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5-Minute Avengers Stories
Earth's Mightiest Heroes are quite busy saving the day from battling crooks and robbers to evil alien invaders and super villains!
Each of these twelve stories is the perfect length for reading aloud in about five minutes, making great quick reads. This treasury stars classic favorites (such as Captain America and Iron Man) as well as new Avengers (Falcon and Vision).
With a padded cover, and action-packed illustrations, Super Heroes's adventures are the way to go before bedtime, on the go, or any time of day!
Each of these twelve stories is the perfect length for reading aloud in about five minutes, making great quick reads. This treasury stars classic favorites (such as Captain America and Iron Man) as well as new Avengers (Falcon and Vision).
With a padded cover, and action-packed illustrations, Super Heroes's adventures are the way to go before bedtime, on the go, or any time of day!
192 pages, Hardcover
First published November 17, 2015
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Marvel Comics
9,813 books403 followersMarvel Publishing, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media. Marvel Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, owns Marvel Publishing (since 2009).
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, Wolverine, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Daredevil, Thor, the Sub-Mariner, the Punisher, Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer; antagonists such as Dr. Doom, the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Venom, Magneto, Sabretooth, Galactus, the Red Skull, the Kingpin, and Bullseye; and others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locales set in real-life cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The comic book arm of the company started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, with the company later that year launching Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others. Marvel has since become the largest American comic book publisher, surpassing its longtime competitor DC Comics.
On December 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion.
--from Wikipedia
Note: Although currently owned by the Walt Disney Company, this author is kept separate due to it's long history prior to it's acquisition - over 70 years.
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, Wolverine, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Daredevil, Thor, the Sub-Mariner, the Punisher, Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer; antagonists such as Dr. Doom, the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Venom, Magneto, Sabretooth, Galactus, the Red Skull, the Kingpin, and Bullseye; and others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locales set in real-life cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The comic book arm of the company started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, with the company later that year launching Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others. Marvel has since become the largest American comic book publisher, surpassing its longtime competitor DC Comics.
On December 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion.
--from Wikipedia
Note: Although currently owned by the Walt Disney Company, this author is kept separate due to it's long history prior to it's acquisition - over 70 years.
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June 22, 2020
Great start for getting your kids started with chapter books. If your child likes superhero’s this might be the book for you. It covers majority of the the navel superhero’s.
February 19, 2025
We read Not Easy Being Big and Green, Dino Time, and Practice Makes Perfect with the 1st graders. They were excited to read about Hulk and Iron Man and they liked when the whole Avengers teamed up, but they would've preferred more Spider-Man content as he only had a cameo. I looked through the rest of the stories, and there doesn't seem to be a Spider-Man focused one. Darn. It always comes back to Spider-Man doesn't it?
February 2, 2024
Poorly edited book. The stories lacked of consistency and have a few plot holes. Some conflicts were nonsense and their resolution even more! Is good for a kid, but not for an adult.
July 15, 2016
I read all of these stories to my soon-to-be 5-year-old granddaughter. I had no idea she would fall in love with the Avengers and want to hear the stories over and over again. I loved reading the stories to her. The book is 188 pages long and contains 11 stories featuring different super heroes. Starring for example: Captain America, Ant Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Iron Man, the Hulk, Falcon, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision, and the ever present Nick Fury.
June 22, 2016
My 3 year old loves this. Entertaining stories with a message that isn't overly preachy. May have language that is difficult for some kids to understand but that's great for increasing vocabulary.
July 24, 2023
Daybreak
While the other Avengers are referenced briefly, this is largely a showdown between Captain America and the Red Skull, with Nick Fury coordinating the backup and confirming intel.
Small Hero, Big Thrills!
This is a cute story focusing on Ant-Man and how he not only helps the Avengers, but recognizes being a good dad is just as important, if not more so, than being a good hero.
No I in Team
Sometimes a little friendly competition is all fun and games, but at the end of the day, there's nothing that really beats some good teamwork.
Practice Makes Perfect
Tony may be a genius, but that doesn't mean he's perfect - far from it truthfully. What he can say though, is that when it counts, he usually learns from his mistakes and comes out on top.
Dino Time
Messing with time went much better in the MCU. This time they accidentally reintroduce dinosaurs to the current era.... directly into Central Park. Rather than learning to not mess with time however, Tony and Bruce want to dive into a new time experiment. Maybe it's time to let time rest instead of trying to rest themselves.
Not Easy Being Big & Green
In some ways, the Hulk's thought process and responses can be considered childlike. In truth, he really just wants to be a good guy and doesn't like being seen as being mean - except that it can come in really handy when he's working with his friends to beat the bad guys.
Lending a Wing
This short is all about teamwork once again, and perhaps learning a bit of grace. Falcon's original plans may not have panned out exactly as he thought they would, but he really does work with one of the best teams out there.
Calling All Avengers!
Sometimes a changing of the guard can be difficult. In this case though, it's about new recruits learning to fit in with those already out in the field, and those who are out and used to working together learning to trust those they've trained to help them.
Freaky Thor Day
It's said that only those worthy of ruling Asgaard could wield Mjolnir, yet here we have a child tossing around her backpack with it's power as if it's nothing. Tiring, perhaps, but certainly not nearly impossible as implied by Thor in other conversations. Of course Fury wouldn't miss a chance to attempt to recruit a new potential agent either.
Robin Hawk
Hawkeye is feeling a little inferior.... until he accidentally is mistaken for the infamous Robin Hood when he and Iron Man end up back in the middle ages. Perhaps being an archer isn't so bad at all, even if they may have accidentally altered history a bit.
