Project X Origins Graphic Texts can help children to reach higher standards in comprehension. This graphic retelling of The Pied Piper of Hamelin brings the poem to life for a modern audience. It is presented in both in graphic and text-only versions. The people of Hamelin have a big problem rats! What will happen when the Pied Piper offers to help? Find out in this graphic retelling of Robert Browning's classic poem. This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, ideas for follow-up activities and higher-level comprehension questions.

 

This book is part of a book series called Project X Origins Graphic Texts .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a comic book/graphic novel. This book was published 2016 by Oxford University Press .

Len Wein co-created SWAMP THING early in a writing career that has included work on every major hero and villain at both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. As a writer, Wein is also credited with co-creating Wolverine for Marvel and Lucius Fox for DC. Wein was one of the editors on WATCHMEN, and has also been Editor-in-Chief at both Marvel Comics and Disney Comics before settling in to a successful career writing comic books and animation. British artist Dave Gibbons began his comics career in 1973, working for IPC and DC Thompson and illustrating features the popular comics magazine 2000 AD. He also worked on the comic strip adventures of Doctor Who before being invited to illustrate for DC Comics, beginning with GREEN LANTERN. In 1985, he began collaborating with Alan Moore on numerous stories leading up to their best selling graphic novel WATCHMEN. As a writer and artist, Gibbons has also worked on GREEN LANTERN CORPS and his own graphic novel THE ORIGINALS. With Frank Miller, he produced the Martha Washington series. Anthony Wacholtz has been a baseball fan since he was old enough to pick up a bat and ball. He earned a degree in English from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and has written a biography for young readers of All-Star catcher Joe Mauer. Besides playing softball and following his favorite team, the Minnesota Twins, he enjoys pitting his baseball knowledge against others in fantasy baseball. James Nathan grew up in a small village in Worcestershire, England. He attended Worcester College of Art and Design and then went on to do a degree in Illustration at UWIC (now Cardiff School of Art and Design). At thirteen James discovered Photoshop and has been using it ever since. At eighteen he got his first graphics tablet and since then digital painting has been his main focus. James now lives in the city of Bristol, UK with his girlfriend and cat who are both a large source of inspiration, both in life and work.