever wonder who put the fun in the Funny Pages? Become a History of Fun Stuff Expert on the funny history of comic strips, graphic novels, manga, and more, and amaze your friends with all you've learned in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Written by Chloe Perkins. Art and cover by Scott Burroughs. Did you know that many of the characters in A Charlie Brown Christmas were voiced by regular kids from the producer's neighborhood? Or that Charles M. Schulz had his first sketch published at age fourteen in the local newspaper's "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" feature? What about that NASA has an award called the Silver Snoopy for outstanding achievements related to flight safety and mission success? Become a History of Fun Stuff Expert on Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang, and amaze your friends with all you've learned in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.