Library's review
This brightly colored picture book describes how two shy Clark Kent- like teens, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, created the original Superman comic in the 1930s. Author’s Note discusses Siegel and Shuster’s long struggle with DC Comics for credit and payment. Bibliography.
Publication
Knopf Books for Young Readers (2008), Edition: 1st Edition, 40 pages
Description
Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent than Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine tales. In 1934, they created the superhero, but it was four years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 2010)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2011)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2011)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2011)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Nonfiction — 2011)
Rhode Island Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2010)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2009)
Notable Children's Book (2009)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
40
Physical description
40 p.; 11.28 inches
ISBN
0375838023 / 9780375838026
DDC/MDS
| 741.5973 |
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