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Heroes A2Z #1
Heroes A2Z #1: Alien Ice Cream
I Scream, You Scream...... It's Alien Ice Cream. Traverse City, Michigan is the home to three special superheroes. Meet Abigail, the oldest. When it comes to sports, she can't be beat. Andrew is her twin. If it has wheels, he can ride it. Baby Zoe is the youngest but also the strongest. Don't let the diaper fool you. In this first adventure, the heroes try to keep their cool on the hottest day of the year. Soon, however, they discover that not all ice cream is created equal. Some is created by mysterious aliens who have plans to take over the world.
128 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2007
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About the author
David Anthony
152 books29 followersDavid Anthony here, co-author of three children's book series--Mystery Underground, Heroes A2Z, and Knightscares.
Mystery Underground:
Read a scare ... if you dare. Thirteen terrifying tales in every book, like Twilight Zone meets Goosebumps.
Heroes A2Z:
Illustrated chapter books about three superhero kids who fight crime before bedtime. Drawings on every page.
Knightscares:
Monsters. Magic. Mystery.
Don't be afraid. Be terrified.
Real heroes read!"
Mystery Underground:
Read a scare ... if you dare. Thirteen terrifying tales in every book, like Twilight Zone meets Goosebumps.
Heroes A2Z:
Illustrated chapter books about three superhero kids who fight crime before bedtime. Drawings on every page.
Knightscares:
Monsters. Magic. Mystery.
Don't be afraid. Be terrified.
Real heroes read!"
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August 13, 2016
I don't give 5 Stars to children's books very often, but I think this is an excellent new series.
"Heroes A2Z #1: Alien Ice Cream" by David Anthony is a clever and fun story to launch the A to Z series. The title, "Alien Ice Cream", begins with the letter "A". In turn, each letter of the alphabet will begin the title of subsequent tales. As of this date, Anthony has gotten all the way to the letter "N". Thus, there are currently 14 completed episodes in the series, with 12 more to come.
"Alien Ice Cream" is the only episode of this series that I've read, but I want to read more, and I will. These tales are written for children, and as such they excel. The "super powers" our heroes possess are precisely the type of powers most kids would fantasize about, and pretend they have. Reading about other kids with those powers will be almost as entertaining as if they actually had those powers themselves.
In "Alien Ice Cream" all the people living on their block are lining up to buy something cold from the ice cream truck. Little did they know the "truck" was actually a flying saucer! Would they have bought ice cream if they knew it was a UFO? I guess that doesn't matter, because they did NOT know it was a UFO! Only one of our young heroes became suspicious of the alien ice cream vendor's appearance. If she hadn't noticed something odd about him, there's no telling if we would ever have heard from these super heroes again.
If you're looking for a chapter book for a young reader - even a reluctant reader - I suspect the entire "Heroes A2Z" series will be popular with kids from perhaps 3rd Grade through 8th Grade. And I can attest that it is a fun read for adults, too. Check it out!
"Heroes A2Z #1: Alien Ice Cream" by David Anthony is a clever and fun story to launch the A to Z series. The title, "Alien Ice Cream", begins with the letter "A". In turn, each letter of the alphabet will begin the title of subsequent tales. As of this date, Anthony has gotten all the way to the letter "N". Thus, there are currently 14 completed episodes in the series, with 12 more to come.
"Alien Ice Cream" is the only episode of this series that I've read, but I want to read more, and I will. These tales are written for children, and as such they excel. The "super powers" our heroes possess are precisely the type of powers most kids would fantasize about, and pretend they have. Reading about other kids with those powers will be almost as entertaining as if they actually had those powers themselves.
In "Alien Ice Cream" all the people living on their block are lining up to buy something cold from the ice cream truck. Little did they know the "truck" was actually a flying saucer! Would they have bought ice cream if they knew it was a UFO? I guess that doesn't matter, because they did NOT know it was a UFO! Only one of our young heroes became suspicious of the alien ice cream vendor's appearance. If she hadn't noticed something odd about him, there's no telling if we would ever have heard from these super heroes again.
If you're looking for a chapter book for a young reader - even a reluctant reader - I suspect the entire "Heroes A2Z" series will be popular with kids from perhaps 3rd Grade through 8th Grade. And I can attest that it is a fun read for adults, too. Check it out!
December 27, 2010
Three superhero siblings save a small Michigan town from certain peril, this time in the form of aliens peddling hypnosis-inducing ice cream. Their powers are silly (speed and sports; the ability to drive anything with wheels, including airplanes; and anything Superman can do, respectively) but fun. Most memorable for me was the youngest, Zoe, who is still in diapers. I was a little concerned by the idea of a superhero lacking bladder control, but all the same, it was quite clear the authors wrote with their audience firmly in mind. For example, Zoe speaks only one word at a time, all potential vocabulary words; in this book they all started with the letter A but I assume future books in the series go through the alphabet. Adorable illustrations adorn every page. I was amused by the strange little asides and the commentary on sibling rivalry. In short, this is the sort of thing I would probably have enjoyed as a child. I also probably would have colored the illustrations.
