Batman Beyond:New Hero in Town (Pictureback(R)) [Paperback]

Scott Peterson (Author), Brandon Kruse (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 14, 2000 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Pictureback(R)

Gotham City in the 21st century. Bruce Wayne, now in his 70s, has hung up his cape for good. Enter Terry McGinnis, teen rebel. Terry stumbles upon the reclusive billionaire's secret, and Wayne agrees to train the fearless youth for a life of crime fighting. With a high-tech Batsuit loaded with gadgets and with the voice of the original Dark Knight in his ear, Terry becomes Batman for the new millennium.

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Gotham City in the 21st century. Bruce Wayne, now in his 70s, has hung up his cape for good. Enter Terry McGinnis, teen rebel. Terry stumbles upon the reclusive billionaire's secret, and Wayne agrees to train the fearless youth for a life of crime fighting. With a high-tech Batsuit loaded with gadgets and with the voice of the original Dark Knight in his ear, Terry becomes Batman for the new millennium.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (November 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375806539
• ISBN-13: 978-0375806537
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,499,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A solid origin story, great for 1st-2nd graders, January 11, 2002

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Bradford Daniels (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews
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My wife and I are doing everything we can to encourage our 7-year-old to read, and since he loves Batman Beyond, this book was a natural choice. The book tells the origin of "Batman Beyond" effectively, if very sketchily. It is presented in comic book (or maybe graphic novel) format, and the artwork is solid, standard, comic book style art.

Although the book is supposed to be targeted for children 4-8 years old, I'd narrow that range to 6-8. Your average first grader will have a bit of difficulty with many of the words.

The strongest recommendation I can make for this book is that my son read the entire book on his own initiative without any prompting or encouragment from us. That was the first time he ever read a book completely on his own, so needless to say, I'm thrilled.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars FOR OLDER CHILDREN, September 14, 2002

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Sonia Munoz (Rupert Idaho) - See all my reviews

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I love the fact that my son is into Batman Beyond for many reasons. One of those reasons, or so I thought was to encourage his desire to read. Not true with this book.

My son is almost 4 and loves books but this one has comic book style format on every page. He likes that he possesses such a book with Batman Beyond on the cover but loses interest when I try to read it to him. Maybe when he is older this will not be an issue.

5.0 out of 5 stars Batman Beyon an exciting kid's favorite, March 21, 2010

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G. S. Lefebvre "whisperthebull" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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My children are very excited and fascinated with "Batman Beyond." Great cheap gift or good buy if your kids haven't yet discovered Batman Beyond. A sure hit.