Filter By Subjects
Animated films History and criticism Animated films United States History and criticism Animated television programs History Animated television programs United States History Cartoon characters Cartoon characters United States Juvenile literature Irving, Washington 1783-1859 Looney tunes History Warner Bros. Animation History Warner Bros. Cartoons HistoryFilter By Authors
Burgan, Michael Keenan, Sheila Korte, Steven Korté, Steven Payne, M. D. (Matthew D.)Filter By Series
What is the story of?Filter By Subjects
Animated films History and criticism Animated films United States History and criticism Animated television programs History Animated television programs United States History Cartoon characters Cartoon characters United States Juvenile literature Irving, Washington 1783-1859 Looney tunes History Warner Bros. Animation History Warner Bros. Cartoons HistoryFilter By Authors
Burgan, Michael Keenan, Sheila Korte, Steven Korté, Steven Payne, M. D. (Matthew D.)Filter By Series
What is the story of?Keenan, Sheila
Summary: "Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers worldwide. Readers were both scared and intrigued by the horrific character, who is the ghost of a soldier who had been decapitated during the American Revolution. Now, the character is an American classic, featured in movies, television shows, cartoons, comic books,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 813.2 KEEKorté, Steven
Summary: Wonder Woman--DC Comics' greatest female superhero--flies onto our What Is the Story Of? list. She is a founding member of the Justice League, a goddess, and an ambassador of the Amazonian people. Wonder Woman burst onto the comic book scene during World War II. For more than seventy years, she has been fighting for equality, power, and truth with her lasso of truth in one hand and her sword in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.5 KORBurgan, Michael
Summary: "Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American philanthropist and business owner, and Batman, his crime-fighting alter ego, have been entertaining audiences since 1939. The character was so popular after appearing in Detective Comics that DC Comics decided to give Batman a comic book of his own. In doing so, they created one of the company's most successful franchises. Author Michael Burgan details the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Payne, M. D. (Matthew D.)
Summary: "Star Trek remains one of the most popular science-fiction series of all time, and Captain Kirk is one of the most famous and highly decorated captains in the history of Starfleet. Viewers follow his adventures through space as the commanding officer of starships like the U.S.S. Enterprise. But did you know that Kirk wasn't even the show's first captain? And that the Star Trek series almost...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.45 PAYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.45 PAYKorte, Steven
Summary: "In the 1930s, Warner Brothers studios introduced the world to the Looney Tunes. A witty rabbit named Bugs, a stuttering pig named Porky, and an erratic duck named Daffy are just some of the characters that have left audiences hysterically laughing for almost a century. The animated short films, starring some of the most iconic cartoon characters in history, went on to have a second, long life...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020