WordGirl : the incredible shrinking allowance

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Title:

WordGirl : the incredible shrinking allowance

Alternate title:

Incredible shrinking allowance

Word girl : the incredible shrinking allowance

Author:

Karwowski, Chris, author.

Young, Steve, illustrator.

Summary:

Forced to take a job to finance his horde of destructive robots, diabolical young inventor Tobey clashes with WordGirl, who poses as a mild-mannered fifth-grader and uses her superheroine vocabulary to save the day.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Genre:

Superhero comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Subject Term:

WordGirl (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Vocabulary -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Robots -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Inventors -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Young, Steve,

Publisher:

Kaboom!,

Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9781608866793

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : Kaboom!, 2011

Call Number:

J WORDGIRL

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Only a superhero like WordGirl, endowed with power punches and dictionary strength, can put the word-wrenching scoundrels back in their place!

Disguised as mild-mannered 5th grader Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on planet Earth when she and her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, crashed their spaceship. In classic superhero form, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. WordGirl has a family and friends who have no idea of her secret identity or that she battles and prevails over evil (albeit ridiculous and comical) villains. Each book introduces new vocabulary words and will reinforce their meaning in a variety of contexts

Author Notes

Chris Karwowski is an American television writer known, most notably, for his work with the satirical news source The Onion. He has also written for the WordGirl television series and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Steve Young is an American television animator. He has worked on WordGirl since the beginning of the series, contributing art and directorial efforts to dozens of episodes.