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34th out of 127 books
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75 voters
SuperHero ABC
by
Bob McLeod (Goodreads Author)
Silly and zany, and armed with the most unusual skills, these heroes are out to save the world-one letter at a time! bubble-Man blows big bubbles at bullies, and laughing lass laughs at lawbreakers! together, these one-of-a-kind defenders represent the ABC's in a way never seen before.
Renowned comic-book illustrator bob mcleod has created a full cast of humorous and deligh...more
Renowned comic-book illustrator bob mcleod has created a full cast of humorous and deligh...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
January 24th 2006
by HarperCollins
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I was definitely happy that the ladies at Barnes and Noble pointed me toward this ABC book. Each page is like a frame from a comic strip with each letter respresenting a different super hero and has a quick blurb about them and even what the regular people think about them. The pictures are very colorful and bright. My favorite page is the "Dd" page. "Danger Man does daring deeds every day" and he "duels with dragons", is very "dramatic", but he "doesn't have a dog." This book is great for kids...more
Adults looking for a fun alternative to traditional alphabet books will enjoy sharing this one by long-time Marvel and DC illustrator, Bob McLeod, whose comic-book-style artwork is sure to engage the imagination of preschoolers everywhere. Backdrop spectators are diverse, but superheroes are almost exclusively either attractively thin women or muscularly handsome men.
Alliterative descriptors of alpha-heroes are prominently displayed at the top of each page beside shadow-font upper and lower cas...more
Alliterative descriptors of alpha-heroes are prominently displayed at the top of each page beside shadow-font upper and lower cas...more
“When I was having alphabet soup, I never thought it would pay off.” -Vanna White
It’s a bird, it’s a plane..no, it’s Superhero ABCs. Have you ever read through an alphabet book and already known that “A” would stand for apple, “B” for ball, “C” for cat and so on and so forth? You will not get this feeling when reading Bob McLeod’s SuperHero ABC, because he takes an innovative look at the alphabet through a heroic eye. Instead of “A” standing for apple, it stands for Astro Man who is “always aler...more
It’s a bird, it’s a plane..no, it’s Superhero ABCs. Have you ever read through an alphabet book and already known that “A” would stand for apple, “B” for ball, “C” for cat and so on and so forth? You will not get this feeling when reading Bob McLeod’s SuperHero ABC, because he takes an innovative look at the alphabet through a heroic eye. Instead of “A” standing for apple, it stands for Astro Man who is “always aler...more
Superhero ABC is a fun and effective way to teach children their ABC's. For each letter there is a superhero whose name starts with that particular letter and their unusual skills all start with that letter as well. For example, "Goo Girl shoots Great Gobs of Goo at Gangsters" and "Night Man: Noises at Night Never make him Nervous". Pairing each letter with a superhero and special talents is a genius idea to get kids to learn their ABC's, as Bob McLeod does very well. What do kids love more than...more
My five year old daughter LOVES this book. She picked it from the library and after the third reading today said "Mom, wouldn't it be great if the librarian said I could keep this for TEN weeks?" While I have never had much interest in superheroes myself, my daughter likes them, so this book held her interest and sparked her imagination. "Rain Man" has been "living" in our house all afternoon. What I liked about it was that it sparked discussion about lots of vocabulary words that are good to kn...more
A great ABC book that is different in so many ways. This large book has pictures that are bright and bold and the each page is loaded with words for that letter in sentence format. I have taken this book to school with me and the students just love this book and want me to reread it to them when I am finished. Yes, some of the words will get tons of laughs (goo girl, odor officier, upside-down man) and kids will start to get creative with their own ABC words to add to the page. Great book, I hig...more
Some superhero fans aren't quite ready for The Dark Knight, but they're ready for this comic cavalcade of caped characters. Each superhero has his or her alliterative description with extra alphabetically-appropriate details thrown in. "Danger Man does daring deeds every day (He's dramatic! He duels with dragons! He doesn't have a dog!)." McLeod's graphic style is dead-on classic superhero (not a surprise, he's illustrated D.C. & Marvel Comics), with a bit of 1970s color scheme thrown in. Wa...more
Mar 02, 2011
Tdavis
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Preschool - 3rd Grade
Shelves:
letter-knowledge,
preschool
From Astro-Man to the Zinger, this ABC book is packed full of child appealing superheroes! The individual alphabet letters are bold and highlight a different superhero. Also, the added alliteration of the text effectively emphasizes the letter sounds: "Danger Man, Does Daring Deeds Every Day".
Early Literacy Skills:
Letter Knowledge
Vocabulary
Phonological Awareness
Print Awareness
Print Motivation
Went over great in Preschool Story Hour and older kids check it out too!