November 21, 2010
Loved this series. read the first 3 to my son's 1st grade class. They were all on the edges of their seats. Great characters, lots of action, a little scare factor and some cute. Great to read to kids 4 and up and for kids to start reading on their own. Picture on every page makes it fun for early readers k - 3rd, I'd say. Two thumbs up.
October 21, 2015
Sure fire way to get kids exited about reading
This story has everything young boys love...adventure, food (ice cream), and aliens. The heroes are unlikely characters being that they are young children but that just makes the story more fun for children to read.
This story has everything young boys love...adventure, food (ice cream), and aliens. The heroes are unlikely characters being that they are young children but that just makes the story more fun for children to read.
September 30, 2016
A simple, straight forward plot with superpower-clad siblings. A good read for 2nd and 3rd graders.
March 13, 2018
Brain freeze
This is a fun little chapter book with big adventure for 3 superhero siblings as they work together to fight an evil alien and space robots.
This is a fun little chapter book with big adventure for 3 superhero siblings as they work together to fight an evil alien and space robots.
August 5, 2011
Super Children's books we loved them all !
October 7, 2011
My daughter really loved it.
October 14, 2011
That Charles David Clasman is some kind of super genius!
August 13, 2014
Good read!
My son and I enjoyed this book a lot. My son liked the alien and how tricky he was and how smart the 3 kids were to save everyone.
My son and I enjoyed this book a lot. My son liked the alien and how tricky he was and how smart the 3 kids were to save everyone.
February 28, 2015
So awesome!!
My friend code for My Singing Monsters: dfthac#?835Ghuatd, See ya later, Oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah I'm awesome I am so cool
My friend code for My Singing Monsters: dfthac#?835Ghuatd, See ya later, Oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah I'm awesome I am so cool
April 14, 2017
Okish
LOL I kinda looked this book it was boring at some bits but OK for the price of nothing! I enjoyed!
LOL I kinda looked this book it was boring at some bits but OK for the price of nothing! I enjoyed!
December 4, 2017
Good book. Enjoyed reading it.
March 25, 2019
Who doesn't love ice cream? One super hot day in Traverse City the citizens all get excited when an ice cream truck shows up with delicious frozen treats. Everyone wants some ice cream, including our 3 heroes. Abigail and Andrew, the twins, and Zoe, the baby. They soon find out that this isn't just ordinary ice cream, but alien ice cream that will help enslave humanity! I dont want to give away the ending, so I will just say it's great to find out how our heroes save the day... and the world.
This is such a cute book. I read this book to my very young daughter who seemed to really enjoy it. The characters are great and enjoyable. Their superpowers are fun and fit the characters well. The story itself was simple and enjoyable. The pictures in the book were adorable and really add to the book. I think it was a fantastic first book to the series and I look forward to continuing to read these books with my daughter. I think if these books had of been around when my son was younger it would of made his reading time so much easier. I recommend this book for anyone with younger children who like to be read to or early readers, around grades 1 - 4.
This is such a cute book. I read this book to my very young daughter who seemed to really enjoy it. The characters are great and enjoyable. Their superpowers are fun and fit the characters well. The story itself was simple and enjoyable. The pictures in the book were adorable and really add to the book. I think it was a fantastic first book to the series and I look forward to continuing to read these books with my daughter. I think if these books had of been around when my son was younger it would of made his reading time so much easier. I recommend this book for anyone with younger children who like to be read to or early readers, around grades 1 - 4.
April 27, 2020
It was lovely!🌉
August 4, 2014
Fell flat with me. As a native Michigander, I appreciated the references. Never thought of Traverse City being hot before though.
It seems that the author is planning 26 books in this series, with a villain for each letter of the alphabet. It was a freebie from Amazon so I couldn't complain. The illustrations in my version were way too small (I have the kindle version) and maybe would have added to the story if I could see them beyond the postage stamp resolution. This was an oversight in ebook conversion likely.
I guess I just have to take the book for its target audience which seemed to be a young audience. Maybe my 5 year old nephew would appreciate this. It's worth a shot.
It seems that the author is planning 26 books in this series, with a villain for each letter of the alphabet. It was a freebie from Amazon so I couldn't complain. The illustrations in my version were way too small (I have the kindle version) and maybe would have added to the story if I could see them beyond the postage stamp resolution. This was an oversight in ebook conversion likely.
I guess I just have to take the book for its target audience which seemed to be a young audience. Maybe my 5 year old nephew would appreciate this. It's worth a shot.
February 9, 2015
This was a fun book about a ice cream alien that tried to take over the citizens of Traverse City, Michigan by giving them brain freezes. In this story, three siblings are super-heroes that save the day after turning all of the ice cream into hot chocolate. This would be a great book for a student in the transitional stage between picture books and chapter books that also like a good adventure.
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