The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man

Awards:   Commended for Texas 2x2 Reading List 2012 Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2013 Winner of Star of the North Picture Book Award 2013 Winner of Volunteer State Book Awards (Primary) 2013
Author:   Michael Chabon ,  Jake Parker
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN:  

9780061914621


Pages:   40
Publication Date:   06 September 2011
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man


Awards

  • Commended for Texas 2x2 Reading List 2012
  • Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2013
  • Winner of Star of the North Picture Book Award 2013
  • Winner of Volunteer State Book Awards (Primary) 2013

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Full Product Details

Author:   Michael Chabon ,  Jake Parker
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Collins
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 28.20cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780061914621


ISBN 10:   0061914622
Pages:   40
Publication Date:   06 September 2011
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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It's a wonderful celebration of tough-guy fantasies and down-to-earth boyness, perfectly matched with the retro stylings of animated film artist and comic book illustrator Parker. --San Francisco Chronicle


Praise for SUMMERLAND: Chabon hits a high-flying home run. --Publishers Weekly Praise for SUMMERLAND: Packed with magic, adventure, myth, and America's favorite pastime, this book will enchant its audience.--School Library Journal Awesome indeed. --Kirkus Reviews Young caped crusaders and Chabon's adult fans alike will grin at this self-consciously witty portrait. --Publishers Weekly Chabon's first-person narrative is that of a boy-zealous, goofy, and antisister-and the story reads like the play-by-play antics of an action figure in a kid's game. --ALA Booklist It's a wonderful celebration of tough-guy fantasies and down-to-earth boyness, perfectly matched with the retro stylings of animated film artist and comic book illustrator Parker. --San Francisco Chronicle The depiction of a showdown between Awesome Man and his nemesis the Flaming Eyeball is priceless. Readers may notice that there s a moral peeking out from Awesome Man s cape, but they ll still grab this story in their ginormous Awesome Power Grip and not let go. --School Library Journal (starred review) Young caped crusaders and Chabon s adult fans alike will grin at this self-consciously witty portrait. --Publishers Weekly Awesome indeed. --Kirkus Reviews It s a wonderful celebration of tough-guy fantasies and down-to-earth boyness, perfectly matched with the retro stylings of animated film artist and comic book illustrator Parker. --San Francisco Chronicle Chabon s first-person narrative is that of a boy-zealous, goofy, and antisister-and the story reads like the play-by-play antics of an action figure in a kid s game. --ALA Booklist Praise for SUMMERLAND: Chabon hits a high-flying home run. --Publishers Weekly Praise for SUMMERLAND: Packed with magic, adventure, myth, and America s favorite pastime, this book will enchant its audience.--School Library Journal Praise for THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY: The depth of Chabon's thought, his sharp language, his inventiveness and his ambition make this a novel of towering achievement. --New York Times Book Review The depiction of a showdown between Awesome Man and his nemesis--the Flaming Eyeball--is priceless. Readers may notice that there's a moral peeking out from Awesome Man's cape, but they'll still grab this story in their 'ginormous Awesome Power Grip' and not let go. --School Library Journal (starred review)


Praise for THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY: The depth of Chabon s thought, his sharp language, his inventiveness and his ambition make this a novel of towering achievement. --New York Times Book Review


Praise for SUMMERLAND: Packed with magic, adventure, myth, and America's favorite pastime, this book will enchant its audience.--School Library Journal


Author Information

Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Moonglow and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, among many others. He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children. Jake Parker is an illustrator and an artist for animated films. He also draws comics of space mice, monsters, and funny robots. He wrote and illustrated the comic book Missile Mouse. Jake lives in Provo, Utah, with his family.

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