Early Literacy Skills:
Letter Knowledge
Vocabulary
Phonological Awareness
Print Awareness
Print Motivation
Went over great in Preschool Story Hour and older kids check it out too!
Publication: 2006
Grade/Age: Ages 5-10
Annotation: This is a humorous ABC book about superheroes. It is in the style of a comic book.
Themes: Heroes, fantasy, science fiction, the alphabet
Ways to use the book:
Ask students to think about what superhero they would be using the first letter of their first name. Have them draw their superhero and write a short story about how they saved the day.
Ask students to make a comic strip using some of the superheroes from the book or ones that they have inven...more
Grade/Age: Ages 5-10
Annotation: This is a humorous ABC book about superheroes. It is in the style of a comic book.
Themes: Heroes, fantasy, science fiction, the alphabet
Ways to use the book:
Ask students to think about what superhero they would be using the first letter of their first name. Have them draw their superhero and write a short story about how they saved the day.
Ask students to make a comic strip using some of the superheroes from the book or ones that they have inven...more
This is such a funny book with GREAT super hero comic pictures. I loved that it helps teach the alphabet, and uses sentences that have multiple words that start with each letter. This really helps give the kids a concept of what the alphabet is. Also the pictures are so engaging it makes you want to keep learning and reading the book. It is a great discussion book to talk with the kids about what is going on in the pictures, and they can help you predict and come up with other words that start w...more
Bob McLeod, a comic-book illustrator, introduces a cast of imaginary superheroes, each with special skill related to a letter of the Alphabet. For example "Astro-Man is Always Alert for an Alien Attack", "Bubble Man Blows Big Bubbles at Bullies", "Goo Girl shoots Great Gobs of Goo at Gangsters". The students loved the colorful comic book style artwork and the smaller captions scattered across each page. (for example, captions on the Danger Man page: He Duels with Dragons, He's Dramatic, He Doesn...more
I've checked this book out to a preschool and had them renew it three months in a row.
I've seen this book be the most popular in a first grade classroom.
ABC are often dull for me. They're long, repetitive, and really hard to innovate. The great draw of this book is that it has superheroes, and kids crave superhero stories at preschool age but none of the stories, cartoons, or comics are quite appropriate for them yet. This is an excellent bridge to those years.
I've seen this book be the most popular in a first grade classroom.
ABC are often dull for me. They're long, repetitive, and really hard to innovate. The great draw of this book is that it has superheroes, and kids crave superhero stories at preschool age but none of the stories, cartoons, or comics are quite appropriate for them yet. This is an excellent bridge to those years.
My kids (4 and 6) love this book, and the illustrations are great. My only criticism is that not all word choices work that well in an alphabet book meant to teach letter sounds. It's frustrating that "knight" is the best "K" word the author could come up with, and to a lesser extent, that long and short vowel sounds are used with the same letter (upside-down, uniform, underwear, unique, etc.). Not a huge deal, but it's just one more thing to explain while reading...
Just plain silly fun. Each page is filled with brightly colored detailed illustrations and chunks of humorous text. This is not necessarily for your little one just learning the alphabet though if they have issues engaging with simpler books it might do the trick. I think I need to get a copy for my friend who is a comic book geek. It might seem overwhelming in comparison to your average alphabet book but I think you need some variety and spice now and then.
My nephew loved this book! I love it too. It's a very cool way to work on the alphabet with kids. Bright, superhero colors, action packed illustrations, and a great mix of male and female superheroes. My nephew requested that we read a "cool book" a few days ago, and after we read this, he told me it was cool. Yea! :-) I'm glad he liked it! Oh, and he even pointed out to me that many of the bystanders in the pictures were wearing superhero T-shirts that had superheroes in the book on them! A nic...more
This would be a delightful read for older kids. “Multiplying Mike becomes many more men in moments!” McLeod has drawn real superheroes in comic books for many years. I think this would definitely appeal to the 8 and 9 year olds - maybe the struggling reader since it's picture book format and an ABC book -- but it has a ton of potential. The kids could create their own superheroes for their initials, for example.
I thought this book was awesome. I had never seen a ABC book of superheroes, and this one was pretty cool. The different types of heroes are ones that would appeal to boys and girls, and the illustrations are funny and go great with the heroes. Another reason I like this book is because it uses alliteration for each hero, so all the words on the page start with the same sound and letter.
I loved this book! Super Heros ABC is a great mix of the ABC's and superheros. the illustrations were amazing and the texts on each page were creatively written in bubbles. Each letter has a super hero. Kids will love the dramatic comic-style illustrations and big bubble letters. There is all different types of superheros traditional and non traditional all funny and interacting. Indubitably.
My 4 year old daughter picked this one off the library shelf and I have to admit I was pretty dubious. I'm not a big superhero fan (although Batman rules, naturally), so I thought reading this to her would be pretty tedious.
