Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman.

Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman

Marc Tyler Nobleman

Alfred A. Knopf

c/o Random House Children's Books

1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019

9780375838026, $16.99, www.randomhouse.com/kids

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster are two teens in Depression-era Cleveland who are mild and meek, escaping into fictional worlds of adventure fantasy. The two made up their own stories--and thus Superman was born. This is the first picture book about how these two created the largest superhero of them all, and is a pick for any picturebook nonfiction holding. Ross MacDonald provides a blend of full-page color illustrations and comic-like panels for further attention.