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A review by kateteaching7and8
History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery by Chris Schweizer
5.0
Thank you to #NetGalley and First Second Books for allowing me the opportunity to read a digital ARC of History Comics: The Roanoke Colony by Chris Schweizer. This graphic novel will be released June 30, 2020. All opinions are my own.
This graphic novel focuses on the question what happened to the Roanoke colonists. To answer this question, the novel investigates how the settlers ended up in Roanoke and what the people already living in Roanoke felt about the newcomers. It is full of history, queens, battles, sea voyages, disputes, violence, and pirates. Schweizer uses information from primary and secondary sources, archaeological findings, and a little bit of speculation to present the story of the missing colonists and theorize about what may have happened to them.
I really enjoyed this graphic novel. The lost colony of Roanoke is a topic I use in my classroom to teach evidence based writing and my students love learning about the colony and all the theories of what may have occurred. One of my favorite things about this novel is that it doesn't start with the colonists disappearing or even landing in Roanoke. Rather, it goes back even further to provide a historical and political understanding of what led the settlers to Roanoke in the first place and why it was so difficult for White to get back to the colonists after he left for fresh supplies. There is so much information in this graphic novel that at times it is almost overwhelming, but I think it would be an excellent tool to use in the classroom to discuss the topic and develop a deeper understanding of it (I even pre-ordered a copy for my classroom library). I honestly can't wait to share this book with my students to see their reactions and to build it into my current writing unit.
This graphic novel focuses on the question what happened to the Roanoke colonists. To answer this question, the novel investigates how the settlers ended up in Roanoke and what the people already living in Roanoke felt about the newcomers. It is full of history, queens, battles, sea voyages, disputes, violence, and pirates. Schweizer uses information from primary and secondary sources, archaeological findings, and a little bit of speculation to present the story of the missing colonists and theorize about what may have happened to them.
I really enjoyed this graphic novel. The lost colony of Roanoke is a topic I use in my classroom to teach evidence based writing and my students love learning about the colony and all the theories of what may have occurred. One of my favorite things about this novel is that it doesn't start with the colonists disappearing or even landing in Roanoke. Rather, it goes back even further to provide a historical and political understanding of what led the settlers to Roanoke in the first place and why it was so difficult for White to get back to the colonists after he left for fresh supplies. There is so much information in this graphic novel that at times it is almost overwhelming, but I think it would be an excellent tool to use in the classroom to discuss the topic and develop a deeper understanding of it (I even pre-ordered a copy for my classroom library). I honestly can't wait to share this book with my students to see their reactions and to build it into my current writing unit.