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The Amazing Spiderman

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As a fifth grade teacher of reading and writing, I always try to give my students literature that they will enjoy. Yes, I of course read the best Newbery Award winning novels, but believe it or not, Spiderman is so good that it has become a terrific teaching tool in my classroom.

For starters, it contains all of the elements of story in grand fashion: Character (Spiderman), setting (New York), plot (Nerd gets superpowers), movement through time(From TV show to Aunt May's house), and change(Nerd becomes a human spider). Plus, the drama is first rate. When spiderman realizes that he should have stopped that crook earlier in the night instead of letting him run free, his reality becomes a tortured mission to rid the world of evil. The fact that he must live with this torture his entire life creates drama that is of Shakespearean magnitude.

My students have made their own comic books and this Marvelworks edition has been their guide. What better dialogue to give them than such classic lines as:"Someday I'll show them!>sob< Some day they'll be sorry!-Sorry that they laughed at me!" This is so delicious, it's a perfect set up for the life altering experience that will soon hit Peter Parker head on.

As for the comic itself, Spiderman is simply great entertainment and this edition does it justice in the best possible way.

Read it for enjoyment; teach it as quality literature.

Peter Parker is an ordinary teen-aged boy who has many problems like bullies and missing the bus. He also has a major crush on a girl named Mary Jane. Peter's best friend is Harry Osborne and takes pictures for the school newspaper. One day Peter and his class go to a research lab, Peter gets bit by a genetically enhanced spider. Peter acuires superhuman strength and speed. He can leep high, climb walls, shoot webbing, and has a spider sense that tells him when danger is near. I liked this book because of all the fighting scenes. If I could rate this book one to five I would give it a solid four.

You will love this book I gerinteeit! It tells you all about the mighty web-slinger himself!