This is Wolverine: A Marvel Reader

by Thomas Macri

In this illustrated early reader, meet Wolverine and find out what makes him Marvel's most popular X-Man!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Superheroes, Marvel, Science Fiction

37 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 11, 2013

Reviews

[Asho · Rating 3 out of 5]

S (6 years old) is all about these World of Reading superhero books. Every time we go to the library he seeks them out and checks out several. This was a decent pick in that the majority of the words (probably 80%) were actually at his kindergarten reading level, something I find isn't always true with so-called beginner books. However, this isn't actually the best introduction to Wolverine because in turning it into an easy reader story a lot of nuance was lost. We didn't understand why Wolverine was fighting Hulk, and my son wasn't convinced that Wolverine is a good guy. (Wolverine IS a good guy, right? My X-Men knowledge is very low.) This would probably work better with a parent reading companion who actually knows something about Wolverine.
S was pretty happy with this overall, although he did nervously say to me, "Hopefully this isn't a real story" on the page where Wolverine first got his claws and was in pain.

[Ramkumar Sundaram · Rating 1 out of 5]

iPhone version not good

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[Spinster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mentions two times that Wolverine sometimes fights alone and sometimes with the X-Men. Is there really nothing else to say about this guy?

[Stephen Snyder · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice book to introduce kids to the Marvel superhero Wolverine.

Thank you for the loan Franklin Public Library!

[Aarvik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay read!

[Muhammad Ismail · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustration of this book is too good. It is the only thing i liked about this book, and the fact that it was about wolverine.

[Bethe · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am a Wolverine novice - this easy reader gives me the basics of his character - he’s a mutant good guy who sometimes works alone and other times works with the XMen. Cartoon style illustrations.

[Slytano · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great easy reader. It made me wish I was Wolverine.

Seriously, I know next to nothing about Marvel superheroes (other than Spider-man), so I learned a lot from this book.

Here is the problem with comics...they have decades of back stories for characters that are supposed to be in their late twenties/early thirties. Logan (I learned this was Wolverine's real name from the book) looks like he is 26, but his character debuted in 1974 (I just looked at Wikipedia). He has 40 years of history, but he stays the same age! How can a character display the emotional growth of fighting crime for 40 years when he is 26? I'm sure he has lost many close friends to the sinister plots of Sabretooth or Lady Deathstrike...so, he should have the dispensation of someone like Yoda, but that wouldn't make sense. The comic book companies realize this, so they keep creating all of these recons and alternative universes. It is really hard to keep up with what is going on. That is what I'm saying. Trying to understand Wolverine is complicated, because you have to read 40 years worth of comics, or else read a huge entry in Wikipedia where you end up sorting through all the various continuity displacements.

OR, you just have to read this book. So, in conclusion, I REALLY liked this book because it taught me everything I needed to know about Wolverine: he is a mutant, he has superpowers, he sometimes fights alone, he sometimes fights with the X-Men, he can hear like a bat, and his claws are so strong that nothing can break them--not even the Hulk.

[Pat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wolverine is an introduction to the Marvel Superhero called Wolverine, a mutant with sharp claws who fights with the X-Men sometimes. One to three sentences per page describe his appearance, abilities, and a gentle fight with the enemies of the X-Men, who walk away after the fight. The color illustrations are bold and large. The text is simple and clear. This is a level 1, World of Reading book.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good Early Reader book about Wolverine. There aren’t many words on each of the pages, and the sentences are very short. There are a lot of similes throughout the book, also, which is a good literary skill to begin learning.

[Sarah A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another very early reader book about the mutant and super hero Wolverine. Fun and easy to read. Good for the early reader. And whatever the book synopsis writer thought, my DAUGHTER loved it.

[Seanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolverine is the greatest mutant super hero that I read about in this book!

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lorenzo worked hard to read this to me. That made it special.

[Gabrielle Neufeld · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am giving this book 4 stars because it is a fun easy read but it is on a topic that older siblings might relate to. It is fun.

Grade Equivalent: P-K
Interest Level: 2-3