A graphic novel adaptation of Charlie Higson‘s Young James Bond novel Silverfin, part of the small-format Penguin Readers series, was released recently, designed for those learning English as a foreign language.
The project was packaged for Penguin by the creative services company, Dynamo – and eagle-eyed agents will quickly spot the interior art is the work of Doctor Who and Rivers of London artist Lee Sullivan.
Combining carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practice activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.
Silverfin is a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple modals, adverbs and gerunds.
Many of the Penguin Readers titles at this level are graphic novels, with more in the works.
Dynamo has delivered over 7000 projects to some of the biggest names in the licensing, publishing, product, digital and entertainment industries since 2005. Offering a multitude of creative services, the company has an enviable reputation for combining creative expertise with limitless energy and imagination.
• Penguin Readers Level 1: Silverfin (ELT Graded Reader) is available from all good bookshops and here from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
• Lee Sullivan is at www.leesullivanart.co.uk and you can follow him on Twitter @LeeSullivanArt
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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