Follow the amazing and exciting career of one the most famous comic book creators of all time; Joe Simon. Captain America, the Blue Beetle, Boy Commandos, and the Fly, are only a few of his super hero characters that have graced the pages of popular comic books. Today, the comic book industry can attribute a great deal of its success to the artistry and genuis of Joe Simon.

Similar authors: Mark Tyler Nobleman

Similar books: Jack Kirby, Creator & artist by Sue L. Hamilton; Stan Lee, Creator & Artist by Sue L. Hamilton; John Buscema, Ceator & Artist by Sue L. Hamilton; Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman by Marc Tyler Nobleman

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 6/30/2010

ISBN-10: 159928300X

ISBN-13: 9781599283005

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Jose: Born to Dance by Susanna Reich is a beautiful and enchanting biography of one of the world's greatest dancers and choreographers. Jose Limon was born in Mexico in 1908. As a boy, he grew up listening to the sounds of his native land; his mother's lullabies, his pet canary's twitterings, and the roar of the crowd in the bull fighting ring. The sounds of his world became a vital part of his being. As an adult, he longed to express, 'the music in his soul'. He found a way through dance. Learn of Jose's journey to the United States and throughout the world to share his unique gift. This is an easy-to-read biography about a man who dreamed of making a difference.

Similar authors: Amy Nathan ; Carol Saller; Cunxin Li; June Feldman; Mary R. Dunn

Similar books: Penelope Bailey Takes the Stage by Susanna Reich; Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin by Susanna Reich; Clara Schumann: Piano Virtuoso by Susanna Reich

Awards won: Tomas Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/14/2010

ISBN-10: 0689865767

ISBN-13: 9780689865763

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From the years of his childhood until the last days, the life story of Pope John Paul II is told in the graphic novel format. This book tells of Karol J≤zef Wojtyla growing up in Poland, losing his family, becoming an actor, becoming a priest, and continuing his journey to become Bishop of Rome. John Paul II established the World Day of Youth in 1986, and said, 'I believe that young people today want to build a world of justice, truth and love; and with the help of God they will do it!'

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/26/2009

ISBN-13: 9781417766215

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This is an interesting biography of the Civil War president whom many historians regard as our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln. It's called a photobiography because it has 90 photos and illustrations from the time period. Lincoln was President in the 1860s and, back then, cameras were cutting-edge technology. 'Lincoln was the most photographed man of his time, but his friends insisted that no photo ever did him justice...' To find out why, read this book.

Awards won: John Newbery Medal

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0395518482

ISBN-13: 9780395518489

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John, called Jamie, Barrie was born in 1860 in a small town in Scotland, the last of seven children. He was lucky enough to have a mother who read to her children nightly, books she would borrow from the library for a penny a day. If they ran out of stories to read, eight year old John would hurry to his room and write his own. At the insistence of his parents, he attended Edinburgh University and fell in love with the theater and writing. He was lucky enough to become a moderately famous play write, and did marry an actress in one of his plays. He was happiest though telling stories to young children he met in the parks and watching them play. One such family was the Llewelyn Davies family who had five young boys. The two families became good friends and Jamie often entertained the boys by creating haunted groves, wrecked islands and black lagoons on his property. In 1904, he wrote his masterpiece: Peter Pan. It used all the games the boys had played: pirates, Indians, fairies, and crocodiles. He later wrote to the boys that Peter Pan was a character 'I made by rubbing the five of you together.' When the play opened, Peter's agent (and financial backer) insisted the part of Peter be played by a female, as it has ever since. Three years after the opening of Peter Pan, Mr. Llewelyn Davies died and his wife, three years after that. Jamie (or Uncle Jim) became the boys' legal guardian, his boys until the end When Jamie died, in 1937, he had already gifted the copyright for Peter Pan to Great Ormond Hospital for Sick Children in London, where any money made from the book, play or associated sales still goes.

Reviewed by: ewl

Date read: 1/18/2012

ISBN-13: 9780525478867

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