Who Is: Stan Lee?

Author: Geoff Edgers
AR Level: 5.4 (1 point)
Lexile: 790

A Brief Word From Your Teacher:  This book comes from the "Who is" series, which is a large series of biographies for kids.  This series has a wide variety of biographies from celebrities, athletes, to politicians to, historical figures.  The books are quick reads (usually around 90 pages with pictures) that most kids can get read in a day or two.  I finished this one in one morning.

This is the third book in the "Who is" series that I have read.  I started getting into these this year because I was looking for ways to get more non-fiction into my classroom.  After I finish a novel with my class, we take a few days break before starting the next novel to read one of these.

These biographies are kid friendly and include illustrations.  Another thing about these books I enjoy is that there are always side notes to go a little deeper.  In this particular book, they include a side note about the Great Depression after mentioning that Stan Lee grew up during that time.  They include many other side notes that go into the history of comic books.

There is such a wide variety of people covered in this series of books that there is something for every type of kid.  If you are wanting to get your young reader into more non-fiction, this is an excellent place to start.

Grade: A-