Zombie-based learning: Kickstarting a zombie apocalypse geography textbook

Cory Doctorow 3:35 pm Tue Jun 25, 2013

David Hunter sez, "I'm a public school teacher and last year I created Zombie-Based Learning, a standards-based curriculum that uses a zombie apocalypse to get kids into learning geography. The last Kickstarter was successful and a lot of fun. Now I'm working on the comic that goes with ZBL. This comic will help engage kids, teach real-world geographic concepts, and encourage readers to work on their zombie-survival skills."

I wrote up David's earlier (and just plain wonderful) effort last year; this is a great-looking Kickstarter.

Zombie-Based Learning comic books: Dead Reckon

(Thanks, David!)

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