The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel — Teaching Guide

Grades: 3 – 6
Curriculum Connections: Literature

Green-growing secrets and powerful magic await you at Misselthwaite Manor in The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel, a bewitching and vivid adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved tale. True to the spirit of Burnett’s work, this graphic novel can be used an engaging introduction to the classic story, read alongside it for deeper understanding, or analyzed afterward to compare and contrast. This adaptation has been created for a modern audience to provide greater historical context and information on Colonial India in the early 20th Century to best reflect the world beyond the enchanting walls of the titular garden.