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heroes

Books about heroes for readers of all ages.

Cover of People in the Wall

People in the Wall

Sam Penant, Susana De Dios

Ages 9–14mysterycourage

Cover of Repo Man

Repo Man

Golden Books

Ages 6–10heroesaction

Cover of Storytime

Storytime

Steve Smallman

Ages 3–7imaginationstorytelling

Cover of Gideon

Gideon

Francesca Greco

Ages 4–8self-discoveryindividuality

Cover of Mungo and the spiders from space

Mungo and the spiders from space

Timothy Knapman

Ages 4–8heroescourage

Cover of Muttketeer!

Muttketeer!

Bill Crider

Ages 8–12adventureloyalty

Cover of Constellation Hercules

Constellation Hercules

J. T. Morrow, M. J. York

Ages 5–10mythologyheroes

Cover of Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue

Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue

Udo Weigelt

Ages 4–8heroesfriendship

Cover of Another perfect day

Another perfect day

MacDonald, Ross.

Ages 4–8heroeseveryday adventure

Cover of Four's a crowd

Four's a crowd

J-P Chanda, Let's Draw Studio

Ages 4–8teamworkbrotherhood

Cover of Daddy Is My Hero

Daddy Is My Hero

Dawn Richards

Ages 3–8father and childheroes

Cover of Krindlekrax

Krindlekrax

Philip Ridley

Ages 7–11couragefriendship

Cover of Curtis Piperfield's biggest fan

Curtis Piperfield's biggest fan

Lisa Fiedler

Ages 9–13admirationidentity

Cover of The truth about Mary Rose

The truth about Mary Rose

Marilyn Sachs

Ages 9–14self-perceptionidentity

Cover of California Teacher's Edition Grade 4 Theme 5: Traditions/Heroes Focus on Pourquoi Tales (Houghton Mifflin Reading : a Lecacy of Literacy)

California Teacher's Edition Grade 4 Theme 5: Traditions/Heroes Focus on Pourquoi Tales (Houghton Mifflin Reading : a Lecacy of Literacy)

Ages 9–10traditionsheroes

Cover of Pitching with the Papelbons

Pitching with the Papelbons

Jon Goode

Ages 7–12baseballsports

Cover of The Bambino and Me

The Bambino and Me

Zachary Hyman

Ages 4–8baseballheroes

Cover of The Great Shark Escape

The Great Shark Escape

Jennifer Johnston, Joanna Cole, Mary Pope Osborne, Jennifer Johnston

Ages 7–11couragefear

Cover of The secret

The secret

Murphy, Stephen, Steve Murphy, Sónia Murphy

Ages 4–8courageheroes

Cover of Matthew and the Midnight Firefighter

Matthew and the Midnight Firefighter

Allen Morgan

Ages 5–9couragecommunity helpers

Cover of Patrick Griffin's first birthday on Ith

Patrick Griffin's first birthday on Ith

Ned Rust

Ages 8–12adventurecoming of age

Cover of Babe & me

Babe & me

Dan Gutman

Ages 8–12fathers and sonsbaseball

Cover of Classic Starts

Classic Starts

Oliver Ho

Ages 8–12adventurebrotherhood

Cover of The Incredible Hulk picture book

The Incredible Hulk picture book

Ladybird Books Staff

Ages 4–8transformationinner strength