Reading about their adventures fuels his active imagination and leads him to create his own. Jennifer Mattson Kirkus 8/15 Maleek is deeply enamored of superhero comic books. Pull out Brian Pinkney''s The Adventures of Sparrowboy (1997) or George O''Connor''s Ka-Pow! (2003) and Ker-Splash! (2005) for more kids in capes. But even children who don''t grasp the nostalgic references will enjoy the mix of realism and unabashed artifice in the photos, as well as the kid-driven heroics. Tauss, whose work can also be found in Barbara Rogansky''s Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems (2001), shoots in high-contrast black-and-white, with rich, silvery results reminiscent of the retro sf film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. The story is unexceptional, but the photographs used to illustrate it are a powerful draw. He keeps HIS superhero costume in a top secret hiding place," and he springs into action when the parks and playgrounds in his metropolis mysteriously disappear. But Maleek isn''t just a consumer of secondhand adventure. The scene encapsulates the sense of wonder that superhero tales hold for children. In this picture book''s opening photo, an African American boy, Maleek, gazes upon a comic book, face bathed in light from its glowing pages.
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