The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus Graphic Novels #1)

by Rick Riordan (Author) Nathan Powell (Illustrator)

"Adapted from the novel The Heroes of Olympus, Book One: The Lost Hero"--Copyright page.
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Gr 4-8--Riordan's ever-popular mythology series that resonates so strongly with reluctant readers and those who yearn for action-packed adventure now have the option to follow the story in graphic novel format. If the traditional narrative version of The Lost Hero (Disney-Hyperion, 2010) hit the ground running, it is nothing compared to what awaits readers in a sequential art format. It takes fewer than 10 pages for the story to start with a [quite literal] bang, and it relents very infrequently thereafter. Powell does an excellent job of adapting the original story into pictorial format, hitting all of the high points and representing all of the major details in the drawings, so little is lost. For those unfamiliar with Riordan's storytelling, they will receive a healthy introduction to his easy-to-follow story lines that teach with great accuracy the mythologies that students will undoubtedly learn in the classroom but with such fun and ease that it will hardly feel like school. Readers who are new to reading comic books will be no less entertained; there are a few pages here and there that may make following the panels in order a touch challenging, but they will catch on quickly. It goes without saying that this book will fly off the shelves; Riordan, of course, has a ready-made audience, but he always does a good job of welcoming new readers, so this one is a must for both school and public libraries.--Trina Bolfing, Westbank Libraries, Austin, TX

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Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan (San Antonio, Estados Unidos, 1964) es, sin duda, uno de los autores de literatura juvenil más respetados. Profesor de instituto, el fulgurante éxito de la serie «Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo» hizo que pudiera dedicarse a la escritura a tiempo completo.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781423163251
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Publication date
October 07, 2014
Series
Heroes of Olympus Graphic Novels
BISAC categories
JUV008000 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV022020 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, & Fables | Greek & Roman
Library of Congress categories
Fantasy
Graphic novels
Monsters
Camps
Mythology, Greek
Comics (Graphic works)
Fantasy comics
Hera (Greek deity)
Gaia (Greek deity)

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