The Adventures of Johnny Bunk: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need by Daniel H. Pink and Rob Ten Pas, ill. New York, NY: Penguin, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59448-291-5
Annotation: Depressed in his job, Johnny receives career guidance from supernatural girl Diana that imparts six ideas to turn around his circumstances. Touted as America’s first business book in manga format.
Media: Pen and ink.
Rating: 4P/4Q.
Curricular connections: Manga.
School level: High school.
NP 07/04/09
The Adventures of Johhny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need by Daniel H. Pink. Art by Robert Ten Pas. New York: Riverhead Books, 2008.
ISBN: 978-1-59448-291-5. Themes/Subject: Career Exploration, Self-Identity/Manga Grades 11-12
Manga drawings depict Bunko's disappointment in a life at Boggs Corp prior to his enlighternment by Diana who teaches 6 precepts.
Curricular connections: High school guidence counselors will want to keep a copy on hand for students with lives being pushed in the wrong direction.
Q/P: 5/4 Ten Pas has done an exceptional job on the drawings, and many high school students (and beyond) will find the story highly relatable
BVG, 7/22/09
Pink, D.H. (2008). The adventures of Johnny Bunko: the last career guide you’ll ever need (R. Ten Pas, Illus.). New York: Penguin. ISBN 9781594482915 4Q/3P
Summary: Six lessons: 1. There is no plan. 2. Think strengths, not weaknesses. 3. It’s not about you. 4. Persistence trumps talent. 5. Make excellent mistakes. 6. Leave an imprint.
Media: Pen and ink.
Curricular connections: Grades 10-12. Career planning.
Repetition: The text, illustrations, and overall story arc repeat and reinforce the six key concepts of the tale. We read the characters’ balloon statements, see the statements written on the office whiteboard, and are reminded of the preceding concepts at the end of each “lesson.”
KEM 4/29/08
ISBN: 978-1-59448-291-5. Themes/Subject: Career Exploration, Self-Identity/Manga Grades 11-12
Manga drawings depict Bunko's disappointment in a life at Boggs Corp prior to his enlighternment by Diana who teaches 6 precepts.
Curricular connections: High school guidence counselors will want to keep a copy on hand for students with lives being pushed in the wrong direction.
Q/P: 5/4 Ten Pas has done an exceptional job on the drawings, and many high school students (and beyond) will find the story highly relatable.
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