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1) Batman: Nightwalker

Author

Lu, Marie

Series

DC icons

Language

English

Description

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After making an impulsive choice on his way home from his birthday party, Bruce Wayne must do community service at Arkham Asylum, where he encounters Madeleine Wallace, a killer with ties to the Nightwalkers terrorizing Gotham.

2) Batman

Author

Cosentino, Ralph

Publisher

Viking Childrens Books

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

32 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Wealthy Bruce Wayne relates how he became the costumed avenger known as Batman.

3) Bedtime for Batman

Author

Dahl, Michael

Series

DC Superhero Bedtime

Language

English

Formats

Book, Board Book

Description

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When a dark night comes to the big city, one little super hero prepares for a great adventure...bedtime! Award-winning author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball, Goodnight Football, and Goodnight Hockey) and illustrator Ethen Beavers (DC Super Friends) team up to bring you the ultimate bedtime board book. Bedtime for Batman is the perfect way to say goodnight to your own little super hero.

4) Joker's wild!

Author

Oliver, Jack

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

2006

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Language

English

5) Batman: the ultimate guide to the Dark Knight

Author

Beatty, Scott

Series

Ultimate guide

Publisher

Pub. Date

c2005

Edition

Updated ed.

Physical Desc

144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 31 cm.

Language

English

Description

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An updated edition of the illustrated guide to Batman, providing information about all the people in the Dark Knight's life and following the story lines of the superhero's adventures.

6) Batman: the story of Batman

Author

Peterson, Scott

Series

Scholastic reader. Level 3

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

2006, c2005

Physical Desc

40 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Wealthy Bruce Wayne acquires the skills necessary to protect the people of Gotham City, adopting the disguise of a bat to safeguard his identity .

7) Batarangs and grapnels: the science behind Batman's utility belt

Author

Biskup, Agnieszka

Series

Batman science

Publisher

Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint

Pub. Date

2014.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Look inside to explore the real-world science and engineering tha has inspired the gadgets on the Dark Knight's utility belt."--Page 4 of cover.

8) Batsuits and capes: the science behind Batman's body armor

Author

Biskup, Agnieszka

Series

Batman science

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

2014.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Look inside to explore the real-world science and enginee ring that has inspired the Dark Knight's batsuit."--Page 4 of cover.

9) Batman's dark secret

Author

Puckett, Kelley

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

[2016]

Edition

First hardcover edition.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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The orphan boy Bruce Wayne conquers his fear of the dark, making it possible for him to grow up and become the crime-fighting hero Batman.

10) Gotham Academy: Volume 1,Welcome to Gotham Academy

Author

Cloonan, Becky

Publisher

DC Comics

Pub. Date

[2015]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Appears on list

Black History Month

Formats

Book, Graphic Novel

Description

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"Gotham City's most prestigious prep school is a very weird place. It's got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, and rich benefactors always dropping by...like that weirdo Bruce Wayne. But nothing is as strange as the students! Like, what's up with Olive Silverlock? Is she crazy or what? Where did she go last summer? And what's the deal with her creepy mom? And how come that Freshman Maps is always following her around? And is she still going out with...

11) Batman: reptile rampage

Author

Turner, Katharine

Publisher

Harper

Pub. Date

c 2012

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

30 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A Gotham City hospital is being terrorized by Killer Croc, and it's up to Batman to save the day.

12) Batman: fowl play

Author

Sazaklis, John

Publisher

HarperFestival

Pub. Date

[2013]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Graphic Novel

Description

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"When migratory birds fail to return to Gotham and a rash of very strange crimes hits, Batman is able to determine a single culprit: the Penguin. The villain has been training birds in his underground aviary and sending them out to do his bidding. The Dark Knight must fight off and free the feathered flunkies before he can capture the turkey behind it all"--Page [4] of cover.

13) The Joker's ice scream

Author

Lemke, Donald B

Series

I can read book
Batman)

Publisher

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2015]

Physical Desc

31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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When Joker and Harley Quinn get the Gotham City Police eating out of the palms of their hands, only Batman and Batgirl can serve up sweet justice!

14) Batman & Mr. Freeze, Subzero: Batman, Mask of the Phantasm

Publisher

Warner Home Video

Pub. Date

c2008

Edition

Full screen.

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (67, 76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

Description

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In Subzero, Batman battles the frosty Mr. Freeze. In Mask of the Phantasm, Batman must battle a new enemy, the Phantasm.

15) Killer Croc hunter

Author

Sonneborn, Scott

Series

DC super heroes. Batman

Publisher

Stone Arch Books

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

49 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"As a pro wrestler, Killer Croc bullied his opponents inside the ring. As a cutthroat criminal, this ferocious freak forces his competition out of town. Next on his hoodlum hit list is Kite Man, but the second-rate super-villain isn't leaving Gotham without a fight. He's partnering with Batman, the world's greatest detective, to wrangle up the reptilian rogue and take him down for the count"--P. [4] of cover.

16) Robin's first flight

Author

Greenberger, Robert

Series

DC super heroes. Batman

Publisher

Stone Arch Books

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Graphic Novel

Description

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Junior high school student Tim Drake is tired of being being a hero-in-training. He's ready to become the full-time sidekick of Batman, Gotham's greatest crime fighter. The Dark Knight, however, has one final test for his anxious apprentice, and it won't be easy. Tim will need the help of Nightwing, Batman's former partner, to complete the timely task and become the next Robin.

17) Cat commander

Author

Bright, J. E

Series

DC super heroes. Dark Knight

Publisher

Stone Arch Books

Pub. Date

2012

Physical Desc

81 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

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When Catwoman steals an ancient Egyptian sistrum which enables her to command all of Gotham City's cats, the city is rapidly overrun by rats and mice and it is up to Batman to find the lady and retrieve the artifact.