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DC Super Heroes: My First Book of Girl Power, by Julie Merberg, 2014, New York, NY: Downtown Bookworks. 20 pages. ISBN: 978-1941367032.
Series: DC Super Heroes
Age/Interest Level: 3-6 years
Lexile Level: N/A
Awards: N/A
Reader Annotation: There are a lot of female superheroes in the DC Universe. Take a look at some of the most influential.
Plot Summary: DC has produced some of the most influential comics in the industry, and this work provides a glimpse into some of their most influential female heroes. From Wonder Woman to Black Canary and Batgirl, they’re all here. The art is the highlight, but each character receives a spread explaining a bit about them and why they’re all just so awesome.
Critical Evaluation: This is a reference work as opposed to a new story for the heroes. This is helpful as an introduction to superheroes and it provides some lesser known, but still fantastic, characters. The design is really quirky, combining stills from the original comics on funky, abstract-inspired backgrounds. The almost makes the characters look like cardboard cutouts and really heightens the sense of comic.
Why Included: Superheroes remain incredibly popular, and many female ones do not seem to get the same level of coverage as their male counterparts. This is a great introductory work.
Series: DC Super Heroes
Age/Interest Level: 3-6 years
Lexile Level: N/A
Awards: N/A
Reader Annotation: There are a lot of female superheroes in the DC Universe. Take a look at some of the most influential.
Plot Summary: DC has produced some of the most influential comics in the industry, and this work provides a glimpse into some of their most influential female heroes. From Wonder Woman to Black Canary and Batgirl, they’re all here. The art is the highlight, but each character receives a spread explaining a bit about them and why they’re all just so awesome.
Critical Evaluation: This is a reference work as opposed to a new story for the heroes. This is helpful as an introduction to superheroes and it provides some lesser known, but still fantastic, characters. The design is really quirky, combining stills from the original comics on funky, abstract-inspired backgrounds. The almost makes the characters look like cardboard cutouts and really heightens the sense of comic.
Why Included: Superheroes remain incredibly popular, and many female ones do not seem to get the same level of coverage as their male counterparts. This is a great introductory work.