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Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Clare McGreevy and Chris Mould
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In this episode Lucy chats with educator Clare McGreevy and illustrator Chris Mould about an innovative comic project involving schools across Rochdale, developing reading for pleasure through comics and also supporting the creation of comics - through re-imagining the untold stories of the historic Rochdale Town Hall.
Clare McGreevy is an Advisory Teacher for Reading in Rochdale Council’s Virtual School. Prior to this, Clare had been a teacher, English Lead and Phase Leader with over 18 years of experience in education. She leads the OU/UKLA Reading for Pleasure Teachers’ Group in Rochdale and is the founder and Director of the annual Rochdale Children’s Literature Festival. She is passionate about giving young people the opportunities to express their voice and creativity through writing for pleasure.
Chris Mould is an illustrator whose work ranges from children’s publishing to theatre and film, having produced a long backlist of children’s titles, theatre posters, editorial cartoons for major newspapers and character development work for animated features. He exhibits his artwork regularly, and commits to an ongoing programme of events.
Clare's recommendation for this episode:
Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, illustrated by David Polonsky
Chris's recommendation for this episode:
Kingdom by Jon McNaught
Lucy's recommendation for this episode:
No Surrender, Adapted by The Rickard Sisters
Follow Clare:
Twitter/X:@BookishToby
Follow Rochdale Children's Literature Festival:
Twitter/X: @RCLFest
Follow Chris:
Insta: @chrismouldink
Twitter/X: @chrismouldink
Follow the podcast:
Insta: @comic_boom_podcast
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Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com
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Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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