Send for a Superhero!

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The mayor believes the town is doomed, but a school kid, Brad 40, sends for Extremely Boring Man, whose superpower is that he can send everyone to sleep with his boring talk. Even the birds fall out of the sky fast asleep, having succumb to his boring voice. Soon the Terrible Two are sent off to the land of Nod and the army can clean up Townton's slime- infested streets. Everybody cheers Extremely Boring Man and Brad 40, both superheroes in their own right. Explore our Event Calendar to find educational events throughout the entire year. Each event includes: Dad reads a bedtime story to Emily and little Elmer. Observant readers will see that the cover of this book matches the cover of the book Dad reads. ... Dad proudly tells Mom that Emily and little Elmer are asleep, but they're not. So, at the conclusion of our book, Dad begins to read another chapter telling how Brad 40 saves the world. Again.

Images to Inspire – A huge collection of inspirational images that can be used as the starting point for learning. Each picture is accompanied by a writing prompt, inference questions and related activity ideas! Veteran children’s-book writer Rosen proves he knows what kids like and what they ARE like. … Although this approach has been used before, rarely has it been executed with such hilarious results.Make some new ‘Wanted’ posters for Filth and Vacuum. Can you add more details to describe their crimes? It's time for bed and Dad is reading Emily and little Elmer a story... "Danger! Filth and Vacuum, The Terrible Two, are trying to destroy the world!" Who will save the day? Steel Man isn't strong enough; Flying-Through-the-Air-Very-Fast-Man isn't fast enough and Incredibly-Big-Strong-Green-Man isn't big, strong and green enough. Who can help? Clever young Brad 40 has a brilliant idea: he calls on a most unlikely superhero: Incredibly Boring Man, who sends the villains - and everyone else - to sleep! Filth and Vacuum are captured by the army, Brad is a hero, and Dad thinks Emily and Elmer have fallen asleep too. But he's wrong... Text of Rationale:

Can you create a database that includes information about different superheroes (e.g. special powers, location, enemies). McEwen’s mixed-media illustrations shift from soft, homey scenes into energetic comic-book storytelling mode as the family becomes immersed in the story… The over-the-top superhero drama and pratfall-laden clashes slyly send up familiar comic book tropes, while the mid-story interruptions and diversions involving Emily and Elmer showcase a homey family dynamic that many readers will recognize. This is a pretty cute bedtime story book. A dad reads his kids a bedtime story, and the readers get to see the bedtime story as well. Both the story and the story-within-the-story are fun, and the two have very different art, so it's easy to tell them apart. Create a set of instructions to help Class Perfect with their studies (e.g. How to be good? How to be nice?). Topic Guides – Explore our topic guides and discover teaching ideas, resources, facts, videos and books that will help you to teach your children about a wide range of topics and themes.

Now the Incredibly-Big-Strong-Green Man is sent for. He has some success in ripping bits off the Vacuum monster, but the monster retaliates by ripping the Green Man's trousers off. The superhero beats a hasty retreat, red cheeked and clutching his privates. It's time for bed and Dad is reading Emily and little Elmer a story... "Danger! Filth and Vacuum, The Terrible Two, are trying to destroy the world!" Who will save the day? Steel Man isn't strong enough; Flying-Through-the-Air-Very-Fast-Man isn't fast enough and Incredibly-Big-Strong-Green-Man isn't big, strong and green enough. Who can help? Clever young Brad 40 has a brilliant idea: he calls on a most unlikely superhero: Incredibly Boring Man, who sends the villains - and everyone else - to sleep! Filth and Vacuum are captured by the army, Brad is a hero, and Dad thinks Emily and Elmer have fallen asleep too. But he's wrong...