Heck, no. This turned out to be a snickeringly funny ABC with ludicrous superheros such as "Multiplying Mike (becomes Many More Men in Minutes" and "The Volcano (Vomits on Villains)". Illustrated earnestly in perfect comic style, I have to say I was completely won over. And...more
Heck, no. This turned out to be a snickeringly funny ABC with ludicrous superheros such as "Multiplying Mike (becomes Many More Men in Minutes" and "The Volcano (Vomits on Villains)". Illustrated earnestly in perfect comic style, I have to say I was completely won over. And...more
This review is based on what Geoffrey says. When I asked him if he was done with the book and if I could take it back to work, he said yes and "It is a very good book." Scott read this to him several times. The book combines the elements small boys find appealing: superheros, bold and colorful illustrations, great and fun alliteration.
2.5
Good but not great. Having a super hero ABC book for boys is nice. The art really popped, but there wasn't much flow. A few pages were knockouts, some others were disappointing.
I just most ABC books by how they handle X, and this one did a middling job. I rounded up to be nice, and in deference to the colorful pictures.
Good but not great. Having a super hero ABC book for boys is nice. The art really popped, but there wasn't much flow. A few pages were knockouts, some others were disappointing.
I just most ABC books by how they handle X, and this one did a middling job. I rounded up to be nice, and in deference to the colorful pictures.
May 21, 2008
Jennifer
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
k-3rd graders, reluctant readers, tutoring programs
Recommended to Jennifer by:
book list
Shelves:
children-picture-books-alphabet
Witty, clever rhymes, and bold pictures of superheroes will have both kids and adults amused, in this beautiful alphabet book written by well-known comic book author Bob McLeod. This is a great book for elementary school kids learning how things sound-there are lots of opportunities for tie-ins with art and writing projects with this book.
CIP:Humorous SuperHeroes such as Goo Girl and The Volcano represent the letters of the alphabet from A to Z.
"This frothy mix of laughs, giggles and Good Guys z...more
CIP:Humorous SuperHeroes such as Goo Girl and The Volcano represent the letters of the alphabet from A to Z.
"This frothy mix of laughs, giggles and Good Guys z...more
A comic book style ABC book sure to capture the attention of young boys (and girls too!). Kids will love the superpower for The Volcano! The graphics are interesting and will delight young readers. Provides many vocabulary words for each letter. What superhero lies within you?
An alliterated superhero (or a team of superheroes) represent a letter of the alphabet in this super fun book for children.
McLeod knows what young readers enjoy...bright, action-filled illustrations, text with fun, exciting words, and of course, humor!
McLeod knows what young readers enjoy...bright, action-filled illustrations, text with fun, exciting words, and of course, humor!
These superheros are of the most unusual kind. They are ready to help anyone at the drop of a hat, just like any superhero should! They help to save the world one letter at a time. Kudos for another ABC book well done. First graders really love this book.
Julian, age 5, says: "I really like the Volcano man who vomits on villians. It's so funny. I also like the Yellow Yeller and the Zinger who zooms through zeroes. I like everything in the book. It's one of my total favorites."
Mom likes it, too.
Mom likes it, too.
My nieces are absolutely enthralled by this exciting ABC book, and will correct me if I leave even one tiny word out. The superheroes range from interesting, to gross (the one who vomits on people - ew!) to just weird (the one who is never scared at night).
My superhero-obsessed preschooler just adores this book. Unlike many alphabet books, McLeod showcases the letters, both uppercase and lower case. The characters are goofy and likeable. If I were a teacher, I would want this for my classroom library.
I have to admit I may have bought this book just as much for myself as for my daughter. But even though she's only 5 months old, her eyes were glued to the gloriously colorful awesome artwork!
And my adult friends and I had too much fun with the cleverly-crafted alliteration! And I'm sure my little girl will too!
Can't wait for the next one!
And my adult friends and I had too much fun with the cleverly-crafted alliteration! And I'm sure my little girl will too!
Can't wait for the next one!
Jul 27, 2012
Newbury Town Library Youth Services
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
picture-books,
read-alouds
This book has always been a read aloud hit in my classroom and here at storytime. McLeod's illustrations are spot-on, the superheros are totally quirky and fun, and the details in each page ask for this book to be read over and over again.
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I was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. For most of my career I was an artist for Marvel and DC Comics, pencilling several issues of Star Wars, Spider-Man and Superman, and inking The Incredible Hulk, Wonder Woman, Batman and many more. In 1982, I co-created The New Mutants, a group of younger X-Men, for Marvel Comics.
In 2006, I wrote and illustrated my first children's book, SuperHero ABC, a h...more
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