Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod
Bob McLeod’s Superhero ABC is one of the most fun alphabet books I’ve ever seen. It was published in 2006, but my copy just came a few weeks ago in my first big book order at school. And the boys are jumping all over it. I’m thinking about getting another copy for next year. McLeod is a noted comics artist, and this is his first children’s book. It is made entirely out of energy. Brand new superheroes illustrate alliteration for every letter, and they are clever, funny, and random (“Astro-Man is always alert for an alien attack! He avoids steroids! He has asthma!”). It is bright and lively, and I think it’s great for reluctant readers.
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February 24th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
My students loooove this book. Long live Goo Girl!
February 25th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
I don’t suppose that they still publish the Super Dictionary, do they? It was released by World Book back in the late 70s, and it featured the DC Comics heroes explaining the words that some board of professionals had determined were the most important to developing children. It was my first dictionary, and I still reference it (though, more for kitch value than for word definitions: I have a 2,000 page Unabridged Webster’s now for that). I’m quite positive that it did not include the words “asthma” or “steroids,” but those weren’t the sorts of problems that superheroes dealt with back in the day.
June 6th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
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