Deep-Sea Duel (DC Super-Pets Series)

by John Sazaklis, Art Baltazar (Illustrator)

Overview

When the evil OCEAN MASTER crashes an AQUA-FAMILY reunion, AQUALAD, and his Super-Pet FLUFFY must stop the fishy foes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781404876620
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Series:	DC Super-Pets Series
Pages:	56
Sales rank:	527,644
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Art Baltazar is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago and the winner of two Eisner awards! He's all about the peace, love and joy. He defines cartoons and comics not only was an art style, but as a way of life. Art started his funky secret art studio in 1994 with his self published comic book "The Cray-Baby Adventures." Since then, he created other comics such as "Captain Camel & the Space Chicken," Lunar Lizard," Meteor Mite" and the famous, "Patrick the Wolf Boy" and "Tiny Titans."

John Sazaklis spent part of life working in a family coffee shop, the House of Donuts. The other part, he spent drawing and writing stories. He has illustrated Spider-Man books and written Batman books for HarperCollins. He has also created toys used in MAD Magazine.

Table of Contents

Aqua-family reunion — Underwater plunder — Sea savior.

Interviews

• Illustrator Art Baltazar is a two-time Eisner Award Winner • All books in this final season feature fun, new-to-Super-Pets characters and pets. 100 pets in total! • Perfect introduction to DC Comics Characters

Editorial Reviews

The Deep-Sea Duel is a nice addition to the continuing saga of the DC Super Pets series of books. The art work throughout this book is imaginative, colorful and engaging. The text, format and length are appropriate for six to nine year old children. It is a fun introduction to comics and also inspires the child to read. This engaging book will peak the reader’s interest in the remaining books in the series.

Erica's Muse blog

The stories are cute and will get young readers introduced to the worlds and characters of DC Comics. Give them a try on your youngster.

SciFi Slacker

Young fans of superheroes have a fun book to explore in Deep-Sea Duel. I don't know very much about Aquaman or the Aquafamily, but you don't need to have a lot of background knowledge to enjoy this book. Characters are explained at the beginning and end (names as well as where they fit into the Superhero/Superpet world). Illustrations are integrated well with the text, and the amount of white-space around the large words make this a solid choice for independent readers. I can see this being a hit with both young readers who like action and young readers who like animals; if you know a reader who likes both things, try to get this book into their hands.

Crowding the Book Truck blog

This book series might be just the ticket for moving reluctant boys into chapter books.

NetGalley Review

READ IT IF: You like cute pets. You like comic books. You have a child who wants to graduate to reading longer books.

Second Bookshelf on the Right blog