Explorer (The Lost Islands #2)

I bought this for my 8 year old son, who is a very good reader but does not read for pleasure on his own (he does, however enjoy reading together). So I thought, hmm, how can I get him to read independently? I myself was and am an avid reader, so this was never a problem for me. I noticed that he had been bringing home Lego Star Wars themed graphic novels. I heard that graphic novels are a good way to get reluctant readers more into it, so I thought we'd try out this series, anything as long as he was reading words on a page for fun! Lo and behold, he read 2 of the books on his own, unbidden, during a car trip! Highly recommended!

A couple of these had good promise, but ended up feeling rushed and shallow because of it.For things like this, but better, I would recommend the earlier issues of Flight. Same kind of thing for the same age range, but back when this editor had higher standards or a higher budget or something.

My son loves the Amulet series but wasn't so enthusiastic about the Explorer books. More like a cartoonish comic strip than graphic novel.

My daughter loves this author, she reads them at least 12 times.

EDITED by Kazu - not written by. The short stories are ok, but after getting hoked on Amulet, was expecting more connectedness.

My son is a Kibuishi fan and loved this series!

My Grand daughter loves reading books from this author.

I really miss the larger Flight anthologies. But Explorer series is holding it's own. This wasn't as good as Flight or Amulet, but it does bring a nice variety of stories. A bit dark...so not sure if this is recommended for younger kids.

Daughter loves them

Granddaughter loves these books

Excellentes histoires et dessins magnifiques! Je le recommande fortement!

My son enjoyed the book and was anxious to read more of Kazu Kibiishi books.