A Hero Like You

A Hero Like You
Author: Nikki Rogers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2020-10-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780648723233

A Hero Like You looks at everyday heroes and highlights qualities such as loyalty, compassion, resourcefulness, justice, and courage. The lyrical rhyme and relatable illustrations remind us that we all have the opportunity to be a hero by helping others, doing right and making the world a better place. "What the world needs is a hero like you!"

SuperHERo Tales

SuperHERo Tales
Author: Rebecca Fyfe
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-11-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781494312459

Girls are under-represented when it comes to superhero movies, toys and other merchandise. This wonderful group of authors decided to do something about it. Within these pages, you will find stories of female superheroes to enchant and delight. You will read all about their powers and their masked identities and then get to read a short story that gives you insight into who they are or who they will become. You'll find action, adventure, magic and betrayal. You'll find everyday female heroes, as well as super-powered heroines and devious villains. From friendly encounters to government conspiracies, 27 new superhero tales, featuring female superheroes, can be found represented in these stories, written by 24 different authors. This Expanded Edition contains additional illustrations. Edited by Rebecca Fyfe Foreword written by Emmie Mears Cover art by Julia Lela Stilchen A portion of the proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to the Because I am a Girl organization.

5-Minute Super Hero Stories (LEGO DC Super Heroes)

5-Minute Super Hero Stories (LEGO DC Super Heroes)
Author: Scholastic
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338190105

A collection of LEGO(R) DC Comics Super Heroes short stories that can be read to the youngest super hero fans in five minutes or less! Eight 5-minute stories featuring your favorite LEGO(R)DC characters!Join Batman(TM), Superman(TM), Wonder Woman(TM), and many more in these eight action-packed stories that can each be read in five minutes or less. Whether they're fighting crime at a carnival or rescuing their friends from supervillains in outer space, there's never a dull moment with these super heroes!

World of Reading: Five Super Hero Stories!

World of Reading: Five Super Hero Stories!
Author: Marvel Press Book Group
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1368069282

Read along with Marvel! Discover how Marvel's most popular characters became the Super Heroes they are today! Featuring Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Captain America, and Hulk, this World of Reading Level 1 reader bind up includes five origin adventure stories!

Caped

Caped
Author: Ian Healy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2015-10-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692569955

A multi-author collection of eighteen original superhero tales ranging from the dark to the hysterical to the downright bizarre. "And Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper" by Leonard Apa: A Golden Age tale of an actor who hates playing a superhero on the radio but discovers a new role awaiting him. "Sovereign's Last Hurrah" David Court: In a retirement home, elderly supervillains scheme to return an item of power to their greatest enemy. "RIGHTMAN! Loses the Faith" Gary Cuba: Being a superhero is what you make of it, and what you can make from it. "Dax and the Red Eyes" Adrienne Dellwo: Dax's disability prevents him from telling anyone about his brother using powers to hurt people. "Dum Dum" Leod D. Fitz: Some supervillains are geniuses, and others are simply well-trained. "Light Therapy" Che Gilson: Being a sidekick is a thankless job. "Pinning Portugal" Elliotte Rusty Harold: A group of supervillains hatches a new scheme that naturally goes awry. "When Fukayna Danced Her Libraries" Jake Johnson: Eventually even superheroes need to step away from the job. "Super Frenemies" Stephen Kotowych: A group of super-powered children take on the neighborhood bully with surprising results. "The Faces of the Wind" Laura Lamoreaux: After World War II, the country no longer needed superheroes, leaving the heroes with difficult decisions. "Capacity Crowds" Paul McMahon: He wants to be a real superhero, but can't seem to find a villain to match him. "Heart of the Matter" Robert J. Mendenhall: Cameron's powers are preventing the medical treatment that may save his life. "Ebony Boneshaft, Secret Superhero" Wendy Qualls: She didn't mean to discover Ebony Boneshaft's secret identity, and when she did, it caused no end of trouble for her. "Eye of the Beholder" Dave Ring: Being seen as the object of everyone's desire is a poor way to live life. "I Am Hathor" Aaron Michael Ritchey & Jason Henry Evans: Balancing superheroics and motherhood is a difficult dance for Hathor. "The Romulus Proposition" Tim Rohr: When the mighty have fallen, it's probably because they were pushed. "Saul, Again" Eric Rosenfield: A time traveler takes a circuitous, long-term approach to facing a dangerous villain. "Damn the Dark, Damn the Light" K. H. Vaughan: There's a fine line between heroism and nihilism and sooner or later everyone crosses it.

Superheroes: An Analysis of Popular Culture's Modern Myths

Superheroes: An Analysis of Popular Culture's Modern Myths
Author: David Reynolds
Publisher: Problematic Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2011-04-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0986902705

A semiotic and cultural anthropological interrogation of popular North American superhero narratives, such as those of Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman, provides insight into how media’s messages influence the culture’s ethical values. Since emerging in the late 1930s, the superhero has become a pervasive figure in North American popular culture. As an extension of ideas presented by Friedrich Nietzsche, Joseph Campbell, and Umberto Eco, this dissertation argues that superhero tales must be regarded as modern mythology. It follows that people observe and learn social norms of justice from such narratives, since these ideals are intrinsic to the tales. In investigating the superhero’s role as a contemporary figure of myth, this project focuses primarily on three areas: an account of the history of the superhero from 1938 to present; an examination of the cultural functions of contemporary superhero narratives; and, an interrogation of vigilantism, responsibility, and justice in these narratives and how those concerns further relate to ideologies and practices in North American culture.

3 Super Hero Tales (DC Super Friends)

3 Super Hero Tales (DC Super Friends)
Author: Cynthia Ines Mangual
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1524717142

The origin stories of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Supergirl are featured in this action-packed DC Super Friends treasury. With a padded cover and study board pages, this book is the perfect way to introduce toddlers to the world's greatest superheroes!

Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero

Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero
Author: Anne Cottringer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781589250833

All the grown-ups comment that Eliot is "such a quiet little thing," unaware that at night, when the clock strikes midnight, he becomes a superhero, and now he has received his most urgent mission yet, to help a group of scientists prevent a giant meteorfrom crashing into Earth.

Birthday on Mars!

Birthday on Mars!
Author: Sara Schonfeld
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 152479290X

Even robots have birthdays! Celebrate Curiosity and wish happy birthday to one of NASA's most famous Mars rovers in this beautiful picture book! "The book is adorable. . . a celebration of curiosity and exploration." - GeekDad.com Mars is our closest neighbor, and a little robot named Curiosity is investigating the planet for us. Join for a tour of the place this rover calls home. Get to know Mars through eye-catching illustrations of an alien landscape and the adorable robot in charge of exploring it all. And this rover's birthday is a perfect time to celebrate curiosity. For nerdy parents, fans of space, or those who are just curious, relive the moment when the Curiosity rover sang itself happy birthday in 2013 after one year on Mars.