Shark Attack! (DC Super Friends)

Illustrated by Erik Doescher
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When the deep-sea villain Black Manta is up to no good, Batman™ and the DC Super Friends have to battle a sea of sharks and other underwater creatures to stop him. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love this Step into Reading leveled reader featuring an action-packed super hero story, plus real nonfiction facts about sharks! And super-cool fact cards add to the fun.
Billy Wrecks likes writing about monsters, aliens, strange things, and Super Heroes. He does this in Spuyten Duyvil, NY, where he lives with a pug and an otter, who are both ridiculously silly. For DK he has also written DK Readers: DC Comics: Batman: Adventures of the Dark Knight, and co-written Marvel: The Mysterious World of Doctor Strange. View titles by Billy Wrecks
Erik Doescher is an illustrator. His works include Batman’s Birthday Surprise! and Batman’s Hero Files.   View titles by Erik Doescher

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When the deep-sea villain Black Manta is up to no good, Batman™ and the DC Super Friends have to battle a sea of sharks and other underwater creatures to stop him. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love this Step into Reading leveled reader featuring an action-packed super hero story, plus real nonfiction facts about sharks! And super-cool fact cards add to the fun.

Author

Billy Wrecks likes writing about monsters, aliens, strange things, and Super Heroes. He does this in Spuyten Duyvil, NY, where he lives with a pug and an otter, who are both ridiculously silly. For DK he has also written DK Readers: DC Comics: Batman: Adventures of the Dark Knight, and co-written Marvel: The Mysterious World of Doctor Strange. View titles by Billy Wrecks
Erik Doescher is an illustrator. His works include Batman’s Birthday Surprise! and Batman’s Hero Files.   View titles by Erik Doescher

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