Elmer and Super El
(Elmer)

Author

David McKee

Illustrator

David McKee

Publication Date

January 20, 2012

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

Hardcover

Description

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!

Publication date

January 20, 2012

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9780761389897

Lexile Measure

510

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Andersen Press

Series

Elmer

BISAC categories

JUV048000 - Juvenile Fiction | Clothing & Dress
JUV002080 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants

Library of Congress categories

Animals
Clothing and dress
Elephants

School Library Journal

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