Gossamer Books Commemorates 200th Anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Educational graphic novel on the adventures of Lewis & Clark to be released in April 2005
(PRWEB) December 18, 2004 -- Gossamer Books LLC announces the launch of their
next educational graphic novel, “Pacific Bound: The Adventures of Lewis &
Clark” (ISBN 0-9742502-5-2) in April 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary
of the Lewis & Clark expedition. With the educational graphic novel genre
increasingly getting accepted as a supplement to children’s literature, "Pacific
Bound: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark", written by Lauri Olsen, takes this
genre to create the story of Lewis & Clark expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
The aim of the expedition was to find a direct water route across the North
American continent and to map and document scientific studies of the unknown
lands of the west.
"Pacific Bound: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark"
follows the story of Corps of Discovery led by Merewether Lewis and William
Clark along with his faithful dog Seaman over the next two years. During this
period, the Corps of Discovery travel thousands of miles, experience new lands,
rivers and people. The production team took two years of exhaustive research and
planning to create the meticulously crafted landscape illustrations and a
historically accurate story.
The novel is carefully mapped to the U.S.
Department of Education’s national standards for teaching U.S. History. It is
painstakingly researched to create an accurate account of the events and
incidents as they occurred in history to generate interest of grade-schoolers in
key historical themes specified by national and state educational guidelines. It
can be a useful resource for librarians and K-12 educational levels.
Gossamer Books has also released some highly interactive and educative
lesson plans based on the Lewis & Clark expedition that can be downloaded
free of cost from their official website http://www.gossamerbooks.com
Angel Oberoi, President,
and founder of Gossamer Books LLC commented, "This is the third novel in the
series of first two successful novels by Gossamer Books. Keeping the earlier
tradition of historical accuracy and elaborate illustrations intact, this novel
is a visual delight for the school going kids and adults alike”.
The
educational graphic novel can be ordered from Baker & Taylor, and Brodart.
For further information on the novel, email to e-mail protected from spam
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About Gossamer Books LLC
A small privately-held publisher of
high quality graphic novels, Gossamer Books is passionate about the importance
of history. Founded in 2003, in Belmont, CA, Gossamer Books LLC promotes an
entertaining approach towards teaching US history to upper elementary and middle
school students. Each book is carefully mapped to local and US Department of
Education’s national standards for teaching American history, and is
painstakingly researched to create an accurate account of the hardships and
triumphs of the era.
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