Elmer and Super El (Elmer)

by David McKee (Author) David McKee (Illustrator)

Elmer and Super El (Elmer)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Elmer

One morning, Elmer hears an Oh no! Looking around, he spots Super El, who's in need of Elmer's help. He must get to Aunt Zelda without any of the other animals seeing him and, as usual, it's up to Elmer to come up with a cunning plan!

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PreS-Gr 1--Super El is not feeling very super. He ripped his costume and needs a way to get it mended without all of the animals seeing him in his less-than-super state. The always-kind Elmer volunteers to distract the other animals while he gets it fixed. Elmer uses jokes, sticks, and bird friends to keep the elephants, lions, tigers, hippos, rabbits, crocodiles, and monkeys from noticing Super El as he slinks past them. When the two finally make their way to Aunt Zelda, readers are treated to her hard-of-hearing humor before Super El zooms off into the sky. The spreads are done in vivid colors and have everything Elmer fans have come to expect. This adorable tale shows young readers that even superheroes need help once in a while.--Kris Hickey, Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH

Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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"Super El is not feeling very super. He ripped his costume and needs a way to get it mended without all of the animals seeing him in his less-than-super state. The always-kind Elmer volunteers to distract the other animals while he gets it fixed. Elmer uses jokes, sticks, and bird friends to keep the elephants, lions, tigers, hippos, rabbits, crocodiles, and monkeys from noticing Super El as he slinks past them. When the two finally make their way to Aunt Zelda, readers are treated to her hard-of-hearing humor before Super El zooms off into the sky. The spreads are done in vivid colors and have everything Elmer fans have come to expect. This adorable tale shows young readers that even superheroes need help once in a while." —School Library Journal

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David McKee

David McKee's most famous creation is Elmer the Patchwork Elephant which is now published in more than 40 languages.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780761389897
Lexile Measure
510
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Andersen Press
Publication date
January 20, 2012
Series
Elmer
BISAC categories
JUV048000 - Juvenile Fiction | Clothing & Dress
JUV002080 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Clothing and dress
Elephants

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