The Man of Steel: Superman and the Poisoned Planet

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CHAPTER 1 GOING GREEN WITH IVY Danny was sick of walking He’d been lugging his heavy backpack for nearly four hours now The air was so humid in the jungle that he had started sweating the moment he left his cabin He’d been sweating ever since Another thick entanglement of vines blocked his path Danny paused for a moment and took a deep heavy breath Keep moving up there came his boss voice from behind him Danny sighed and wondered why his boss didn’t ever seem to need a rest It was like she thrived out here in the wild Let’s go kid said the man standing directly behind Danny Ron nudged Danny forward with his elbow as if to make his point You heard the lady Danny weakly reached into his backpack He felt around for a moment or two Then he slid a long machete out of its outer pocket He raised the long knife in his hands and focused on the vines No screamed his boss Danny turned around as his boss pushed her way past the other men to the front of the line How many times do I have to tell you she said You will not harm any plants The woman slid past Danny He glanced over at Ron who was smiling He seemed to be enjoying himself a little too much Danny turned back to face his boss Surprisingly she had somehow parted the tangled vines In fact she was already a dozen or so yards ahead of him Danny slid his machete back into his backpack Move it said Ron from behind him Okay okay Danny said He looked back at his older partner He had worked with Ron for years now and every time it was the same Ron was always grumpy and rude He never cut Danny any slack After all the jobs they’d done together Danny assumed
The Man of Steel: Superman and the Poisoned Planet

The Man of Steel: Superman and the Poisoned Planet

POISON IVY is sick and tired of watching the Daily Planet newspaper produce billions of pounds of waste each year. With a little help from a recently discovered crashed kryptonite meteorite, IVY creates a voracious vine and covers the Daily Planet building with her creeping creation. That way, she can hold the paper hostage and keep SUPERMAN out!

About This Book

By: Matthew K. Manning
Illustrated by: Luciano Vecchio
Published by: Stone Arch Books A Capstone Imprint
8-11Age Range
3.6 AR
44Pages
ActionSubject
640LLexile
45-60 minsReading Time
NGuided Reading
NFountas & Pinnell
30DRA