How comic books can help you learn - Gene Luen Yang
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In the 1940s, comic books became a mass medium, with millions of copies selling every month. Teachers even began experimenting by bringing comics into their classrooms. So, can comic books and graphic novels really help you learn? Gene Luen Yang explores the history of comics in American education, and reveals some unexpected insights about their potential for helping kids learn.
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Meet The Creators
- Director
- Vicente Numpaque, Hernando Bahamon, Globizco Studios
- Narrator
- Gene Yang, Alexandra Panzer
- Storyboard Artist
- Alvaro Martinez
- Animator
- Alejandro Pinzón
- Compositor
- Alejandro Pinzón
