Captain Perseverance: How I Became a Superhero

by Brod Bagert, Cam Aitkenhead (Illustrator)

Overview

Captain Perseverance, ordinary kid turned superhero, discovers the superpower that turns the dread of struggle into the joy of success. Learning to read, long division, science fair, band—“I break the chains, I fly sky high, there’s nothing I can’t do!”

With high-energy illustrations and text that sings from the page, Captain Perseverance inspires young readers to discover the power of grit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780996466547
Publisher:	Brod Bagert Poetry DBA Juliahouse
Publication date:	04/19/2016
Series:	Grit Alliance , #1
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	4 - 12 Years

About the Author

Brod Bagert is the award-winning author of 17 books of poetry for children, young adults, and adults. His work has received numerous awards including the International Literacy Association's prestigious Young Adults Choices award, the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award, the Independent Publisher Gold Book Award, and Mom's Choices Gold Medal. Born and raised in the City of New Orleans, Brod studied the classics in Latin and Greek, wrestled and boxed to vent adolescent angst, fell in love with and married his high-school sweetheart, practiced law, served in public office, and reared four children that are the joy of his life. Today Brod mesmerizes audiences with poetry, both his and those of the great authors of history, leaving participants with a new or reinvigorated love for poetry in the process.

Cam Aitkenhead is an illustrator from Perth, Western Australia. He has been coloring things since he can remember and continues to do so in a professional capacity for a range of projects including children's books, editorials, and animations. His formal educational background was in architecture, graduations with a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Design from the University of Western Australia in 2001. However, after working in the industry for about 10 years, Cam decided it was all a bit serious and perhaps children's books might be a LOT more fun to work on...turns out it was true! In additional to illustrating them, Cam also works on animating children's stories for apps and digital content. He has lived and worked in Canada and the USA, and currently resides in Perth, Western Australia with his wife Claire and son James.