Graphic Novel: The Lion King by Bobbi J.G. Weiss

In the graphic novel, The Lion King it mostly tells the story of young Simba that worries about nothing. As the story begins, Simba is a privileged prince and son of the great and powerful leader, Mufasa. The wonderful childhood of the Simba takes a dreadful turn unexpectedly. His wicked Uncle Scar murders his father and then makes Simba believe that it is his entire fault. When Scar drives Simba away, he befriends the warthog Pumba and the meerkat, Timon in a jungle. Here he is in a jungle with no worries and his family that he has left behind is desperately in need for his help. Scar has taken over the land and there is scarce food and water for the lions. When he gets a visit from the spirit of his father and a long lost friend, Nala he is convinced to return home and claim his throne as he should’ve done a long time ago. Reading a graphic novel is much more intense than I thought. Even though the sentences are very short and some aren’t even sentences. Even though comic books aren’t anything that I am used to reading, I think it would be a great asset for students to read. If there are students in my classroom that love comic books, I could perhaps make a comic strip of important information for the students. Even students that are struggling with reading or the English language could benefit from comic strips. Seeing that the books have less text than a normal book this would help these students take their time when reading.