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A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story

4.4/5 ( ratings)

A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story is based on the script of a play by Sarah Hurst, first performed at Tatitlek Community School in January 2010.

The story consists of 16 scenes marking major events in Alaska history, narrated by Benny Benson, the designer of the Alaska flag. Benny travels in time to meet a modern-day high school student named Abigail, who is wondering where her PFD check comes from. The scenes cover the Alaska Purchase through to the statehood movement, the struggle for the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay.

This new graphic novel can be used in a classroom setting to teach Alaska history, or it can simply be read for enjoyment by children or adults. Forty pages of supplemental notes further explain each scene and provide questions for group discussion as well as sources of additional reading to research topics in detail..

This graphic novel is illustrated in a varied range of styles by nine superb Alaska artists.

Language: English

Pages: 148

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Greatland Graphics

Release: May 10, 2022

ISBN 13: 9780982189696

A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story

4.4/5 ( ratings)

A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story is based on the script of a play by Sarah Hurst, first performed at Tatitlek Community School in January 2010.

The story consists of 16 scenes marking major events in Alaska history, narrated by Benny Benson, the designer of the Alaska flag. Benny travels in time to meet a modern-day high school student named Abigail, who is wondering where her PFD check comes from. The scenes cover the Alaska Purchase through to the statehood movement, the struggle for the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay.

This new graphic novel can be used in a classroom setting to teach Alaska history, or it can simply be read for enjoyment by children or adults. Forty pages of supplemental notes further explain each scene and provide questions for group discussion as well as sources of additional reading to research topics in detail..

This graphic novel is illustrated in a varied range of styles by nine superb Alaska artists.

Language: English

Pages: 148

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Greatland Graphics

Release: May 10, 2022

ISBN 13: 9780982189696

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