Friends for Life
Vision learns how to be a friend and a few lucky humans learn that meeting someone who is different doesn't mean they are scary or dangerous.
The Rise of a New Team
Ultron is at it again, this time holding the original Avengers hostage to become his pawns, resulting in Fury calling in the new recruits. It's a little confusing how it can be implied multiple times that the new recruits are called out for the first time, resulting in the full team learning to work together, when realistically there can only be one first mission where they all work together. Regardless, teamwork is always the way the day is won in the end.
While the other Avengers are referenced briefly, this is largely a showdown between Captain America and the Red Skull, with Nick Fury coordinating the backup and confirming intel.
Small Hero, Big Thrills!
This is a cute story focusing on Ant-Man and how he not only helps the Avengers, but recognizes being a good dad is just as important, if not more so, than being a good hero.
No I in Team
Sometimes a little friendly competition is all fun and games, but at the end of the day, there's nothing that really beats some good teamwork.
Practice Makes Perfect
Tony may be a genius, but that doesn't mean he's perfect - far from it truthfully. What he can say though, is that when it counts, he usually learns from his mistakes and comes out on top.
Dino Time
Messing with time went much better in the MCU. This time they accidentally reintroduce dinosaurs to the current era.... directly into Central Park. Rather than learning to not mess with time however, Tony and Bruce want to dive into a new time experiment. Maybe it's time to let time rest instead of trying to rest themselves.
Not Easy Being Big & Green
In some ways, the Hulk's thought process and responses can be considered childlike. In truth, he really just wants to be a good guy and doesn't like being seen as being mean - except that it can come in really handy when he's working with his friends to beat the bad guys.
Lending a Wing
This short is all about teamwork once again, and perhaps learning a bit of grace. Falcon's original plans may not have panned out exactly as he thought they would, but he really does work with one of the best teams out there.
Calling All Avengers!
Sometimes a changing of the guard can be difficult. In this case though, it's about new recruits learning to fit in with those already out in the field, and those who are out and used to working together learning to trust those they've trained to help them.
Freaky Thor Day
It's said that only those worthy of ruling Asgaard could wield Mjolnir, yet here we have a child tossing around her backpack with it's power as if it's nothing. Tiring, perhaps, but certainly not nearly impossible as implied by Thor in other conversations. Of course Fury wouldn't miss a chance to attempt to recruit a new potential agent either.
Robin Hawk
Hawkeye is feeling a little inferior.... until he accidentally is mistaken for the infamous Robin Hood when he and Iron Man end up back in the middle ages. Perhaps being an archer isn't so bad at all, even if they may have accidentally altered history a bit.
Friends for Life
Vision learns how to be a friend and a few lucky humans learn that meeting someone who is different doesn't mean they are scary or dangerous.
The Rise of a New Team
Ultron is at it again, this time holding the original Avengers hostage to become his pawns, resulting in Fury calling in the new recruits. It's a little confusing how it can be implied multiple times that the new recruits are called out for the first time, resulting in the full team learning to work together, when realistically there can only be one first mission where they all work together. Regardless, teamwork is always the way the day is won in the end.
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June 8, 2024
Read this aloud with the kids.
After reading the 5-minute Star Wars stories, we thought we'd try something Marvel. Unlike the Star Wars stories, these don't seem based on any actual stories, just Avengers characters and villains... I don't know fore sure though, maybe there really was a comic where Hawkeye travels back in time to fight Modok and then everyone thinks he's Robin Hood. There was a cute story about Vision helping some troubled kid that was as afraid of him as she was the villain.
As they were, the stories were not as exciting for adults and a little clunky to read, but the kids enjoyed seeing heroes they recognize do things in a 5 minute story before bed.
After reading the 5-minute Star Wars stories, we thought we'd try something Marvel. Unlike the Star Wars stories, these don't seem based on any actual stories, just Avengers characters and villains... I don't know fore sure though, maybe there really was a comic where Hawkeye travels back in time to fight Modok and then everyone thinks he's Robin Hood. There was a cute story about Vision helping some troubled kid that was as afraid of him as she was the villain.
As they were, the stories were not as exciting for adults and a little clunky to read, but the kids enjoyed seeing heroes they recognize do things in a 5 minute story before bed.
November 13, 2018
My son loves superheros and this is the perfect book to be able to read a story or two before bedtime so he can get his fill of superheros.
There was stories of Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Vision, and many more; many with stories I'd never read before.
There was stories of Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Vision, and many more; many with stories I'd never read before.
September 10, 2022
I hate all of these so much. They are so rote and formulaic. This is the sort of book that makes me understand why people don't like to read aloud to kids. I cannot wait until my preschooler can read these books himself.
July 26, 2019
Fun stories here that Oscar and I both enjoyed. Especially the Hulk ones.
April 1, 2020
Super cute stories that teach kids about friendship and teamwork! My kids loved it😊
January 19, 2021
marvel is cool
January 27, 2021
A very interesting and entertaining book for Marvel fans. Useful information about the characters too.
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August 4, 2020
Action and adventure and good to read to kids
December 31, 2015
Surprisingly palatable. My favorite one was about feeling misunderstood: "Hulk sad!". The kids loved them. Recommended for superhero fans ages 3-7.
June 5, 2016
Reading these to my 4 year old son has given me an appreciation for the comic book world and made me want to re-watch all the Avengers movies :)
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